Dave Niehaus overwhelmed by Hall of Fame experience

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 Dave Niehaus overwhelmed by Hall of Fame experience
I took a walk with Dave Niehaus on Friday. We checked out his new home. The one in the Baseball Hall of Fame where he's going to live for perpetuity, with his new roommates -- Vin Scully, Mel Allen, Harry Caray, Jack Buck and the 27 other winners of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence. [link]

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Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus can't believe he is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Published 7/26/2008 by rstiles (noreply@blogger.com) at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Andriesen Larry Stone of the Seattle Times also writes about Dave Niehaus and how he is overwhelmed to be in the Hall of Fame with other broadcasters like Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell, and Mel Allen... "Niehaus, his eyes sparkling when they weren't tearing up, kept muttering the same word. "Unbelievable. This is just unbelievable. I know I'm going to wake up, and it's all going to end." ... Larry Stone

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