joeposnanski.com - 11/13/2008
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Math is not my thing, of course, but I once spent an afternoon trying to figure out how many hours I have spent through the years listening to Cleveland Indians announcer Herb Score. It added up to something like 173 full days. Of course that does include commercials. And I wasn’t always ...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/12/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
Herbert Jude Score , 75, passed away at
his home today in Rocky River, OH after a
lengthy illness. Mr. Score thrilled baseball fans as a power pitcher in the American League from 1955 to 1959. Cleveland Indians fans relied on his skill as a game announcer from 1964 to 1997. His final ...
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Indians Announcer Herb Score Dead at the Age of 75
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cleveland.com - 11/11/2008
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cleveland.com —
Updated: 10:19 a.m. Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and
broadcaster Herb Score died this morning at age 75
at his home in Rocky River, the Indians confirmed today. He was a brilliant Indians pitcher whose baseball career was virtually ended at age ...
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Joe Posnanski Blog: Herb Score (1933-2008)
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Joe Posnanski Blog: Herb Score (1933-2008) Herb Score died Tuesday. He was 75 years old. It had been more than 10 years since he had called an Indians ballgame, but his death still hit me hard. He was very much on my mind Tuesday night when, for reasons that I cannot begin to explain, I found myself as the featured speaker at a singles club at a church. Someone asked what it was like growing up in Cleveland in the 1970s when, let’s face it, things weren’t all that great. Cleveland was a punchline. The sports teams were all lousy. The Cavaliers off-court entertainment was called ...
Tomahawks with Cy Phifer Lee
The DiaTribe —
... – a lifelong member of the organization and someone who knew the game, whether he was able to articulate in the way that the “polished” broadcasters today are or not. He was a Cleveland institution and as much of a part of Indians’ baseball as the game, the players, the stadium, or anything else for generations of fans. But rather than me prattle on about Score, I’ll let a better writer than I tackle the impact of Herb Score on the lives of Clevelanders everywhere. Take it away, Joe… __________ The Hot Stove League has started to heat up with a few ...
Friday Filberts
ESPN Feed: neyer rob —
... Which is the best most of us can do. But I'm not going to hold it against Pluto for thinking about other things. Maybe there's a lesson in there for us. •There's been a great deal of talk this week about Matt Holliday 's home/road splits, and rightly so. But as Beyond the Box Score's Sky Kalkman suggests, let's not overdo it! •I apologize for letting the passing of Herb Score pass without comment. That's on me. Fortunately, Joe Posnanski has me covered and a lot more . •As ShysterBall points out, it's just a little late for New York City ...
A Lazy Sunday Looking For Relief
The DiaTribe —
... With Herb Score laid to rest yesterday, I’m going to link the Joe Posnsanski piece about him again in case you missed it. The piece so perfectly articulates what Herb Score meant to the Indians and to scores of their fans stretching over generations. I’ve already read it 5 times, so it’s worth another read…or a first, if you haven’t read it. ...
Kerry Wood and other Tape Measure Blasts
MVN RSS —
... Its been a long time since i have navigated through the blogosphere and given you a best of links post known as my tape measure blasts. Here we go:
Tribute and Thanks go out to Kerry Wood to all he has meant to the Cubbies - Thank You Kerry Wood.
Joe Posnanski captures what Herb Score (as an announcer) meant to him - Herb Score has passed away
Brett Greenfield with a quick synopsis of offseason movement - Greener On Other Side
The Hot Stove in the AL East - Jay Jaffe leads with Rays
Is ALCS MVP Matt Garza going to ...
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