Bob Casey, the Soundtrack to the Twins
The Voice of the Twins
For those who haven't yet heard, the only Twins announcer I have ever known passed away. Bob Casey's voice just fit the Twins. It had a warm welcoming feeling completely at odds with the Metrodome's stale environment. I'll never forget as a kid hearing him belt-out Kirrrrrrrrbeeeeeee-PUCKett; in fact I used to annoy my dad after games trying to imitate the famous call.
Somewhere up there Casey is taking his rightful seat next to Harry Carry (colorman); announcing games between late greats like Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb, Williams, & Wagner. If you listen closely you can almost hear him. “Now batting, number 42, Jaaaaaaaaaackieeeeeeeee ROBinson.”
posted by Gopher-Goof @ 7:31 PM
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I actually got to work in the same office as Casey during a summer internship over the course of 3 summers in high school and college. He loved the fact that I went to Boston College because his son Joe played hockey out there. Case used to tell me all about the BC/BU rivalry, the Combat Zone, and the legend of Mary Ann's, BC's dive bar. Most importantly, Casey gave me some great advice--find a rich girl out there and marry her.
Without fail, when I was bored with work or looking for a break, I could drop by Casey's cubicle--with an old transistor radio often tuned into WCCO when the Twins played away games--and just listen to him tell stories about the ballplayers.
He was a hell of a guy, a fellow Cadet, and the best PA announcer I've ever heard, and I'm going to miss him a lot.
Reif,
What a great guy to be able to sit and listen to for awhile. I can only imagine some of the stories he could relate.
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