Skip and the Old Crew

by niekromurphy on Aug 5, 2009 5:29 PM EDT

Joe and Boog were talking about Skip today and it reminded me of a great memory. Skip and either Ernie or Pete ( I think it was Ernie) were calling the game. The camera man panned over to the other teams dugout (Phillies?). You see guys pointing at each other and laughing, moving away from each other, and holding their noses. One guy put a towel over his head. It took Ernie (or Pete) a minute to realize that someone had farted. They laughed for the rest of the half inning. They couldn't get through without breaking up every few seconds.

Does anyone else remember this?
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Sounds great, but

I wasn’t watching when Ernie was still part of the team. When I fell for the Braves it was Skip, Pete, Don, and Joe. It would be terrific if someone could find that clip somewhere, though I doubt it exists anywhere in cyberspace

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by Jareth Cutestory on Aug 5, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions

I have been thinking that since virtually every other TV show is on DVD, I would love for TBS or whoever has the rights to old Braves games to put some of the older games on DVD, from back in the Skip & Pete days. I’d buy them just to listen to those guys call a game again and hear all those funny moments like this one here. And it sure would make the offseason much more tolerable…and make a great Christmas gift.

by tchoup on Aug 5, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

If there was a “Best of Skip and Pete” album, it’d be on my Christmas list for sure.

by Bronn on Aug 5, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Best of Skip Caray

A tribute from WGST-Atlanta

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by royhobbs on Aug 6, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Ernie wasn't bad either...

as good as his son at least, and I think of Jr as one of the best in the biz today (which is admittedly not saying much considering the 2nd generation robots like Brennamen, Buck, etc).

by Mr. Sanchez on Aug 6, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Skip

belongs in the Hall of Fame.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Aug 6, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry, don't remember seeing it,

I could only listen to them on the radio most of the time while growing up since my step-father hated anything I liked, and we only had one tv. But appreciate you sharing your memory!
Here’s a picture of Skip in the dugout before a game early last year that kind of goes with your memory:

And one I wish was much clearer (Pete and Skip on the left, Chip (?) and Joe on the right):

This was a good one they put up on the screen at the service last year:

by Lizziebeth on Aug 6, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

Ernie, Pete, and Skip were calling the games when I got here in ‘88. They were classic. I’m surprised one or more haven’t made it to the Hall of Fame.

by John Holton on Aug 6, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions

One time Skip was doing a game at Shea stadium and the camera showed a shot of people coming in droves from the Subway/Train. Skip said, “I wonder how many of them still have their wallets”.

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by PWHjort on Aug 7, 2009 9:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions