Harry

Nearly every baseball fan alive has seen and heard Harry Caray. He is almost always associated with the Cubs, but did you know he broadcast White Sox games from 1971 to 1981? Most people don't realize he was actually the face of the White Sox franchise in the 70s. All of the antics, the beer drinking, the dancing, singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," all were South Side staples before Harry moved his act 12 miles north.

Of course, Harry had a history before he arrived in Chicago, and spent 25 years broadcasting for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, followed by a year in Oakland working for Charlie Finley and broadcasting A's games.

Before age caught up to him, no one could describe a game and make every pitch sound exciting the way Harry could. Everyone knows his home run call ("It might be, it could be, it is!), but he had many great signature lines, including, "Pahhhped it up...," and my personal favorite after a pop up, "That wouldn't have been a home run in a phone booth."

To hear the early Harry, subscribe to MLB.com's All Access Pass and listen and watch the 1968 World Series between the Cards and Tigers. Harry broadcast that Series nationally for NBC. I'm sure you'll agree he was right on the money.

It's just interesting to observe that many fans don't know Harry's history and seem to think he was a Cub fan and a Bud man for his whole life.