Skip

I am a wiseguy and I appreciate another wise guy.
For that reason and others I was a Skip Caray fan.
But it would be a mistake to remember Caray only for his orneriness and sarcastic wit. Make no mistake, he was a very good baseball announcer, always remembering that fans tuned in first for the game, not for his repartee. Skip called a bad ballgame well and a good ballgame superbly. And when we saw greatness, Skip admirably matched his words with the pictures.
Last night I saw a replay of Otis Nixon's heartstopping theft of Pirates outfielder Andy Van Slyke's deep drive to right center. It was a watershed moment for the emerging Atlanta powerhouse and Skip's call was electric.
The amazing athleticism of Nixon's play and the unrestrained joy of Caray's call makes that one of my favorite sports moments.
And of course, those who suffered the The Dark Years of the 1970s will always revel in Frank Cabrera and Sid Bream and Skip giving us "Braves win. Braves win!"
A lot of us will take that memory to our graves.
As has Skip.
RIP