I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note: Harwell died ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — May 4 is a somber anniversary not just for Detroit Tigers fans, but also for everyone who loves the history and romance of baseball. Sunday marks 15 years since Ernie ...
DETROIT Beloved by generations of fans who grew up listening to his rich voice, Southern cadence and quirky phrases on the radio, Harwell died after a months-long battle with cancer. A Hall of Famer, ...
I got to sit in on a rehearsal for “Ernie.” It is a wonderful perk of creating a play, the open invitation to watch actors work. Like hearing the legendary Ernie Harwell himself, the production, for ...
The Detroit Tigers will honor Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park. The Detroit Free Press reports that Harwell will be honored Wednesday night during a game against the Kansas City Royals. Rivals Adams, ...
Ernie Harwell was humble. He was genuine. He was thoughtful. In other words, he was just about everything that Mitch Albom is not. Which makes it all the more painful that Albom is doing this: ...
Baseball lost a great one today with the news coming out tonight that Ernie Harwell died today. He was 92. He lived a full life and will always be known as one of the greatest to ever work behind a ...
It is baseball season. The first of this year's Grapefruit and Cactus League exhibition games in Florida and Arizona were held yesterday. For decades, for fans of the Detroit Tigers - and count me as ...
For 42 years, Ernie Harwell was the play-by-play announcer of the Detroit Tigers and as much a part of summer as crickets or the bells of ice cream trucks. His warm, resonant voice and clear, ...
Ernie Harwell, the voice of the Detroit Tigers, died yesterday. He was 92. One of the most distinctive memories of my childhood was visiting my grandparents in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and hearing ...
I knew this day was coming since September. It actually came later than I thought it would, based on all we heard about his diagnosis. But neither its inevitability nor its delay softens my sorrow.