Thank you for all the great memories you have bought to me Mr. Dave Niehaus. Baseball will never be the same again for us in the city of Seattle. It will be very tough to listen to somebody else calling the game on radio broadcast. You will be missed sorely from the whole city. Today we lost the greatest announcer to ever call a game in baseball. This is one of the best memories I have of Mr. Niehaus calling a game the 1995 ALDS versus the New York Yankees:
"Right now, the Mariners looking for the tie. They would take a fly ball, they would love a base hit into the gap and they could win it with Junior's speed. The stretch ... and the 0-1 pitch on the way to Edgar Martinez, swung on and LINED DOWN THE LEFT-FIELD LINE FOR A BASE HIT! HERE COMES JOEY, HERE IS JUNIOR TO THIRD BASE, THEY'RE GOING TO WAVE HIM IN! THE THROW TO THE PLATE WILL BE ... LATE! THE MARINERS ARE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP! I DON'T BELIEVE IT! IT JUST CONTINUES! MY OH MY!"
May you, Mr. Niehaus brings us the M's fan and organization a World Series from the Heavens above us.
It is a sad day for Seattle, the Mariners, the fans, and Major League Baseball. One of the greatest announcers of all time has passed. He will be missed greatly, and will remain in the hearts of all who had the pleasure of listening to his broadcasts.
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