Skip Caray: 1939-2008

by Scott Christ on Aug 4, 2008 4:44 PM EDT in News & Rumors

Thanks to the Braves being a nationally broadcast team forever, I got to hear Skip Caray plenty of times over the years. His health had been failing him for the last year, and he passed away yesterday, in his sleep, at the age of 68. He was just nine days shy of his 69th birthday.

Over his long career, he called baseball (Braves), football (University of Missouri), and basketball (St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks). He started with the Braves in 1976 and never left, working both TV and radio.

Camden Chat sends our best wishes to the family and friends of Skip Caray, and to the Atlanta Braves organization. He will no doubt be missed.

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Oohh man...

What a loss.

Rest in peace, Skip.

by Y Not on Aug 4, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

RIP

I’ve watched a ton of Braves game back in the days due living in South Carolina, the Braves being on TBS, and before the days of Extra Innings. Its a sad day. I’ll always remember the “BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN!” and his off game topic observations.

My favorite Skip line was last season in a game where the Braves were getting killed by the Phils. It was something like “Yates walks another. Once again,The bases are loaded and I wish I was too right now.”

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by Oriole on Aug 4, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

"It's the bottom of another fifth..."

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by Scott Christ on Aug 5, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Skip Caray and Don Sutton are probably my favorite baseball announcing team ever.

Don Sutton just isn’t anywhere near as good now without him.

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by jobe on Aug 4, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

I think Mel Allen might lose his luster if he had to work with Bob Carpenter.

by Brotz13 on Aug 4, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

He tries too hard to be a homer

I love homer announcers, but Bob Carpenter just tries too hard. Its painful.

by jobe on Aug 5, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Grew up on Skip Caray's voice

I spent my adolescence in Atlanta, and even though I left after high school, I always associate my boyhood with Caray’s voice. I used to lie in bed listening to Hawks games on the radio (he was as good a basketball announcer as he was for baseball). I haven’t heard him in years but, at the news, I felt an unaccountable loss.
Thanks for remembering old Skip, SC!

by Lothar on Aug 4, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions