OT: RIP Dave Niehaus

[MacDice]

Having grew up in Seattle, today is a very difficult day all baseball fans. The voice of many of our childhood memories has left us. God must have needed another broadcaster. RIP, Dave

[prewarsports]

Sad indeed. I grew up in Seattle and was born just about the same year as the Mariners. I bet I have listened to Dave Niehaus broadcast over 2000 games in my life and he is truly one of the good guys. My older Brother went to High School with his son. The Mariners will not be the same without him and it truly is as big of a loss to the Baseball world as any broadcasters passing EVER! I am glad that he was honored in the Hall of Fame before he died so he could feel the love and respect that his peers had for him. My sincere condolences to his Family and all those who are grieving for a great guy and one heck of a Broadcaster. I am sure I will never feel the same way about another broadcaster if I live to be 100 years old. He was special to Seattle fans!

Rhys Yeakley

[Luke]

I just got home from work and was going to make a thread like this. I don't know how well known Dave was to fans outside of the Pacific Northwest, but he was one of the best baseball broadcasters of all-time. Dave was the voice of the Mariners since the very first game in 1977. I was born in 1982 and as long as I've been alive, Dave's voice has been the soundtrack to the summer. It's really hard to imagine a Mariners season without him. As I was driving home, the local sports station had Griffey and a bunch of fans sharing their stories of how Dave enriched their lives. I got pretty choked up. Just a really sad day for fans in Seattle and anybody that had the good fortune to know him.

Luke

[ethicsprof]

my condolences to family and fans.
a sad day.

best,
barry

[M's_Fan]

I don't know where to begin to express my appreciation for Dave Niehaus, the voice of the Mariners since their first game in 1977. He was a true class act who loved the game and called it with every ounce of his heart. May he rest in peace, and hopefully they will give him a spot in the booth in that great baseball game in the sky...