The Voice of the Phillies Dead At The Age of 73

"We lost our voice today," Phillies president David Montgomery said. "He has loved our game and made just a tremendous contribution to our sport and certainly to our organization." Harry Kalas was the beloved voice of the Philadelphia Phillies for 39 years. I've never known anybody else to call the games and I am sure many of you will remember Harry's unique voice. With his deep signature "Outta here!" for home run calls, he provided the soundtrack to Philadelphia baseball. Sadly he died Monday after collapsing in the broadcast booth before the Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals.

The Phillies beat the Nationals 9-8 today. In honor of Harry The K, when Shane Victorino hit a homerun he ran the bases, did the sign of the cross and pointed to the broadcast booth where Harry would normally be. He was absent for the first time in nearly 4 decades.

Last year the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series and gave Harry his second title while in Philadelphia. I am sure he will still be announcing up in Heaven and yelling, "Outta Hear!" for every homerun that the Phils hit. RIP Harry.