Dave Niehaus Has Died
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 10, 2010 5:03 PM PST
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Well shit.
I guess I’m pretty glad I made it to his HoF induction ceremony at Safeco. Wow.
It absolutely kills me that the team was unable to ever win a championship for him, too.
That's a really good point.
I’ve never lost an announcer I cared about so much before. And to lose him so unexpectedly… I understand now, but I wish I didn’t.
You! Cake or death?
I only got to hear him a couple seasons since I moved here,
but I could tell right away Niehaus was a classic baseball announcer.
CUBS WIN CUBS WIN CUBS WIN
by GarlicFryCubFan on Nov 10, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Until now I always believed that our 2001 season was no match to a World Series.
But here I am thinking that, while the team never won a ring, I’m really glad that Dave got to call, and be a part of, the 2001 season.
That is exactly how i feel. I don't know exactly what it is i'm feeling but it sucks.
Dave is probably one of the reasons I’ve stayed a M’s fan all these years.
by Edgar for Pres on Nov 10, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
I am currently incapable of functioning at all.
RIP Dave. I cannot begin to describe how much I will miss him.
Worst offseason ever.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 10, 2010 5:07 PM PST reply actions
I mean, I already know I will not enjoy watching the Mariners as much next season
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 10, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
I'm going to miss you old timer
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 10, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly
Rizzs is way better than most team’s announcers, but he’s no Dave Niehaus, not even close. Not having Dave to listen to is going to be a huge blow next year. The best day of the year for me is always the first game broadcast in spring training where Dave Niehaus is back on the radio, welcoming us to a new season…
This sucks.
Oh my God.
My dad just texted me this and my heart skipped a beat. Incredibly sad news.
You! Cake or death?
Thank you for so so much, Dave.
I’m shaking, I apparently can’t speak and I can barely type. Just devastating. Sincere condolences to his friends and family.
Yes, why not.
Go ahead and take away our iconic broadcaster, 2010. Like we haven’t suffered enough this year. Let the last thing Mariner team he sees be one of the worst ever.
I’m so, so sorry Neihaus. You deserved a better ending. May you rest in peace.
by ThundaPC on Nov 10, 2010 5:10 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
2010 is officially the worst baseball year in Mariners history
Fuck you 2010. Fuck you very much.
Wow. So terrible.
he deserved so much better than the terrible teams that the Mariners gave him.
RIP, Dave.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Thanks for all the great memories, Dave
You were the best, right up to the last call.
Damn
Just turned on the news and they opened with this news.
RIP Dave, You made at times mediocre mariners baseball something incredible to listen to.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
RIP
Your voice will be forever remembered as the true voice of the Seattle Mariners. Thanks for all the memories, listening to Mariners games will never be the same.
I am some kind of combination of saddened, shocked and angered.
One of the worst season in Mariners history culminates in the death of an absolute legend who I’ve enjoyed listening to for so many years. This well and truly sucks.
The M's should have won a ring while Dave was still here
I have this irrational anger at the organization for failing him, and us.
signature check.
If I'm going to root for an all-tools QB starting for my Seahawks it better be Jake Locker.
by The Manchild on Nov 10, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
All this talk lately about trying to raise my boys to be men,
and here I am almost crying at my desk…. The man WAS baseball in Seattle to me. No matter how bad the team was, I knew every spring I would hear his voice, and it would bring a smile to my face.
Sorry we never got you that ring Dave, but thank you for sticking with us. And I mean that with all my heart and soul.
"Pine cones go in here, party liquors comes out here"
by Thingray on Nov 10, 2010 5:15 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
I'm with you man,
when we finally do get our ring it will be for Dave. I honestly feel like crying.
I am crying....
"Pine cones go in here, party liquors comes out here"
I hope they have Grand Salami's in heaven.
"Pine cones go in here, party liquors comes out here"
by Thingray on Nov 10, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Well, shit. Shit!
If I'm going to root for an all-tools QB starting for my Seahawks it better be Jake Locker.
Something like this photo should replace the Sexson photo
at least for a little while.
by TIFO on Nov 10, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Someone mentioned that just now.
In full agreement.
2010 is officially the worst year ever for the Ms
I can not believe this . . .I’ll miss you Dave
by wetzelcoal on Nov 10, 2010 5:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yep
Fuck you 2010. And Fuck you 2010 Mariners for making that festering turd of a season the great Dave Niehaus’ last.
This is a tragedy.
There are levels of tragedy. This isn’t genocide, nor the enslavement of a people. But personal tragedy will always impact those involved far more than statistics. To put it in perspective, we lost someone we all truly cared about from afar. I heard his voice more than my own parent’s growing up. RIP.
Wow I can't believe this, i'm in shock please tell me i'm dreaming,
Dave, you were the one constant in my life that made everything right in my life while the mariners sucked. The homeruns, the close plays at the plate, the big outs they were all cherished so much more when you were in the booth. You made me believe in the unseeable and that i could dream big. You immortalized so much for so many people about this team, and wow I can’t believe your gone. You will live forever in our hearts and mind.
R.I.P
by C-Nage on Nov 10, 2010 5:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm overseas, just woke up, saw this news, and my day is ruined.
Dave Niehaus is one of the primary reasons I fell in love with Mariners baseball as a kid. What a shame he never got to announce a World Series for the Mariners. Rest in Peace, Mr. Niehaus. You were one of the best.
I can't begin to describe how profoundly sad this has made me.
Goodbye, Dave. Thank you for making baseball beautiful.
This is about the only thing that could bring a smile to my face right now.
Thanks.
You! Cake or death?
I loved Junior's line about Niehaus in the shorts at spring training
“I told him, the sun is free, you could get some on those legs”
A friend just called and my wife picked up.. relayed the message to me.
I’m a mess right now.
by seattlesundevil on Nov 10, 2010 5:20 PM PST reply actions
I know it's not the right time to be pissed
But a hardy fuck you to the Mariners for never being able to give Niehaus what he so rightfully deserved. I think the fact that Niehaus was never able to call a WS game for this team is the biggest reason his death feels so premature. I’m sure Niehaus died with fond memories of the Mariners in mind, but we were never able to give him that one shinning, spectacular moment. What absolute horseshit.
Ugh. I’m sorry for taking you for granted, Dave. I thought you’d always be there.
by JLC on Nov 10, 2010 5:22 PM PST reply actions 17 recs
I second this a thousand times.
I really think when the M’s finally do get their championship, it’s gonna be duller because Dave won’t be there to call it. This fucking sucks.
by Zwakamatsu on Nov 10, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Damn straight. Fuck you Mariners. Fuck you fuck you fuck you!
You're dead to me.
by Goose on Nov 10, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was just talking to a friend earlier today
about how much bavasi screwed things up and that if i ever saw him in person i wouldn’t hesitate to punch him in the face. Losing Dave today just makes me even more angry with bavasi.
by 808duck on Nov 10, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Im so depressed and at a loss for words.
Thanks for everything Dave
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Nov 10, 2010 5:22 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Goodbye Dave.
You made baseball for me. Nothing says baseball to me like Dave narrating a game, he made you feel there and like each game was special.
Even the crappiest games could be good, because Dave always had a story, or something interesting to say.
Milton Bradley is my hero. R.I.P. Dave Niehaus
RIP
That’s all I can muster right now.
by Aaroniero Arruruerie on Nov 10, 2010 5:23 PM PST reply actions
Rest in Peace Dave.
Your voice will forever be the soundtrack of my childhood.
I'm almost crying.
Thanks for everything Dave. I wouldn’t love baseball half as much if it weren’t for you.
RIP Dave
Listening to a game on the radio will never be the same again.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
by Matt Gardner on Nov 10, 2010 5:25 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
The most depressing thing
is thinking of the day the M’s might finally be something exciting again and knowing he’s not gonna be there to call it.
by sammy on Nov 10, 2010 5:26 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I don't think I'm going to feel like I'm watching the Mariners without him
He has been the one constant the entire time I was a mariners fan.
by Edgar for Pres on Nov 10, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Goodbye Dave
It will never be the same without you.
I think I might have a salami sandwich tonight
with rye bread and mustard.
by surfmonkey89 on Nov 10, 2010 5:28 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
This is the most perfect comment in this thread
Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.
by Matt Erickson on Nov 10, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you so much Dave.
It’ll never be the same. Or anywhere as good.
Just picture Randichiro.
by fiftyone on Nov 10, 2010 5:29 PM PST via mobile reply actions
This hit me hard.
I feel like I just lost a relative. I don’t know what to do… RIP Dave. Thank you so much for all the memories.
-Brett G.
-Daily Evergreen Staff Sports Writer
We are all better for having listened to him, and the world is worse off without him
Godspeed Dave. You made my childhood summers great.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Ugh... I convinced myself he'd be around to watch them win it all
I just… don’t know what to say right now :(
What's the deal with corn nuts?
by BaronVonBullshit on Nov 10, 2010 5:30 PM PST reply actions
Fuck you sports world.
Leave us alone. We didn’t need this now. We’ve been through enough. Now you take away our biggest icon and the face of our franchise?
This is like a punch to the gut. You will be missed, Dave. I think this is the first time I’ve cried about someone who wasn’t a family member dying.
What the shit
I was just checking Facebook on my iPhone and had to do a double take when I saw this on Chinn’s status.
I can not believe this is real. This has to be a sick joke.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
RIP Dave Niehaus
Thank you for caring about a crappy team that we gave up on. Thank you for everything and for keeping me with this team when I’m in the car or when I didn’t have cable or when I’m just tired of the M’s. You deserved to announce a World Series. Out, out brief candle indeed… It seems like forever yet no time at all that you’ve been covering the M’s.
Adieu, bonne nuit, cảm ơn, godspeed.
You got slurved!
by Slurvey on Nov 10, 2010 5:32 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
As an east coast Mariners fan, he's the only voice I ever associated with the Mariners.
May you rest in piece.
On the one hand few people get to have a life that is so meaningful to so many people
On the other hand this still feels terrible.
I lost my mom earlier this year and now it feels like I lost a grandfather.
This is just unbelievably tragic. The Mariners will never be the same.
RIP Dave
It feels like a family member just died.
Sad… really, really sad.
by krb on Nov 10, 2010 5:34 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
We're going to miss you Dave. We already do.
Baseball in Seattle cannot ever be the same without you. I’m not sure I’ve seen worse anymore. RIP.
by I'mSureI'veSeenWorse on Nov 10, 2010 5:34 PM PST reply actions
I enjoyed that friendly voice for 34 years
Wow…I’m stunned. Icons aren’t supposed to die.
After all these years, I still remember my favorite story of his: Way back in the first couple of years of the M’s existence, he and his broadcast partner Ken Wilson stopped by someone’s office for some reason or another. The receptionist called her boss and announced “Dave Newsome and Ken Williams are here to see you.”
They both just kept cracking up again and again for the rest of the game.
I can't fucking believe this.
Though, I’m hoping that Dave is a phoenix and will rise from the ashes and be sparkly new Dave.
And then my brain remembers that we don’t live in a fantasy world. :( :( :( :(
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Nov 10, 2010 5:38 PM PST reply actions
This is going to be a double whammy
First, going through the next 10 days or so, then again in March.
Mariners baseball will never be the same.
I always dreamed this fucking team would give him a world series. Not for me for the man who has sat through all their crap over the years. I always had hoped i’d get to meet him and tell him how he has instilled a love of baseball in me and how when i watch baseball i try to observe it how he would tell it. I’m crushed, crying and don’t care who knows it.
I grew up going to games. We had 20 game season ticket plans all throughout my childhood at the Kingdome
when we’d lose 100 games a year. We’d get up and change seats whenever we wanted, kept score, caught home runs, foul balls, talked to players, etc. Throughout all the shitty seasons, my dad and I would always sit in our seats while listening to his headphones and listening to Niehaus doing play by play. A huge part of my childhood is gone today. For an old man that I’ve never met before, I’m going to miss the hell out of him. RIP Dave
by Rich Amaral on Nov 10, 2010 5:44 PM PST reply actions 9 recs
RIP Dave :(
The 2011 season should be dedicated to him.
I'd rather they not
because they will just shit the bed.
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
Condolences from an A's fan
Bill King died unexpectedly a few years ago. Like Dave, he probably wasn’t quite on top of his game in the last few years of his career, and it was a bit hard to explain to the younger fans who hadn’t heard him at his best what the loss meant to us, but it was tough for those of us who had listened to Bill over his 25 years with the A’s.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Dave’s storytelling when I’ve caught an M’s game on MLB.com or on XM, and I’ll miss the voice of Seattle baseball in 2011.
by Soaker on Nov 10, 2010 5:45 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
I remember when Jeff posted that clip of Dave Niehaus cursing when JJ entered the game.
He cared for the M’s and he cared a lot once again thank you Dave.
You got slurved!
I'm just sitting here, watching this over and over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzMgO-mrarU
I don’t know what else to do.
by surfmonkey89 on Nov 10, 2010 5:47 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
That fills me with sadness right now.
He deserved to see a World Series with the Mariners. Damn it… I don’t care as much that the M’s have never been, but I wanted him to see it as much as I want myself to see it.
by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 10, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yesterday, that would have given me chills...
Today, it leaves me feeling sad and empty. Dave deserved better than the occasional decent season the M’s were able to deliver, but he was here with us the whole time. He was ours and I’m quite certain he’ll leave a void that will never fully be filled.
Audio
I’ve never got emotional over a celeb dying, but Dave is different. Listening to over 1000+ of his games over the last 19 years will do that.
by batura on Nov 10, 2010 5:47 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Dave gave me so much and I never was able to give him a single thing back other than a few quick thank yous while at work.
Let me use this as a chance to say thank you for changing my life for the better forever. You are the grandfather that I have been missing since moving out to Seattle. There is no way that I am as big of a sports fan right now if it wasn’t for you. You created who I am today. Thank you Dave. Thank you a million times over and over. Thank you. You the best that has ever lived.
by Robert on Nov 10, 2010 5:47 PM PST reply actions 18 recs
This hurts.
So many times I would listen to the radio because his discription of the action was better than that of my own eyes. My God will he be missed.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 10, 2010 5:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Wow...
Reading this on the front page hit me like a kick to the stomach.
This is devastating.
I only hope that he realized how much he meant to all of us.
Thanks Dave, God speed.
Wow.
This gives whole new meaning to the term, “There is no floor”. R.I.P Dave. The man deserved to see a title.
RIP Dave,
When we bring that championship home to Seattle, I hope they make one extra ring with your name on it.
by d0nkey on Nov 10, 2010 5:53 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
End of an era
It’s a flat out crime that he never got to announce a Mariners world series game. RIP Dave.
RIP Dave.
Thank you for not only being the voice of the Mariners, but also the voice of my childhood. Thanks.
by bomdal on Nov 10, 2010 5:57 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oh my fucking god no. Please no. This is so fucking wrong.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 5:59 PM PST reply actions
This...this just wasn't how it was supposed to end
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Nov 10, 2010 5:59 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
RIP
I was lucky to hear him over the years. Mariner baseball was all the better for his presence.
Librarians are hiding something
There better be a patch on Mariners' jerseys in the 2011 season.
Oh hell yes.
by dba on Nov 10, 2010 6:02 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oh, for sure
I’d like them to make a “bobblehead” or something that’s just a mike. I’d totally buy that.
by surfmonkey89 on Nov 10, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
This is awful.
I’ve been thinking a lot (A LOT) this year about Dave Niehaus and when his retirement would come. And how that retirement speech would turn me into a big, blubbery baby. Now, I’m just stunned and here we sit without the man that made Mariner baseball enjoyable on any level night after night. His voice wasn’t a voice I equate to baseball announcing, like Joe Buck or Tim McCarver, it was a voice I equated to a father or grandfather. And now we won’t have that retirement speech, he’s just… gone. Sigh.
Crapcrapcrap.
I just turned on the radio to hear Calabro talking about it— I assume it was heart, as he had problems for a few years. Apparently Shannon and Matt are going to try to do something for him on 710 at 6. They are playing highlights as I type
I am so glad he finally got the Frick award and had a few years to enjoy being "Hall of Famer Dave Niehaus"
and walk every day into the Dave Niehaus Broadcast Center.
by msb on Nov 10, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Holy Shit. This is the final kick in the groin to what has been the most depressing year of my life as a Mariner fan.
RIP Dave, you call for “The Double” will always be etched in my head.
No matter where you go, there you are.
This is one of the saddest things I have experienced.
It hasn’t hit me yet. All I can think about is me as a little kid, curled up in my dad’s lap and listening to this man explain what was going on at the Kingdome.
I’ve been in LA now for 6 years and haven’t been able to hear him. I was planning on moving back and couldn’t wait to listen to the M’s on th radio.
God Bless him.
I don't know what to do here.
Maybe I’ll put some effort into getting all elegiac over it in the coming week or so, though I’m sure Attractive Nuiscance will beat me to the punch. It’s one of those things where what he did was miraculous, but not on a grand scale, but on a local level. And is that necessarily worse? I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain to the man now that even though he never reached that dreamt-of goal, his efforts were not in vain for it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 6:04 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I should have listened and watched more games this season.
God damn it all I’m an idiot.
by BrianL on Nov 10, 2010 6:05 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
RIP, Dave.
This is shocking, unexpected, and thoroughly shitty. He was a class act that completely transcended the quality of the teams that he covered, that made even awful baseball fun to watch – or, at least, to listen to.
Best wishes to his friends and family. We will miss you, Dave – Mariners baseball will feel somehow hollow without you.
by Chris Hafner on Nov 10, 2010 6:07 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
@JPosnanski RIP Dave Niehaus (1935-2010), the most famous Mariner of them all. It will fly away.
by msb on Nov 10, 2010 6:07 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I never thought about how much I associate the Mariners with Dave Niehaus
He truly meant more to me than Griffey, or Ichiro or Edgar did.
There was discussion about this when Griffey left.
I think everyone agreed it was a drop in the pond in comparison to when Niehaus would leave. He was bigger than the name on the front of the jersey.
by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 10, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
He has been here through it all
Through all the mountains of shit and the rare gleaming awesome that was 1995-2003, he was there to delight us with his voice and stories and make us all feel like kids. Only death took him away from that.
by Mariner John on Nov 10, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Players come and go, but Niehaus was the common thread from when the franchise was born until now.
And unlike a player, he was on our side of the experience – talking to us, explaining the game to us. I have no difficulty saying that Niehaus was my favorite Mariner ever.
by Chris Hafner on Nov 10, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Watching highlights just makes me cry more right now.
I will miss the voice of summer greeting us. The first three innings on TV won’t be as enjoyable anymore.
Jesus christ I can't even process this right now.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:08 PM PST reply actions
Fuck you 2010. Fuck. You.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
From Baker's story:
Jay Buhner just put out a statement, saying: “Words can’t describe what I am feeling right now. This is the saddest day of my life. It is like I am losing a Dad, someone that was a father-figure to me. He was the voice of Northwest Baseball and the heart of the Mariners organization. He described everything with an art and painted a picture you could see in your mind. I’ve had the honor of working with him as a player and also in the broadcast booth, and there was no one better. He was a consummate pro at everything he did. I am going to miss everything about the guy – going to miss his face, his ugly white shoes and his awful sport coats. He was one-of-a-kind.”
by Joe Metro on Nov 10, 2010 6:12 PM PST reply actions 16 recs
Damn you Jay...
"Pine cones go in here, party liquors comes out here"
Favorite memory of many
The inaugural game at Safeco. The M’s made a nice charade of keeping who would throw the first pitch a “secret” but it could not have been anyone else. When Dave’s name was announced and he walked out to the mound, the first true roar of the new park rose up and must have hit him right in the face. He stood there as the sound rose and looked down, overcome for a moment and genuinely moved as the whole place hooted with joy for the man. Then he threw the pitch over Tom Foley’s head, but no matter. The team had been saved and the beautiful outdoor stadium was reality. It was his victory that he shared with all of us.
And I’ll always have the voice that made summer chores and long drives tolerable. Dave Niehaus made the really bad baseball we had in Seattle mean something. He made people care when there was no rational reason to. He painted a picture that was so much bigger than the game that was actually happening on that fake grass under a grey ceiling.
RIP good sir, and thanks so much.
by lemonverbena on Nov 10, 2010 6:12 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Everyone who can should tune into 710 right now, it's pretty awesome.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:16 PM PST reply actions
I'm so pissed I'm not in the Seattle-area.
by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 10, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
here
http://www.950kjr.com/mediaplayer/?station=KJR-AM&action=listenlive&channel_title=
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
If I'm supposed to say goodbye to Dave Niehaus today, I refuse. I'm not ready to do that.
I feel like the team died today. Because what are the Mariners without Dave Niehaus?
Fuck Safeco Insurance… Niehaus Field.
They are telling stories on 710
Calabro with a gravel-voice imitation of Dave explaining what he did on those All Star break 3-day holidays he took every year; “what do you do Dave, do you go back to Hawaii?” “Nah, I sit on the porch, maybe grill a steak and listen to the ballgame”
which reminded Pitman that Felix had a no-no going during one of Dave’s off-days and about the fifth, Kevin Cremin’s blackberry went off, and it was Dave … “If it gets to the 7th, I’m coming in”
by msb on Nov 10, 2010 6:20 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Shannon just said they had to force him to take those breaks
sometimes it came down to a presidential edict from Chuck, and at least once they roped Griffey in— apparently he’d listen to Junior :)
RIP Mr. Niehaus
One of the best play-by-play men in the business. Watching Mariners games was pretty awful sometimes, but Dave’s call always made it better.
by Murray, Present on Nov 10, 2010 6:20 PM PST reply actions
Every year I listen to the radio call of the final out of the WS
And I think to myself “I can’t even imagine what it will be like to hear Dave make that call, after all the years of waiting, after all the close calls, lost seasons, and unrealized potential.”
The Mariners may well win a World Series one day. I certainly hope they do. It won’t be the same without Dave to make that final call.
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
Incredibly sad.
There are so many memories where he is the soundtrack — not just baseball-related memories, either. If it was spring or summer, his voice was in the background, if not front and center.
It won’t be the same.
You've taught me a lot, Dave.
You were the first person to bring baseball into my life. You showed me what a beautiful game this is. You taught me the importance if keeping the ball down in the zone and that it’s okay to get on base with a walk.
You taught me that sometimes it’s okay to stay up late for the chance to hear and see something amazing on the field.
You taught me that there is an inherent beauty in words and that a well crafted phrase or thought can evoke the purest of emotions.
You taught me that, even when things have gone south, there’s still joy to be found in just about anything in life.
I’ve never lost anyone I can describe as close, but Dave, you were like family to me and countless other fans of baseball all across this wonderful region. Perhaps your final lesson to me will help me deal with loss. I’ve never felt this broken up, hurt, and utterly confounded by death before.
I don’t quite know what to do right now beyond crying at my desk. I hope beyond all hope that I can move past that. Truthfully, Dave, I’m not sure if I will be able to move on. I don’t know if I’ll ever hear your name or recordings of your voice again and feel anything other than the sadness I’m feeling now. I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to watch another game of baseball again, but I’m going to try. More than anything, you taught me how wonderful this game of baseball is. You gave me a lot of wonderful memories and lessons to remember you by.
Thank you, Dave. May you rest in peace.
by BrianL on Nov 10, 2010 6:26 PM PST reply actions 20 recs
I love synchronicity
turned on mlb tv, and they are showing a countdown special about great catches— and there is Dave calling several of Jr’s great catchs
Terrible, terrible news
He made the years and years of awful baseball bearable and he made the few good seasons sublime.
I met Dave outside the Kingdome after an extra inning win in 1993.
He was clearly drunk and ready to go home but he stopped and chatted about how exciting the game was with three complete strangers for t least five minutes. I have always cherished that memory because listening to him on the radio as a teenager was my solace.
FUCK!
I am so glad you went into the Hall of Fame while alive Dave.
by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2010 6:35 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Jeff
Go here… http://johnbai3030.blogspot.com/2010/11/rip-dave.html
Click the link.
by johnbai on Nov 10, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Glad you got this
I listened to it a few times over and over again. At some point I stopped listening to the words and just let the quality of Dave’s voice exist in the background of my apartment…. just like I did every summer evening for most of my life. It was his rambling storytelling that I enjoyed more than his celebrated big calls.
by johnbai on Nov 10, 2010 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone know where I can find a clip of his "big fucker" comment?
Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.
I have seen the images
But now I know where it came from.
Big fucker walking the world indeed.
One of my favorite soundbites.
Reminds me of “The Shadow Knows” from Mad Magazine as a kid…Here is what I’m really thinking.
I'm incredibly sad
So many memories from my youth are tied to his voice.
It will be so fucking bittersweet now if Felix wins the Cy Young
And Dave never got to see it.
Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
He deserved to be rewarded for his loyalty so much. He seemed so happy when he finally got put into the Hall Of Fame. Yet I still cant help but feel he deserved better.
Growing up in Maryland, I didnt get to grow up with him, but I certainly knew of him…especially in 1995. In the age of the internet I have gotten attached to him. If he means so much to me the last few years, I cant imagine how much he means to those in Seattle growing up with him.
1995 changed me completely. It turned me into an athlete, it created a career, it shaped my friends and family, it made me fall in love with Seattle. Dave was a part of that, and thus a part of me.
Thanks Dave, for everything. You will never know me, nor will you ever know how important you were to a 10 year old kid once upon a time. RIP.
by Slica on Nov 10, 2010 6:41 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Dave on Almost Live’s Sports Talk (along with Rizzs)
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
by appleshampoo on Nov 10, 2010 6:41 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
h/t @carstensm from twitter
(Sorry I forgot the subject line)
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
by appleshampoo on Nov 10, 2010 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
HOLY SHIT, griffey's on 719
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:43 PM PST reply actions
Shock and dismay, no word during the season, but this is an appropriate time to hear from Griffey...
What a terrible blow. the 2010 season is just getting kicked in the nuts over and over again.
by ambrosia2112 on Nov 10, 2010 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
I'm so grateful right now to have LL to turn to, as I'm guessing many other out-of-staters also are.
Sitting here in my apartment in Milwaukee, no one around me gives a shit. And I realize they have no reason to, but all I want right now is to commiserate.
You! Cake or death?
by Torrid on Nov 10, 2010 6:43 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I'm about to drop off some flowers at Safeco. The card will say Lookout Landing.
by royalcurve on Nov 10, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 35 recs
Amen, brother.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
Sister.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
My apologies.
You rule.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think this is a wonderful idea.
Thank you, RC.
Speaking as an exile, thank you
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks, man.
Sign for our whole community. And convey how devastated we all are, and how much a part of our lives he was.
thanks
im stuck in DC. I’ve got a few M’s fans around here (theres like 5 of us), but it sucks not to be in Seattle right now. thanks a lot.
by Jerikantilles on Nov 11, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
The first time I got to meet him in person was about a month ago...
I had been listening for years, and can barely believe it.
RIP Mr Niehaus, you are truly missed!
RIP Dave
I’m really too shell-shocked to add to that.
--Shrug
Field Gulls - The SBN Seattle Seahawks Blog
I had to listen to the '95 playoff game against the Angels on my walkman
The game started while I was at school, and had to take the Metro home; I still remember going insane during Dave’s call of Sojo’s big hit.
Griffey is right about Dave being the Mariners.
Back in the 90s home games were NEVER on tv.
All we did was listen to him on the radio.
Junior: "One of the greatest men I've ever met and had the privilege of knowing. He is Mariner baseball. The players...can't hold a candle to that man."
by lemonverbena on Nov 10, 2010 6:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I've never been so upset by the loss of someone I never met.
It’s such a miserable shame he never got to call a World Series game. God I’m gonna miss him.
Griffey!
Same feeling man...
I feel like I lost a family member.
I moved away from Seattle halfway through 2001.
That was the year MLB released gameday audio, and we bought the package as soon as we arrived in Wisconsin. Each year for the last 9 years, I have listened to 162 games while doing homework, applying for college, studying for finals, getting ready for bed, and looking for jobs. In 2008, I spent 2 weeks in China, and I listened to games in the morning at the internet cafe while checking my email. When I missed a game because I absolutely had to, I made it up the next day. I was 13 when we left; I’m 22 now, and I have spent more hours listening to Dave’s voice than anyone else’s. He absolutely was home to me, and still is.
Sorry for the LLLJ, but maybe today is an exception.
by themoose on Nov 10, 2010 6:52 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
This is very similar to me.
It’s very reasonable to assume that I’ve listened to Dave speak than any other human in my life.
Can we change our outfield banner to say "In Dave we trust" for opening day?
by msb on Nov 10, 2010 6:55 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
We can do better than that.
We will discuss it later.
by Sec 108 on Nov 10, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Mr. Neihaus,
I’m 18 years old, and I’ve only been graced by your brilliant broadcasting for 5 years.
I feel like you were my grandpa. I feel like you were everyone’s grandpa. I liked when you told me to drink milk during radio commercial breaks. My favorite time of day was when you called the ninth inning and JJ was pitching. I never met you, but you visited me and my dad nightly. I remember when you sometimes would screw up the call, but I didn’t care because you were awesome.
All things have to go. I’ll miss your gravely voice and your kindness and how you loved your job even when we were down 10-0 to the Angels. I’ll miss how you
I hope there’s baseball to broadcast wherever you are now.
by .Taylor on Nov 10, 2010 7:00 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
I'm 23, but moved here in '97.
I missed some of his famous calls, but just the sound of his voice… the “Mawiners baseball!” quirk—someone else has to have noticed that—all of it. So sad. I’m so heartbroken right now.
.
"The fans are hoping to catch a little bit of old-time religion right here, baby, with Junior stepping up to the plate. Here comes the stretch and the pitch to Junior is on the way. Swing and a fly ball hit to deep right-center field! That baby is going to beeeeeeeee — FLY AWAY! THE OLD TIME RELIGION LIVES! JUNIOR DOES IT! A two-run home run and we are tied at 3-3. My oh my! Magic is back at least for a night."
by msb on Nov 10, 2010 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That was the Diamondbacks game where Endy got hurt, right?
by Graham MacAree on Nov 10, 2010 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
That's the one.
I left early, upset about Chavez. =(
God damn you, Yuni.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Everybody talks about The Double call and the 1995 AL West title call and the RJ no no call, but when I think of
Dave Neihaus, the first thing that comes to mind was the game in 1997 when Junior hit his 54th and 55th home runs. Specifcally the 55th. I remember the game being on tv in the living room and I remember laying on the couch with my grandpa watching the game. Griffey had already homered once that day and that later this happen(Paraphrasing)
“Here comes Ludwick’s pitch to the plate and SWUNG ON AND BELTED DEEP TO RIGHT FIELD AND IT WILL FLY FLY AWAY! KEN GRIFFEY JUNIOR HAS HIT DOUBLE NICKLE! FIFTY FIVE HOME RUNS FOR KEN GRIFFEY JUNIOR! MY OH MY!”
We love you Dave and we will never forget you. I hope one day, when we finally do win a Championship, that it brings a smile to your heart, whereever you are.
Rest in Peace.
RIP Dave Neihaus.
by Goose on Nov 10, 2010 7:04 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
One of my favorite Niehaus moments was his call of Edgar's homer the day after he announced he'd retire.
“Will you reconsider Edgar!” It was just so pure and genuine and I don’t think there was a single Mariner fan that wasn’t thinking the same thing as Edgar hit that homer.
by MFAN on Nov 10, 2010 7:07 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
My favorite memory
Listening to his call for this game during the 1995 season, when the Mariners came back to beat the A’s on a grand slam by Alex Diaz. I was jumping up and down.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. This is the floor.
My favorite memory of Dave Niehaus
was everything that was said between plays. He sure knew how to fill the gap in the action.
by d0nkey on Nov 10, 2010 7:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I loved how he handled requests from people that he didn't say the score enough.
He was able to accept, deflect, and joke about those comments with such class.
RIP Dave
Never knew an announcer put more into the call. Just felt connected to that whiskey/cigarette tuned baritone blast: BELTED .!!!!! . . . . . . .
by Paytheline on Nov 10, 2010 7:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Dave was my link home.
Living away from Seattle for the last few years I rarely got a chance to listen or watch Mariner games. When I did get a chance unless Dave was calling it, the game just didn’t feel right and I cold lose interest pretty quick (especially this season). However, when Dave was calling it, nothing could tear me away.
He was an instant security blanket. Listening to Dave brought back memories not just of better days with the Mariners, but of my childhood, growing up, skipping class to watch the one game playoff in the basement of my residence hall and of course the 95 ALDS. His voice took me back to playing catch in the backyard and going games in the Kingdome with my Dad or collecting all the Alvin Davis cards I could get my hands on.
I can’t quit the Mariners, no matter how many times I say I will. Even though I can’t quit them, I’m not sure when I’ll be willing to tune into a Mariner game again knowing I won’t be able to listen to his voice while letting memories wash over me. That link is gone and it’s not coming back.
No matter where you go, there you are.
by KC Mariner on Nov 10, 2010 7:15 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
True fandom is like true love.
And this is like losing that rare father-in-law that you admired and absolutely adored. Why am I so close to tears right now? Everyone who’s drinking tonight, toast the man, then pour one for him.
I had no plans to drink tonight, but I popped a beer in my hotel room and gave him a toast.
If I had some ryr bread, mustard and salami I’d be making myself a sandwich right now to go with the beer.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Dammit...."rye" bread.
No matter where you go, there you are.
I'm going out to get those exact things.
Why am I tearing up? This isn’t supposed to be like this. We couldn’t even win a ring for him.
If you figure out why you're tearing up, let me know.. I am right alongside ya.
by seattlesundevil on Nov 10, 2010 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
I'm seriously having trouble holding it together right now.
It’s Dave FUCKING Niehaus. Jesus.
by THolt on Nov 10, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Long-distance toast!
Whoever’s got one, raise it….
and here’s a clink from the east coast. To The Voice of the Mariners!
by thebyron on Nov 10, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just went and got a 6er of Pyramid Hefeweizen and have opened a beer in honor of Niehaus
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I just finished the one beer I planned on having.
Fuck my run tomorrow, I’m opening another. I have KIRO streaming on the laptop and memories hitting me from all angles….sleep isn’t happening right now.
No matter where you go, there you are.
I'm tempted to buy a bomber now.
I know I shouldn’t. Maybe I’ll go to the store and look.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
I am now drinking a Fin du Monde.
The sentiment feels right.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 8:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I just heard the story that Kim, a caller, told on 710.
I’ll paraphrase for people who didn’t hear it.
20-odd years ago, Kim and her family adopted a cocaine-addicted toddler named Jose who couldn’t walk or speak. The first thing that really gave him a spark for life was hearing Dave Neihaus calling Mariner games on TV. So since the age of three, he would watch every Mariners game and laugh and chuckle whenever Dave flipped out over a great play or said something funny. As he got older, every time Jose’s teachers would ask him what he wanted to do when he grew up, he would say “baseball” in sign language. Well, a few years ago, the Mariners hired Jose as an usher and promotional material distributor at Safeco Field, and Jose and his family took taken countless elevator rides with Dave Neihaus and he was always the kindest man you could ever wish to meet. So now Jose, a crack-baby who almost everyone had given up on except his family, is a happy adult and successful Mariners employee. His family credits Dave Neihaus as the most important influence in his life.
by Decatur on Nov 10, 2010 7:19 PM PST reply actions 14 recs
Beautiful story.
One befitting a man of Dave’s stature. You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone.
Apparently a spontaneous candlelight vigil has broken out in front of Safeco.
Wow.
by Joe Metro on Nov 10, 2010 7:21 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
GOD DAMMIT
I wish I still lived in the U-District. I’d be down there on the first bus.
I fucking hate Los Angeles
I always thought that when this awful day finally came I would be back in Seattle and would be able to partake in all of this. This is way to soon.
Yeah, I went down there and there were far more TV cameras than fans. It felt weird.
Glad I could pay my respects. though. RIP.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Nov 10, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
More links
Kirby Arnold with more quotes
Two reprints from his Hall of fame induction day from the TNT
This is half-remembering, half-self-imposed-gut-punching-torture.
Niehaus was asked if anything in his long life in baseball compares to what will happen to him this weekend in Cooperstown. It didn’t take him long to answer.
"In 1995, when the team won that one-game playoff with the Angels to get into the postseason for the first time," he said. "The Kingdome was packed and everyone was delirious. At one point, the crowd turned to behind home plate where our broadcast booth was and cheered."
Niehaus looks into the distance, remembering it.
"I didn’t know I meant that much to them," he said of the Mariners fans. "Until this weekend, that has been the thrill of my life."
by Joe Metro on Nov 10, 2010 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Good god
I miss you, Dave, you amazing special man.
Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.
by Matt Erickson on Nov 10, 2010 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Larue's anecdote on a drunk Angels owner Gene Autry is marvelous.
" ‘He said, ‘David, I should never have let your ass go.’ "
Dave Niehaus gave me a reason to pay attention to the Mariners these last few years.
Thanks for that, Dave. You’ll never be replaced.
If I was a hungry man with a gun in my hand and some promises to keep...
Who wants to organize a rally at the Safe this week?
The more senior of us could make some remarks. We could swap stories.
Who played 3B and SS in 2001?
Reminiscing with a buddy on the phone.
We were talking about Ichiro's strike to Bell.
Did Niehaus call that?
Me too. I had the privilege of working at the stadium during that season. Honestly, one of the highlights of my life.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
Is anybody else going to drink themselves into oblivion,
Cry like a baby, and listen to 710 all night?
by BigR on Nov 10, 2010 7:35 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That and call my Dad.
If I’m this worked up about Dave, I’ll be damned if I put off calling my Dad one more day.
No matter where you go, there you are.
by KC Mariner on Nov 10, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Condolences from a Giants fan living in Seattle
Had the pleasure of listening to him call a few games while I’ve been here. I can’t imagine what it’d be like to have the voice of the franchise taken so suddenly. Here’s hoping that you guys have more great memories to look forward to from whoever takes his chair.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Nov 10, 2010 7:39 PM PST reply actions
I'm speechless.
Dave’s voice taught me baseball. Thank you so much. Rest in peace.
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
by EequalsMc2 on Nov 10, 2010 7:42 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone have the audio of him calling a game? Or an inning?
No specific one… I just want to listen to him on a normal game again.
Here:
Goddamn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz6cXETvOdI
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
by EequalsMc2 on Nov 10, 2010 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
id forgotten how amazing that was
and how excited he was. thanks.
by Jerikantilles on Nov 11, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
I'm the same way...
I just want to hear the guy talk. I just want one more “Loooooooooooooooow and outside.” There are “My Oh My”s all over youtube, but the normal stuff isn’t around.
I may break down and pay the $25 for the offseason pack
And just listen to the M’s wins this year, just so I can hear Dave happy.
by Robert Lintott on Nov 10, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'm so upset that I'm on the other side of the world right now.
I’m incredibly glad for 710 streaming, but finding out about this when I have 2 weeks left abroad is just a sucker punch. Just takes the wind out of my sails. I was hoping to finally go to spring training next year with my dad…just won’t be the same now. Seattle and Mariners fans everywhere will miss you, Dave. Thank you for filling 20 years of my life with excitement.
The flowers have been left at Home Plate entrance.
Unfortunately there were swarms of news media there, pouncing on everyone leaving flowers or candles (our bouquet was the third laid down). That sucked. But as soon as I can find my camera > computer cord, I will post the photo. The card simply said “Thank you, Dave. You were the best. Lookout Landing.”
by royalcurve on Nov 10, 2010 7:46 PM PST reply actions 32 recs
As I am not able to do so myself...
this means a lot. Thanks.
I've been here for two seasons, pretty regular poster.
How did I not know that…?
Yet quite eloquent.
And obviously compassionate. Thanks for taking the card down.
You are the best.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Robert Lintott helpfully took a photo of them for us.
by royalcurve on Nov 11, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions 12 recs
I wish I had taken it, but I believe it was Josh Trujillo of the Seattle PI
I found it in a PI photo slideshow here.
by Robert Lintott on Nov 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Worst day ever.
Just found out. So unexpected. Thanks for a lifetime of great memories, Dave. Now to drink beers, watch my Edgar DVD and bawl.
by wazzu93 on Nov 10, 2010 7:50 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I don't know about anyone else
but I think I’m going to call my grandpa tonight just to talk.
by BrianL on Nov 10, 2010 7:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Too late for me, but I plan to tomorrow.
I have many fond memories of staying at my grandparents’ house during the summer. My grandfather is a huge Mariners fan; he’s a close second after my father for the primary influence on my baseball fanhood. He’d turn on the TV and we would watch the game on mute while listening to Niehaus announce it over the radio.
This is going to be a Thanksgiving unlike any other.
by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 10, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
This finally did it for me, I'm in tears
(here)
But you know the other half? I can’t stop smiling either.
by Robert Lintott on Nov 10, 2010 7:55 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
We're all grown men.
This should be testament enough to how much this old man with a voice meant to us.
by THolt on Nov 10, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It's amazing to remember how young he used to sound...
Soundtrack of my youth…
by ambrosia2112 on Nov 10, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Mlb Network's Update is being announced by Harold Reynolds.
And he looks visibly shaken, wow, just wow…
I am so crushed...
I didn’t even know this man….but I did. Next to my own father, no other male has given me so much joy in my life.
Damn it!
Who’s cutting onions in here?
Seriously though, my brain is having trouble rapping its head around this one for some reason. Niehaus is always there, every year since I became a baseball fan so many years ago. Damn you Mariners for never putting out a World Series team during Niehaus’ life. Niehaus announcing the world series would have been unbelievable.
Goodbye Dave. Thanks for being all of our constant baseball companion day in and day out for all these years.
by TIFO on Nov 10, 2010 8:03 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
His voice was the equivalent of a pipe and slippers
Grab your pipe, put on your slippers and settle in for the evening. I’m not currently able to wrap my head around the fact that I’ll never get to do that again.
by groovewrangler on Nov 10, 2010 8:08 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
W.H. Auden - Funeral Blues
Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West.
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever; I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
by EequalsMc2 on Nov 10, 2010 8:14 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
Auden auto-rec.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
If Edgar got a street, Dave deserves a Highway...
by C-Nage on Nov 10, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
A holiday, perhaps. Maybe even the whole stadium.
His impact on Washington state is more than politics, economics or science alone. He Made the Seattle Mariners. His voice turned many of us into fans.
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
by EequalsMc2 on Nov 10, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I-90 officially begins at the ramp just east of Edgar Martinez Dr
Call I-90 between Seattle and SR 18 the Dave Niehaus Freeway
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Nov 10, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Think bigger. How about a mountain you can see from Safeco. Mt. Niehaus?
by TrustBaseball on Nov 10, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
I think Broussard pointed to one in 2007 that would work.
Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I used to think Edgar would probably get the first statue outside Safeco.
Now I hope it’s Dave.
No matter where you go, there you are.
R.I.P. Dave
This is a day I knew would come, but never wanted it to. Summers and Mariners baseball will never be the same. I never thought I would be this upset about someone’s death who I didn’t know personally, but in a way I felt like I did. Hearing Dave’s familiar voice on the radio every night when I was a kid was like a grandfather telling me a story to fall asleep to. As I grew older, I was able to stay up and hear the stories which had a way of making bad baseball enjoyable. He is a legend and will truly be missed. Thanks for making my childhood, adulthood, summers, and Mariners baseball something that could always bring a smile to my face no matter the day. R.I.P.
I see Jeff put up a post on the front page.
I’m having a hard time letting myself read it yet. Not until a trip to the gas station for another six pack.
I just opened my first.
I had to take a few Xanax. This is so depressing.
This is devastating.
I found out from a friend at 6:30. I turned on the radio just as Dave’s Game 5 call was being played and sobbed as I drove home.
If any one man should be associated with the Seattle Mariners, it is Dave Niehaus. He was, is, and always will be the face of this franchise to me. Thank you for many wonderful years, Dave. May you rest in peace.
by schismatix on Nov 10, 2010 8:26 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think "There is no floor" should be retired now.
We’ve found the floor. Sad day.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.
by Terminator X on Nov 10, 2010 8:31 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
Worst Mariner's Year Ever
I can’t imagine any would ever top this, unless the team plane someday goes down in flames killing all aboard or something. Even then, as callous as it might sound, players can be replaced. Dave Niehaus is ireplacable.
It's a meme here.
To the effect of things are bad, but they are too often capable of being worse.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Nov 10, 2010 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
Odd that I'd never seen it.
I’m here everyday and almost every post.
Perhaps it's also time to retire the Sexson photo
I know it’s even more fitting now, but perhaps it should be replaced with a smiling Niehaus. Or better yet, Niehaus in one of his hilariously bad spring training outfits. At least for the offseason, it seems fitting. :-)
I think that would be a great idea
An everlasting tribute to Dave.
On the other hand, the Sexson photo really does capture the attitude of the site :)
by surfmonkey89 on Nov 10, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
It probably won't be replaced permanently
But a temporary tribute to Niehaus would probably be appropriate.
2010 Safeco Field Record: 2-1 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 12-5
Mariner baseball. Will never be the same again.
RIP DAVE NIEHAUS. I will miss him.
I don't mean to steal RC's thunder, but
Because tomorrow’s a day off, I’m now thinking of visiting Salumi for lunch, then stopping by Uwajimaya for flowers and carrying them down to Safeco to pay my respects. If anyone else would like to join me around 11ish, it would be nice to do this with a couple LLers.
I'd love to do something with you guys late afternoon.
Put faces to the people I’ve shared so many ups and downs with. I’m not necessarily well known around here, but I post pretty often. I wish I could be there that early.
Field Gulls put up an OT thread for us.
Seattle fans stick together. All 26 of us.
Hmmmm...
Guy on KJR just proposed that we retire a jersey, number 95 with Dave Niehaus’ name on the back. I love it. I’m gonna buy a jersey with it.
by zeeehjee on Nov 10, 2010 9:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Couldn't bring myself to do that, not with the shape the M's are in.
As an institution, sure. But uniforms represent the field, and man, Niehaus deserved better. I wonder how Bavasi feels right now. With what he inherited, and the money at his disposal, could we have won a championship? I mean that rhetorically, but, damn.
I took him for granted.
I never realized how big a part of my baseball life he was. I’ll miss him greatly.
"The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it." -Banksy
Beautiful piece.
Though he fucks up the Grand Salami call. He omitted “mustard.”
I remember the first time I ever herd Dave.
It was also my very first game ever. 1994, I believe. My dad took me and we sat way up in the seats in the Kingdome right field side. The field was quite small to me and my dad handed me a pair of binoculars. And headphones attached to a radio. He handed it to me and Dave’s voice filled my ears. We were playing the Twins. That was the moment when Dave entered my life. We eventually won the game 2-1 when someone (forgot who) pinch-ran for… Joey Cora maybe and ended up stealing home in the bottom of the ninth. I remember Dave going nuts. Ever since then I was a fan. I tuned in to every game I could. All through highschool, college. We didn’t have a tv in our house so it was all Dave.
Again, thank you, especially for those summers when I could just sit back and listen.
And referring to Jeff’s post up on home page, I also can recall exactly how he sounded. Interestingly the first sound bites in my mind eeren’t iconic like ‘95 or RJ’s no-no. The first phrase that popped into my head was “The pitch. Loww and outside.” And also “Swung on and that ball is deep. Fill in name to the wall, looking up, goodbye baseball!”
Won’t ever forget.
by Ence on Nov 10, 2010 10:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
June 18, 1995.
Rich Amaral stole third in the bottom of the ninth before the team won the game on a suicide squeeze.
Oh my. That would be it.
I blame my age for the bad memories and lapse of time :o It was Rich. Busting down that line, a suicide squeeze huh? I just remember him sliding home (must have thought he was stealing, I didn’t know anything about baseball then) and fireworks going off.
Thanks for that
It's funny... the really iconic moments aren't the ones I think of either. It's the mundane, August evening, mediocre baseball calls that I remember most.
Maybe it’s because Dave filled those evenings with contentment and entertainment, whereas the exciting moments were already…well… exciting and memorable.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
I just realized you can read Kirby Arnold's chapter on Dave
from Tales from the Seattle Mariners online via Google books
I'm drinking by myself.
Anyone to clink beers with?
I am at work, but I'm clinking my coffee cup with your beer.
I am going to come into your house at night and rec up the place.
But at least we got to hear him. I just hate to see the thought of new Mariners fans coming in and not knowing who he is
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus
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