By George B. Eichorn
Detroit Monitor Columnist
One hundred years is a long time for any sports tradition. It’s time to welcome powerboat racing fans to the banks of the Detroit River for the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold CupGold Cup, July 11-13.
Many of the sport’s past and present drivers are legends in the unlimited hydroplane class of racing. J.M. Wainwright, Gar Wood, Guy Lombardo, Lee Schoenith, Bill Muncey, Bill Schumacher, Dean Chenoweth, Tom D’Eath, Chip Hanuer and Dave Villwock are all past winners of the prestigious Gold Cup. Hanuer, in fact, has his named engraved the most times — 11 — on the famed powerboat trophy.
The first Gold Cup winner was in 1904 when Standard, driven and owned by C.C. Riote of the Columbia Yacht Club, won with a standard (three heat) average speed of 23.6 miles per hours. The 2007 champion, U-16 Miss Elam Plus, driven by Villwock and owned by Sven Ellstrom won with a 147.672 mph speed. How times have changed!
The APBA Challenge Cup, known commonly as the APBA Gold Cup, is among the most noteworthy of motorsports trophies, in part because it is the oldest active trophy in all of motorsports. The trophy was first awarded in 1904. By comparison, the first Indianapolis 500 race was held in 1911 and their Borg-Warner trophy was first awarded in 1936.
“Hydroplane racing became a tradition in Detroit when designer Christopher Columbus Smith (of the Chris Craft boat company) built a Detroit-based boat that would crack the 60 miles-per-hour speed barrier, capturing the Gold Cup in 1915,” said historian Fred Farley.
“As the speeds grew so did the crowds, and hydroplane racing became a major Detroit event. Through the decades Detroit builders, drivers, fans and sponsors have proven themselves to be among the best.”
The 2008 three-day event covers a large area on the Detroit River, so there are many different viewing areas and various ticket options. Some fans come out for a casual picnic with a view from the water’s edge. Others plan their entire weekend around this summer tradition, complete with music, outdoor cookouts and a party atmosphere.
More than fifty members of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association members and their guests attended a special DSBA 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup Preview media luncheon on June 26 at Sindbad’s On the River in Detroit. DSBA president Rich Kincaide presided and guest speakers on hand to discuss the 100th anniversary Gold Cup race represented sponsors — the Chrysler Jeep Superstores — and race organizers, the Detroit River Regatta Association. That gathering featured a lively question and answer session.
According to Farley, the premier unlimited hydroplane race originated in 1904. In 1957, Seattle hosted the 50th running of that prestigious trophy. Promoters of the 50th annual race billed it as “The Golden Gold Cup.” Between 1957 and 2008, the Gold Cup has been contested every year except one, 1960. That was the time when high winds forced cancellation of the race on Lake Mead, Nevada.
Unlimiteds expected to run the “Eastern Swing” including the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup in Detroit (sponsor names are subject to change):
- U-3 Miss Chrysler Jeep (Driver Jimmy King, owner Ed Cooper)
- U-5 Formulaboats.com (Driver Jeff Bernard, owner Ted Porter family)
- U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto (Driver Steve David, owner City of Madison, Indiana)
- U-7 Formulaboats.com (Driver Mike Allen, owner Ted Porter family)
- U-10 Miss Ahern Rentals (Driver David Bryant, owners Kim and Debbie Gregory)
- U-13 Miss Detroit Yacht Club/Spirit of Detroit (Driver J. Michael Kelly and owner Dave Bartush)
- U-25 Jarvis Fire and Water Repair (Driver and owner Dr. Ken Muscatel)
- U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing (Driver Jean Theoret, owners Billy and Jane Schumacher)
- U-50 Michigan Mortgage Presents Spirit of the Navy (Driver David Williams/Brian Perkins, owner Greg O’Farrell)
- U-100 Mirageboats.com (Driver Greg Hopp, owner Fred Leland)
At the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup, every boat in the race will utilize a “cabover” configuration. In addition to the world-class unlimiteds, you will see boats from the Offshore Pro Series, Superlight Tunnels and vintage race boats including Grand Prix’s and the wild-riding Jersey Speed Skiffs.
The Navy’s West Coast Super Hornet Demo Team will demonstrate maneuvers of one of the U.S. Armed Forces’ most impressive aircraft, the FA-18.
Other weekend 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup race events include a food court and the Navy “Accelerate Your Life Experience Tour” that gives firsthand looks at Navy life. It has original Navy footage, video games and 180-degree Immersa-Domes, which provide real-life environmental elements, such as sight, sound and smell.
The Michigan Sports Hall Of Fame will have its mobile unit on hand with its excellent exhibits, plaques and historical photographs. You may test your skills in inflatable obstacle courses for different sports for a small fee.
The Family Fun Zone area in the Hydromart will include activities and games such as free “Make & Take Crafts,” face painting, balloon artists and D.A.R.E. ID kits for the kids. Hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Make your plans now for the historic 100th running of the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup. For ticket information, call (586) 774-0980, visit www.gold-cup.com or email moreinfo@gold-cup.com.
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By George B. Eichorn of The Monitor
Forty years have passed since that wonderful and remarkable “Year of the Tigers” in 1968. No team in Detroit sports history did for this city what the World Champion Detroit Tigers did that magical season.
Al Kaline, Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, Bill Freehan, Willie Horton, Mickey Stanley, Dick McAuliffe and many other players and coaches recently reunited for a special commemoration of that 1968 team, down at Comerica Park. Fans enjoyed seeing their heroes get introduced prior to the game, sign autographs in the stands and watch Lolich throw out the ceremonial First Pitch.
Meanwhile, authors Mark Pattison and David Raglin are busy spreading the word about their new book, “Sock It To ‘Em Tigers - The Incredible Story of the 1968 Detroit Tigers.” It’s a delightful journey of the players and personnel on that team. For $24.95 (from Maple Press) you will not be disappointed. We discussed the book with Pattison for this Monitor interview.
Q. Where did you and Dave come up with the idea for a book on the 1968 Tigers?
A. There’s a guy in Portland, Oregon, Mark Armour, who heads the BioProject for the Society for American Baseball Research; its mission is to write a biography of every player who’s ever appeared in a big-league game. When the number of new biographies started dwindling, someone suggested “team books” honoring a certain team in a certain season. A year ago in March, Armour suggested we do a book on the 1968 Tigers. Dave and I pondered it, sounded out some friends in the Mayo Smith Society — we’re both quite active in the Mayo Smith Society and SABR — agreed to it and by the end of April 2007 had every biography assigned. The ‘68 Tigers turned out to be hugely popular.
Q. How many of the players and personnel are still with us today?
A. Gates Brown spoke to the Mayo Smith Society over the Memorial Day weekend. A 1968 book contributor who makes his living writing about baseball called it one of the best talks he’d ever heard any retired ballplayer give. Going alphabetically, there’s Les Cain, Dave Campbell, Wayne Comer, Roy Face, Bill Freehan, Lenny Green, John Hiller, Willie Horton, Al Kaline, Fred Lasher, Mickey Lolich, Tom Matchick, Dick McAuliffe, Denny McLain, Jim Northrup, Daryl Patterson, Jim Price, Dennis Ribant, Jim Rooker, Mickey Stanley, Dick Tracewski, Jon Warden and Don Wert — two-thirds of the team — and coach Hal Naragon.
All four radio and TV broadcasters are still around: Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane, George Kell and Larry Osterman. Dave Raglin, who wrote Mayo Smith’s biography, used an intermediary to get questions from Smith’s widow two weeks before she died — details that otherwise might have been lost to history.
Q. You must be pleased they honored the 1968 team on June 24 at Comerica Park against the Cardinals?
A. If you’re going to honor the ‘68 team, there’s no better time than to do it against St. Louis. Maybe they should’ve done it during the 2006 World Series! The June 24 party would have been even better if they had let us have an book-autograph party inside the ballpark.
Q. How difficult was it to get all the players and personnel covered with an assortment of writers on each player, announcer, etc.?
A. The hardest thing was finding people who knew owner John Fetzer and were willing to talk about him. As a result, Fetzer’s bio isn’t included. There was also a dearth of detail on September call-up Bob Christian, who died in 1974 at age 29, but we used every scrap we could.
Q. What is your personal favorite memory(s) about the ‘68 team?
A. Just one memory? We got to watch the World Series on TV at St. David Grade School in Detroit. I was a safety patrol boy in ‘68, and I completed my duties and raced home in time to see Northrup’s triple over Curt Flood’s head in the seventh inning. My brother and sister and I convinced our parents to drive into downtown that night to join the victory celebration, but we turned back when Gratiot Avenue became gridlocked a good mile from downtown.
Q. Do you believe like many do that this team came at the exact right place and time, to help heal a very divided Detroit city?
A. Being only 12 years old at the time, I was happy enough that the Tigers won. I can appreciate now the ‘68 Tigers in the context of the time, and it’s too bad their triumph was only a temporary fix for the city’s woes.
Q. Will we ever see a 30-game winner like McLain on that ‘68 team? Or even two great pitchers like McLain and Lolich?
A. You won’t see another 30-game winner in the majors unless starters are willing to work on three — or two — days’ rest. I admired Detroit’s one-two punch of Jack Morris and Dan Petry in the 1980s, but that’s for a book celebrating the 1984 Tigers. Which, by the way, we’re doing in time for that club’s 25th anniversary next year!
Q. Lastly, are you surprised very few (Kaline and Matthews) of the ‘68 team made it to Cooperstown and Baseball Hall of Fame?
A. Freehan deserves to be in. He was the American League’s dominant catcher for a decade, but was eclipsed by Johnny Bench in the NL. Lolich comes very close to Hall-worthiness. Horton and Cash are a step or two behind Lolich.
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By George B. Eichorn
Fifty years and counting. That’s the milestone reached by Michigan’s only annual PGA Tour event, staged at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc.
Yet there’s a pall over this golden anniversary Buick Open as Tigers Woods, the No. 1-ranked male golfer in the world, is skipping this tournament and our state as he is in a total shutdown of the sport he loves to have knee surgery. Woods also canceled an appearance earlier this week at Comerica Park where he was to stage an afternoon clinic.
Woods did not win in 2007 yet was a huge draw at Warwick Hills. Brian Bateman, ranked 408th in the world, pulled a shocking victory with a “life-changing putt” in Grand Blanc. Bateman became the first player to achieve his first PGA Tour win at the Buick Open since Tom Pernice, Jr. turned the trick in 1999.
Former Buick Open champions in the field at press time are Bateman, Woody Austin, Jim Furyk, Justin Leonard, Billy Mayfair, Rocco Mediate, Tom Pernice Jr., Kenny Perry and Scott Verplank.
“It’s fantastic that so many former champions are committed to coming back and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tournament with us,” said Larry Peck, Buick Golf marketing manager and Buick Open tournament chairman.
Mediate battled Woods at the recent U.S. Open in San Diego, forcing the superstar to an 18-hole playoff and one hole of sudden death before losing to the popular Woods. Mayfair, 42, has five career PGA Tour victories, including the Tour Championship in 1995. He will be playing in his 16th Buick Open. He holds the course record for nine holes when he shot a 27 on the back nine in the final round in 2001. Mayfair also shares the course record for 18 holes (with Woods) when he shot a 61 in 2001.
John Daly, Chris DiMarco, Fred Funk, Charles Howell II, Tom Lehman, Jasper Parnevik, Corey Pavin, Heath Slocum, Bob Tway and Bubba Watrson are also scheduled to compete near Flint.
Defending champ Bateman and the rest of the 2008 Buick Open field will compete for a record $5 million purse, including a $900,000 first prize and the keys to a 2008 Buick Enclave.
“Buick has long had an appreciation for excellence
whether in the perfect golf swing, or in the most elegantly crafted vehicle,” said Peck. “Our history with golf is exceptionally rich, highlighted by our 50-year long partnership with the PGA Tour, and other tournament sponsorships, including the Buick Open, Buick Invitational, and Buick Championship.”We’re also the official car of the PGA Tour and the PGA of America. So wherever you find extraordinary precision, elegance, and power, there’s a great chance, you’ll find Buick. Since 1982, we’re proud to say we’ve raised more than $9 million for charity with the help of our golf sponsorship.”
Activities at the Buick Open started Monday, June 23, with the PGA Tour players’ practice rounds and the Buick Dealers’ Monday Pro-Am. On Tuesday was more players’ practice rounds and Buick Family Golf Clinic. On Wednesday the OnStar Pro-Am was staged. The opening round is on Thursday, June 26 with subsequent rounds (two through four) Friday-Sunday, June 27-29.
All of the activities at Warwick Hills could not happen without the extraordinary efforts of the volunteers and staff personnel.
“The Buick Open has been incredibly fortunate over the years to have countless volunteers generously donate their time and ideas to the event,” said Peck. “Fortunately, all volunteer positions for 2008 have been filled.”
The inaugural Birdies for Buick Open Charities program will include 22 charities and will be administered by the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint. The charities will be given the chance to raise funds by soliciting pledges from corporations and individuals. Each participating group or individual will pledge a designated amount of money for each birdie recorded at the 2008 Buick Open.
For example, if a corporation or individual pledges one dollar for each birdie recorded during the tournament, and 2,000 birdies are made during the event, that charity will raise $2,000 for their organization. A total of 1,786 birdies were recorded at the 2007 Buick Open.
Charitable partners of the Buick Open include AGA Booster Club, American Lung Association, American Red Cross, Boy Scout Troop 335, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint, Clarkston Athletic Boosters, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Easter Seals, Flint Institute of Music, Flint Junior Golf Association, Goodrich Soccer Club, Grand Blanc Community Schools, Mt. Holly Ski Patrol, Sloan Museum/Flint Cultural Center, Visually Impaired Center and Whaley Children Center.
Buick Open admission is $35 for rounds Thursday through Sunday. Children 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult. For ticket information, call 1 (800) 878-OPEN or go to
www.buickopen.com. Gates open at 7 a.m. Cameras are not allowed Thursday-Sunday. Coolers are not allowed on the course at any time. To reach the satellite parking locations from I-75, exit 108, Holly Rd., and head east on Holly Rd. From US-23, take exit 83 (Thompson Rd.) and follow the signs east on Thompson, north on Fenton Rd., east on Baldwin Rd., north on Saginaw St.
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By George Eichorn
Have the Detroit Tigers turned the corner on their 2008 season, or not? A recent string of six straight victories and eight out of nine wins has many people wondering if this is the real Tigers team which experts predicted in the cold months of the winter and sunny days in Lakeland at spring training.
The Tigers are 31-37 at presstime, only six games in back of the first place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central Division. Just five days previous to the six wins, the Bengals were 11 games out of the lead. A three game sweep of the Sox and the same over the Los Angeles Dodgers brought many cheers and smiles to the faces of Tiger fans packing Comerica Park during the recent home stand.
As a team the Tigers are fifth in A.L. hitting at .266, fourth in slugging percentage (.421), fourth in runs batted in (315) yet only sixth in hits with 625, seventh in doubles (128), sixth in home runs (70), 13th in steals (25).
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s take a closer look at the team as we near the end of June already.Outfield — Leadoff man and center fielder Curtis Granderson has just seven doubles, three triples, three stolen bases and a paltry .250 batting average. He is not performing up to expectations. His road back from a fractured wrist suffered late in spring training has been rocky. The Tigers need Granderson to start hitting consistently.
Since Jacque Jones left the team and left field permanently, Leyland has tried Gary Sheffield, Marcus Thames, Ryan Raburn and others out there. The best solution appears to be Thames who just gets the job done whenever called upon even though he has not been an everyday player. In Sunday
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s win over the Dodgers, Thames hit his third homer in three games and 10th overall in 2008.A fixture in right is All-Star Magglio Ordonez, the defending A.L. batting champ. Maggs is first among Detroit regulars with his .310 bating average and has 10 HR and 42 RBI yet everyone knows he
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s capable of batting higher than that.Raburn, Brett Clevlen, Inge and Sheffield also have contrived in the outfield to varying degrees of success. Clevlen in particular has shown he has a great arm.
Infield — The game of musical chairs has apparently stopped with Miguel Cabrera ensconced at first base and Carlos Guillen at third. Of course, Placido Polanco holds down second and Edgar Renteria shortstop. The fielding is a big question still although Guillen looked like Brooks Robinson on a couple of players last weekend against the Dodgers. Polanco has slipped a bit from his near-perfect play but no need to worry. Renetria doesn
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t have the range at short but the club must grin and bear it. Hitting-wise, you have three .300 hitters in Cabrera, Guillen and Polanco and a solid .280 or so hitter in Renteria.Catcher — Leyland was smart to rotate Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez and Brandon Inge at catcher. It allows them an opportunity to both play while especially not wearing out Pudge
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s arms and legs game in and game out. The move seems to have helped each one of them — thus far — at the plate and behind the plate.Designated hitter — Sheffield is rehabbing in Lakeland and expected to be back on the team as early as week
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s end. But can he be the Sheff on old? The Tigers are probably stuck with him unless a team has the money to pay at least some of his huge salary. Jeff Larish, up from Toledo, has filled in with mixed reviews. Leyland also uses an everyday player at DH on occasion.In the pitching department, the Tigers are just 11th in earned run average (4.60), 12th in wins (32) and dead last in strikeouts (367). Detroit is at or near the bottom of the A.L. in shutouts (1), complete games (1) and saves (14). Hence, the awful start for Jim Leyland and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and their staff.
In the pitching department, the Tigers are just 11th in earned run average (4.60), 12th in wins (32) and dead last in strikeouts (367). Detroit is at or near the bottom of the A.L. in shutouts (1), complete games (1) and saves (14). Hence, the awful start for Jim Leyland and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and their staff. Let
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s look closer.Starting pitching — The loss of Jeremy Bonderman to a blood clot and Dontrelle Willis to his wildness and eventual exodus to Lakeland hurts the Tigers immensely. The club needed 12 or more wins from each of these two young pitchers and they will not get them. This puts additional pressure on hard-luck starter Justin Verlander (just 3-9 with a 4.65 ERA), ageless Kenny Rogers (4-4 and 4.74 ERA) and Nate Robertson (5-6 and 5.46 ERA). Then there is star rookie righthander Armano Galarraga with his excellent 6-2 record and 3.31 ERA. Rookie Eddie Bonine started last Saturday and should get another look or two before Leyland can decide if he is the answer.
Relief pitching — After a very difficult start, the relievers have come along nicely. Todd Jones (12 saves) is still a roller coaster as closer as evidenced by his performance last Sunday. The good news is that more help is on the way as Fernando Rodney has rehabbed from his right shoulder tendonitis and Joel Zumaya is working his way back the parent club with his right shoulder surgery recovery.
In the meantime, Leyland calls upon righties Danny Bautista, Freddy Dolisi, Jones, Zach Miner, and lefties Casey Fossum and Bobby Seay. Aquilino Lopez and Clay Rapada were sent down to Toledo, not that they pitched poorly but just had to make room on the roster for Bonine and Rodney.
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How sweet it is – 4 Stanley Cups in 11 seasons. That has a nice ring to it: 4 in 11.
Now, the first one in 1997 was tremendous and always cherished. Detroit hockey fans waited far too only between that Cup and the previous one won by Gordie Howe and Company. In 1998, it was special to get back-to back titles yet happiness turned to tragedy as the limo carrying two Red Wings and the masseur was involved in an awful wreck.
Then came 2002 with its outstanding label. Steve Yzerman, Dominik Hasek, Brendan Shanahan, Brett Hull and others led the Red Wings to their third Cup in six years yet many skeptics still did not want to call the Red Wings a dynasty.
Well, then came 2008, with a new look and many new players on Detroit. Triumph came despite the new NHL with its salary cap restrictions and movement of players. The Red Wings still proved they are a team of the ages. This team is officially a recent dynasty in my book, right alongside the New England Patriots of the NFL and San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.
True, we have the regulars on hand such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, Tomas Holmstrom, Chris Chelios, Hasek, Chris Osgood and late addition Darren McCarty. Even Pavel Datsyuk was on that 2002 Cup champion. This time, the Red Wings did it with several new faces who tasted from the hockey’s sacred chalice for the first time in Detroit.
Led by Conn Smythe Trophy (Most Valuable Player) winner Henrik Zetterberg, this new wave of players were vital in the Red Wings march to their 11th Stanley Cup. Johan Franzen, Dan Cleary, Mikael Samuelsson, Brian Rafalski, Brad Stuart, Dallas Drake, Niklas Kronwall, Brett Lebda, Tomas Kopecky, Andreas Lilja, Darren Helm, Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula all contributed to the wonderful ride to the promised land.
Yes, the Red Wings are to be exalted highly for what they have been able to achieve. Despite cap restrictions and salary restructuring, General Manager Ken Holland, assistant Jill Nill and the entire front office under the leadership of a man deserving to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame, senior vice president Jimmy Devellano, have performed well.
And speaking of Hall of Famers, owner Mike Ilitch is already enshrined in Toronto and will have company soon as The Captain, Steve Yzerman, will be a first-ballot electee into the hallowed Hall come a year or two. Yzerman has made a nice transition into the club’s front office and is learning a lot under Holland and Nill.
Who else from these 4 in 11 years Stanley Cup dynasty Red Wings would you put into the Hall of Fame some day? Larry Murphy and Slava Fetisov are there already, the onetime Red Wings defensemen. You have to know that Chelios will be a lock and Hasek too. Then you have Lidstrom of course. Former Red Wings Shanahan and Brett Hull should be elected too. What about Osgood who distinguished himself with a 14-4 record and 1.55 goals against average in these playoffs and won his second Cup? He may deserve a good look.
Others with possible Hall of Fame credentials include former centers Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov and current stars Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Holmstrom and Draper are less likely to get much support. Former coach Scotty Bowman is already in the Hall and maybe Mike Babcock, should he sustain his winning ways in the years ahead, has a shot at entry. Besides Devellano (Cups with Detroit and the New York Islanders) the Hall should someday swings open its doors for Holland.
Now, with all this Hall of Fame past and current Detroit flavor, it’s no wonder we can these Red Wings a team of destiny. Hockeytown glory has returned to Detroit. Sure, some crowds were too sparse during the regular season but a tough economy and competition from the Tigers, Pistons and Wolverines took a bit out of the hockey attendance figures at Joe Louis Arena.
The parade last week further solidified the Motor City as the top hockey city in North America. You fans deserved and received from the champion Red Wings players – a great deal of gratitude. To a man, the players applauded the fans and the hard working grit that Detroit shows. That attitude has rubbed off and worked wonders on this machine called the Detroit Hockey Club, Inc.
Also, what a special moment to see Red Wings defenseman Lidstrom be the first player to lift the Stanley Cup in Pittsburgh and the first European to captain an NHL championship team or any major sports team from North America. It was likewise classy for Fox Sports Net television announcer Ken Daniels to fill in for radio broadcaster Ken Kal – ill with laryngitis — in that finals Game 6, and then to hand the microphone back to Kal for the stretch call. Daniels is a pro’s pro and it showed. Kal was obviously bummed missing the entire game on radio but got his shot at the very end of the broadcast.
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