farewell, ernie harwell

Detroit broadcaster Ernie Harwell died yesterday at age 92. All I can say about Harwell is that he had one of those comforting voices that make listening to baseball on the radio such a treat. And like Harry Kalas and other greats of his era, Harwell seems to have been a warm, wonderful being who genuinely loved the sport he covered. Every once in a while I have the feeling that Scott Franzke could become one of those again for the Phillies. Then I hear Jim Jackson subbing for him in the fourth and fifth innings and I think not. Nothing against Jim Jackson but he's got a hockey voice that grates during a baseball game. Why can't Franzke do all nine innings on the radio?