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I wanted to repost this for those who missed it the first time around. It took quite a bit of research to finally put this all together. Figured July 4th is perfect for highlighting the history of baseball. This focuses on the great Harry Kalas during his days with the Astros. In this piece you will be able to listen to Harry Kalas calling one of the longest home runs ever hit - hit by Jimmy Wynn "The Toy Cannon" at old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh that cleared the fence by a good 50ft at the 457 ft. mark. Later Mickey Herskowitz - legendary Houston sports columnist - would determine the ball traveled around 545-550 ft.. this is a rare broadcast that was fortunately preserved and re-discovered years later thanks to Mike Acosta of the Houston Astros. evilwontwin.yuku/topic/15369/quotThat-Ball-is-in-Astro-Orbitquot
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:20:58 +0000

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