RIP Skip Caray

I saddened to learn of the death of Skip Caray, a man whose voice I've heard literally my whole life. Growing up in Georgia with a sports-nut dad meant near constant exposure to Atlanta Braves broadcasts, on TV and the radio. Mr. Caray was just another member of the household, holding forth in the next room, giving shout-outs to whomever was visiting the ballpark that day - scout troops, church groups, couples having anniversaries. I can remember hearing him call games on the AM band while I was huddled in the back seat of the family car, coming home from somewhere late at night, his commentary occasionally interrupted by bursts of static - lightning somewhere far away in the night. 

MLB video here.