Dave Niehaus Passes

Sad day in the baseball broadcasting world as another legendary announcer has left us.
Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus passed away yesterday at the age of 75 from a heart attack at his Washington home.
The Mariners franchise began in 1977 and Niehaus was there and continued to be there for all 34 M's seasons through this past season.
I've mostly heard Niehaus highlights and very few times calling a full game. But he obviously had a great feel for the game, an enthusiasm for the sport and the Mariners.
The people of the Northwest are sadder today because of his passing. A baseball announcer comes into our homes, cars and offices and they become a big part of our our lives. They become family. Because baseball is an every day sport, they are there every day. For us. Through good times and bad.
When Phil Rizzuto died, I felt that I lost not just a baseball announcer I enjoyed but a beloved uncle.
We are beginning to lose too many of our wonderful voices of the past. Harry Kalas, Ernie Harwell and now Niehaus.
Seattle fans and baseball fans everywhere will miss the great Hall of Fame voice of Dave Niehaus. I just wish I could have heard more of his broadcasts.