Ernie and cancer

Earlier this year, Ernie Harwell announced that he has inoperable cancer. Dude....bummer. I had one of those moments when after I read it, I was speechless. I sat there looking at my computer screen. Almost in a state of denial. I vaguely remember listening to him call games when I was a kid. As I got older, I fell in love with his voice. Classic is the only way to describe it.
I was lucky enough to be watching the Tigers Royals game when he gave his thank you/farewell speech near the end of the season. It sent chills down my spine. It is my generation's and my team's 'Luckiest Man' speech. Which, by the way, is one of the greatest sports moments of all time (despite the fact that it involved the New York Yankees). He almost made me cry, and I am not afraid to admit that.