Gone but not forgotten
The baseball world lost two more figures last week in announcer Harry Kalas and former pitcher Mark Fidrych, both of whom passed away four days after Angels rookie Nick Adenhart. Kalas called Phillies games for nearly 40 years, and though no one knew it at the time, he threw out the first pitch before what turned out to be the very last home game he would work. Kalas celebrated his 73rd birthday two and a half weeks before his death.
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