“For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing birds is come; and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” Legendary among baseball’s great play-by-play-men is Ernie Harwell. Known for using his low-key, homegrown Georgia accent to paint pictures with words and voice, Ernie called Detroit Tigers games for over 30-years. Radio Hall Of Fame – 1998 Ford C. Frick Award – 1981 National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Hall Of Fame – 1989 Michigan Sports Hall Of Fame – 1989 17-Time Winner – Michigan Sportscaster Of The Year PlayByPlayMan: Atlanta Crackers, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers Called 1st American League Championship Game Called 3 World Series Games Called Bobby Thomson’s “shot heard ‘round the world” at the 1951 National League pennant game Harwell’s 1955 essay “The Game For All America,” originally published in The Sporting News, is considered a classic of baseball literature