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Throwback Tigers: Remembering Ernie Harwell on his 100th birthday

In this new feature we will be taking a look at moments from Tigers history, and remembering the people who helped shape it.

Modern Tigers TV viewers have developed a drinking game to go along with the regular quips of co-host Rod Allen, whose catch phrases include, “I see you, big fella” and “Oh no he didn’t!” among others. Radio listeners can delight in the unrelenting joy of a Dan Dickerson home run call that might just blow out your car stereo speakers.

But for 42 years, the uncontested voice of the Tigers was Ernie Harwell.