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Starting Five: Honoring Those Who Brought the Game to the Fans

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... The names Hal McCoy and Ernie Harwell. Both were honored at ballparks on Wednesday, and their absence from the game will be felt by fans in Cincinnati and Detroit. Harwell, the long-time Tigers radio...

Ernie Harwell Diagnosed With Cancer

Sad news from Detroit today as legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his bile duct. The 91-year old Harwell has declined surgery or treatment and the cancer will likely be terminal for the Hall of Famer. For his part, Harwell is taking things in stride, saying that he's OK...

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05/11/12 Michael Rosenberg: For Harwell, all games were... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI There are so many amazing statistics in Michigan sports history.
05/10/12 On Stage: Blue Man Group Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI 8 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., final performances 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sun. Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. 313-872-1000. $39-$110. 8:30 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 3 & 8:30 p.m. Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sun.
05/05/12 Two years since passing of Harwell, voice of Tigers... Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI Its been two years and I can still hear that voice under my pillow.
05/04/12 2-year flashback: Drew Sharp eulogizes Ernie Harwell Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI This column originally was published online May 4, 2010.
04/29/12 Mitch Albom: Ernie, two years gone, is still here Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI There's a scene in the play "Ernie" in which the actor playing Ernie Harwell re-enacts the way he broadcast minor-league baseball games in the 1940s, when there was no money to send him on the road.