However, there were some reports that Caray and Finley did, in fact, work well with each other and that Caray's strained relationship with the A's came from longtime A's announcer Monte Moore ; Caray was loose and free-wheeling while Moore was more conservative.

Golenbock, other Cardinal historians, and Caray's former wife have suggested the cause was a purported affair Caray had with the daughter-in-law of Cardinals owner August A. Busch, Jr. ( who also owned Anheuser-Busch brewery, the club's broadcast sponsor ); Caray first called it a business grudge while never necessarily denying or affirming the rumors.

The tandem proved to work so well that Piersall was hired to be Caray's partner in the White Sox radio and TV booth beginning in 1977.

Among Caray's experiences during his time with the White Sox is Disco Demolition Night.

The timing worked in Caray's favor, as the Cubs ended up winning the National League East division title in 1984 and radio station WGN's nationwide audience.

Caray's national popularity never flagged after that, although time eventually took a toll on him.

Nicknamed " The Mayor of Rush Street ", a reference to Chicago's famous tavern-dominated neighborhood and Caray's well-known taste for Budweiser, illness and age began to drain some of Caray's skills, even in spite of his remarkable recovery from the 1987 stroke.

Caray's famous seventh-inning stretch singing of " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " began during his tenure with the White Sox.

The seventh-inning stretch routine became Caray's best-remembered trademark ; after his death, the Cubs began a practice of inviting guest celebrities, local and national, to lead the singing Caray-style.

Caray's funeral took place in downtown Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral on February 27, two days before he would have turned 84.

" Harry Caray's body is interred in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Caray's two daughters with wife Marian both opted for careers in the healthcare field.

Caray's broadcasting legacy was extended to a third generation, as his grandson Chip Caray replaced Harry as the Cubs ' play-by-play announcer from 1998 to 2004.

Another of Caray's grandsons, Eric Stanger ( son of Patricia Caray ) is also enjoying a very successful career in the radio business, as Director of Talk Programming for ABC Radio Networks, and Director of Affiliate Relations for the syndicated radio personality Sean Hannity.

On October 23, 1987 Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse opened in the Chicago Varnish Company Building, a Chicago Landmark building that is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The sketch continued after Caray's death.

" The Bob and Tom Show also had a Harry Caray parody show called " After Hours Sports " which eventually became " Afterlife Sports " after Caray's death.

However, AT & T soon withdrew the spots following widespread criticism and a complaint by Caray's widow.

* Harry Caray's Restaurant website.

Skip Caray's broadcasts were characterized by his witty and sarcastic sense of humor, a personality trait that endeared him to most fans, but alienated him from some.

During the playoffs, he joined Caray's other regular partner, Buck Martinez.

After Harry Caray's death in February 1998, Stone was paired with Caray's grandson Chip Caray.

Among the comments that reportedly irked Mercker were Chip Caray's praise of Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt.

Caray's style became fodder for pop culture parody as well, including a memorable Saturday Night Live recurring sketch featuring Caray ( played by Will Ferrell ) as a host of a space and astronomy TV talk show, in which his questions to scientists and professors included whether or not they would eat the moon if it were made of spare ribs and turning hot dogs into currency ( 20 hot dogs would equal roughly a nickel, depending on the strength of the yen ).

In an attempt to combat criticism of Caray's on-air " home team " bias and to market its baseball coverage to non-Braves fans, during the 2003 season, TBS removed Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren from announcing Braves games on television.

Skip Caray's rather distinctive nasal voice had been parodied by former SportsCenter anchor Rich Eisen during highlights for Atlanta Braves games.

She married her longtime friend, a former dancer, Dante DiPaolo in 1997 at St. Patrick's Church in Maysville, Kentucky.

Similarly, Global lacked a full-time station in St. John's, where Global programming was carried by longtime CTV affiliate CJON-TV.

In 1968, Fossett received an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was later a longtime member of the Board of Trustees.

The UFA was in an uncertain position when Reid became Premier ; besides Brownlee's resignation, longtime Minister of Public Works Oran McPherson was in the midst of a scandalous divorce and had also left cabinet, and UFA MLAs Peter Miskew and Omer St. Germain had crossed the floor to the Liberals.

The ring announcer was longtime St. Paul-Minneapolis sports broadcaster Marty O ' Neill, who also conducted the post-match interviews.

On July 7, 2009, Paul O ' Neill was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame ( 18 W. 33rd St. inside Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant ) in New York City along with longtime Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O ' Malley, broadcaster Vin Scully, former player Steve Garvey, umpire Jim Joyce, and blind sports reporter Ed Lucas.

David Rudisha, who surpassed Kipketer's 800m world record in 2010, was like Kipketer coached by longtime St. Patrick's coach, teacher and former Headmaster Brother Colm O ' Connell.

Many of Luciano's partners in the narcotics empire were " Havana Conference " delegates such as Joseph " The Old Man " Profaci who was once the biggest importer of olive oil and tomato paste in the United States and quietly used his food importation business to smuggle narcotics for decades, Gaetano " Tommy Brown " Lucchese, a longtime Luciano ally from their days as children in the streets of New York and who along with his Lucchese crime family's narcotics distribution arm, the 107th St.

In the pilot episode, which takes place on St. Patrick's Day 1994, Dr. Ross is brought into the ER not long before his shift to be " treated " for drunkenness by his longtime friend, Dr. Mark Greene.

Duval, a longtime personal friend of Morrison's, also lost and was defeated by his St. Mary Parish neighbor, C. C.

In 1995, KPLR decided to affiliate with the newly created The WB Television Network, but later that same year, KPLR also was offered the ABC affiliation after that network's longtime St. Louis station, KTVI ( channel 2 ) switched to Fox through a group deal with incoming owner New World Communications.

He was a founder and longtime president of the St. Louis Academy of Sciences, and encouraged the wealthy St. Louis businessman Henry Shaw to develop his gardens to be of scientific as well as public use ; " Shaw's Gardens " became the Missouri Botanical Garden.

In the mid 1980s, she decided to challenge longtime incumbent NDP MLA Donald Malinowski for the nomination in the North End Winnipeg riding of St. Johns, which was generally considered a safe seat for the party.

Her recording career began in 1981, when she met producer, future manager and longtime collaborator Jon St. James.

He served as a coach under Whitey Herzog with the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, and was a longtime minor league manager and instructor for the Mets.

John Paul reportedly decided to be hosted by the Archdiocese of St. Louis because of his longtime close friendship with Rigali.

Uruski was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1969, defeating longtime Liberal MLA Elman Guttormson in the rural, mid-northern riding of St. George.

The area was also home to two longtime rival high schools, Queen Elizabeth High School and St. Patrick's High School until their merger as Citadel High School in September 2007.

Crawford was a longtime Kinston resident who made it to the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals during the Gashouse Gang era.

Many feel that this longtime mentor of many became the voice of the New York Nets as a favor to Lou Carneseca, who left a successful stint as the basketball coach of St. John's University to be the first coach of the New York Nets.

After longtime bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica and the subsequent recording of the St. Anger album, Lohner was one of a select few musicians whom the band invited to audition for the empty bassist slot ( Producer Bob Rock had recorded the bass parts for the album ).

Other notables associated with the group include Edna St. Vincent Millay, Theodore Dreiser and Glaspell's longtime friend Floyd Dell.

Discussion of The Open's future concept began soon after the 1859 death of Allan Robertson, longtime professional at St Andrews, who had been considered supreme for some 20 years until his death ; the concept of the Open was to find the new ' champion golfer '.