What we, as fans, should do to honor Bill King
Bill King's voice is amongst my earliest childhood memories as a baseball and Oakland A's fan. I will miss him dearly.
I would like to suggest to my fellow A's fans here at Athletics Nation that we develop and drive a grassroots effort to nominate Bill King for the Ford C. Frick Award in the broadcaster wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
This link is to the November 1, 2004 press release by the National Baseball Hall of Fame announcing and detailing last year's voting:
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/whats%5Fnew/press%5Freleases/2004/pr2004%5F11%5F01.htm
I think we can infer a few things:
- They will announce the opening for nominations for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award sometime in early November 2005, about 2-3 weeks away.
- There is an internet voting component, where fans can vote once per day.
- The top 3 recipients of fan voting will make the ballot
- Lon Simmons received 105,000 fan votes in 2003 WITHOUT the help of an internet community like Athletics Nation.
- Once Bill King is nominated, it is out of our hands and in the hands of Hall of Fame voters.
6. Bill King should already have been honored in this way.
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This is NOT out of line
Bill may have shied (sp?) away from such adulation and national attention, but he has deserved a spot in the HOF for several years.
by StewFan on Oct 18, 2005 11:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it's entirely possible
What makes a broadcaster truly great in my opinion is that when you remember a momentous sports moment, you remember they way THEY called it - through their eyes, words, and emotions. I've been an A's fan all my life, and every great A's moment that I can recall has his voice playing in my head.
by nycfan on Oct 18, 2005 11:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's Do This !!!
by TahoeDon on Oct 19, 2005 4:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
November!
Fan voting to nominate broadcasters for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award will begin on November 1, 2005.
The voting period will be for the duration of the month of November.
We have less than 2 weeks until it begins.
by TDub on Oct 19, 2005 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THINK OUT OF THE BOX. HERE IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO:
After every amazing play ... over the public address system they blast a Bill King "HOLY TOLEDO!"
Yes, we hear his voice, his words, his excitement after a winning home run, an amazing strikeout with baseloaded, a defensive play that saves the game ... etc.
Some teams use fireworks. We simply push a button and out comes the everlasting, eternal voice of summer 'n sanity ... the majestic, much-loved voice of BILL KING.
by Edwinwinwin on Oct 19, 2005 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BAH!!
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 19, 2005 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's do it
by batgirl on Oct 19, 2005 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We can do this
by jb on Oct 19, 2005 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay. Here's another idea ...
(I still like the idea of once in awhile piping into the ballpark his wondrous voice saying HOLY TOLEDO! Just as we don't cry everytime we hear Gehrig say he's the luckiest man on the face of the earth ... we'll cheer when we hear Bill's signature line ... forever._
by Edwinwinwin on Oct 20, 2005 12:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about you...
However, I would love to hear a "Holy Toledo!" after every A's home run.
by Poppy on Oct 20, 2005 6:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Putting Bill's name
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by Nico on Oct 20, 2005 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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