Harry Caray..A True Party Animal

[LucklessPadresFan]

http://deadspin.com/harry-caray-went-out-drinking-288-straight-days-in-1972-1585102309

 

[HammerDown]

I saw this! Wow, what a guy.

 

[navamind]

Holy cow!

 

[HammerDown]

Used to watch a ton of Cubs games on WGN. Can't remember a single one where he hadn't been noticably imbibing the Budweiser. They just don't make characters like this anymore.

 

[redseat]

link does not open for me

 

[HammerDown]

fixed

 

[HammerDown]

Reading that, it sounds like such a better time to be alive.

 

[ChicagoIrish]

Lol

 

[HammerDown]

Check out one of the comments.

White Sox games in the 1970's were complete insanity. You know how the old 10 Cent Beer Night story gets bounced around and people react like "Holy shit! That's nuts!"? That was 81 days a year on at Old Comiskey on the South Side (minus the riot spilling onto the field, though that did happen notoriously more than a couple times). Carey would camp out in the bleachers with a 12 pack and just get lit, during inning breaks he would bathe in the adoration, which mostly came in the form of tits being flashed at him. At any given time there would be 2 or 3 fights going on around the ballpark which would eventually be broken up by off duty CPD who's style of conflict resolution was an ass beating downstairs before letting the unruly fan go back to his seats. Then there's the legendary OF weed cloud that lasted all game and the rampant car wrecks on the Dan Ryan at exit 55B.

Different era. Lately though, as we distance ourselves from the 1st base coach beating incident (NOT EVEN SOX FANS) it's kinda regaining the old fun atmosphere. I see a lot more blatant drug use (+) and if beers going to cost $8 a pop and they're gonna bother carding it warms my heart to see teenagers sneaking in whatever they want past the "enhanced" security.

 

[Bamabino]

Reminds me of reading Jim Bouton's book Ball Four when I was about 12. He told a story on Joe Pepitone that he once stuck a kernel of corn up his foreskin and tried to convince everyone it was a new venereal disease. Other stories included Mickey Mantle so hungover he could barely stand, yet he still able to hit home runs and Mantle leading a brigade of players who used mirrors under the doors to peer inside hotel rooms. Drilling holes in the dugout wall to peer up ladies skirts was another.

 

[podsox]

today we would have groups outside the stadium demanding he be fired

 

[da55bums]

Used to watch a ton of Cubs games on WGN. Can't remember a single one where he hadn't been noticably imbibing the Budweiser. They just don't make characters like this anymore.

they do, they just don't hire them.