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Sports Hassle on Harry Caray and WGN
Columnist recalls Mike Downey piece on WGNs bold Cubs coverage. The satire lists celebrity cameos and mock headlines for a hypothetical grand broadcast, with Jokes from Joan Rivers, Ali, Rivers and others imagining presidential and famed figures announcing Cubs games.
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Tom Tullos
Mike Downey
Sporting News
Downey
Los Angeles
WGN
Reagan
Ali
Harry Caray
Chicago
Cubs
Harry
Palm Springs
Calif
Bob Costas
Brent Musburger
Ernie Harwell
George Wendt
Tom Bosley
Tom Dreesen
George Will
Mike Royko
Ron Rapoport
Bill Murray
Wrigley Field
Phillies
Murray
Montreal Expos
Expos
Des Moines
Dutch Reagan
White House
Unites States
Shanson Dunston
Busch Stadium
Joan Rivers
Pittsburgh
Giants
Max Headroom
Ryne Sandsandsandberg
Muhammad Ali
Andre Dawson
Valenzuela
Gooden
Mike Scott
Andre
Joe Piscopo
WGN Sports
Wrigley
Ivy
Five
Mets
Sutcliffe
Durham
Yogi Berra
Steve Trout
Dernier
David Letterman
Scottsdale
Ariz
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Cincinnati
St. Bernard
Eric Davis
Oprah Winfrey
Jody
Dallas Green
Ernie Banks
Dave Parker
Pete Rose