Howie Rose inspired – via New York Islanders

I bet there’s not one MP reader who doesn’t love Howie…so do yourself a favor and read this great article in the link.  How did Howie get his start? How did he meet Marv Albert?  And of course Mets stuff..

“When they offered me the opportunity to do every Mets game on Radio, I was intimidated by the schedule,” Rose said. “I really thought about turning it down and taking a reduced role on TV. But honestly, and I know this sounds corny, I had a vision of my dad, who passed away a long time ago, telling me that if I didn’t take that job, he’d wring my neck. I could never have looked my dad in the eye and say, ‘I’m turning down the Mets job.’”

Three Octobers later, Rose choked-up as he announced the Mets clinched the Eastern Division, something he’d waited very long to call.

“I said what I always say, ‘Put it in the books’ and I said, ‘The New York Mets have won the 2006 National League Eastern Division Championship,’ ” Rose said. “And as I was saying those words, I flashed back to being the 15-year-old who was at Shea Stadium when the Mets won everything. How euphoric that moment was for me as a fan and how overwhelmed I was to be able to broadcast it as a professional all those years later.”

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