No mustard, Grandma / The rye bread stays on the shelf / Dave Niehaus has died

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Fly Fly Away
In baseball, players, managers, coaches and even stadia come and go. The constants are the fans, and, if you’re lucky to have a good one, the broadcasters. Dave Niehaus, the voice of the Seattle Mariners since their debut in 1977, has died of a heart attack at the age of 75. Niehaus broadcast 5,284 of the Mariners 5,385 games, most of them losses, and his audible frustration with Dave Valle, Mike Moore and Mario Mendoza endeared him to similarly suffering Mariners fans. Although attendance dropped off as the losses mounted, the Mariners radio share was always among the tops in the league. For his time and trouble, Niehaus was inducted in the Broadcasters Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, there was no one else who could have thrown out the first pitch to open the Mariners new stadium in 1999, and the next year he was the second man inducted into the Mariner Hall of Fame. Having seen so much ineptitude, no one appreciated the Mariners break-through to win the 1995 ALDS over the Yankees, and his enthusiastic call on Edgar Martinez’ game-winning double in the 11th inning of Game 5 to complete the comeback win ranks with the all time greats.