Griff's Conversation with Dave Van Horne
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Griff's Conversation with Dave Van Horne
Hall-of-Fame broadcaster recalls best moments of his years at the Expos' mic
It was 55 years ago that an entire nation was introduced to the passion that became Expos baseball. Canada’s first MLB team was on TV just once per week, so it was all about re-creating in your mind’s eye, via Dave Van Horne and his partners on radio. Dave was the voice of summer for many generations. In our latest Griff’s Conversation, Dave and I recall the start of his MLB career, the many Hall-of-Fame partners he worked with and we go down the list of positive franchise memories that still make us all smile. The bad memories are acknowledged but we would have rather made you all smile. Mission accomplished.
NOTE: Zoom editing is not Griff’s biggest and brightest skill. But enjoy.
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Hello M. Griffin,
Writing from Montreal. I was 12 when Dennis Martinez pitched his perfect game, which might be my all time favorite baseball memory, and 25 when they packed their bats and gloves on their way to DC. I have thoroughly enjoyed your Expos-themed interviews with Kevin Malone and Dave Van Horne. Expos content, somehow, is not that plentiful these days on the internets.
Although I used to follow tv broadcasts of Expos' games, through thick and thin, being a francophone, my favorite brodcast team of all time, still to this day, was the RDS tag team of Denis Casavant and Rodger Brûlotte. I am sure you know them personally of course, M. Brûlotte, in essence, having been associated in one capacity or another since the birth of the franchise.
So, I imagine you see me coming here, I would love nothing more than you having a conversation with Brûlotte. Lord, would that be a treat. Rodger Brûlotte, as you know, may be a lot of things, but boring is not one of them. And he is a fantastic storyteller.
(Caz would also be interesting, albeit in his more subdued style, which complemented his broadcast partner so well.)
In any case, I am launching this request into the ether, and congratulating you and M. MacArthur for your excellent podcast.