** Harry Caray had his duels with Milo Hamilton, his sometimes broadcast partner. Harry had his "Holy Cow!" and Milo his "Holy Toledo." Beyond this, they really didn't like each other.
** "DISCO DEMOLITION"
There was plenty of blame to go around for the White Sox's infamous "Disco Demolition" promotion on July 12, 1979, which turned into an on-field riot and ended with the Sox forfeiting the second game of a double header against the Tigers at Comiskey Park.
Howard Cosell was not fond of Caray's style and placed some of the blame on him, saying: "There's just too much of a carnival atmosphere, from the very on-air presentation of the White Sox to the front office itself."
Harry Caray himself had tried to calm the masses by singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" but nothing helped. Sox owner Bill Veeck later said: "He was the dance band on the Titanic playing through the disaster."
Of course, Chicago deejay Steve Dahl might have had something to do with it as well as many rock and rollers fed up with the whole disco lifestyle.
--CootDemo
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