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452:" If calling for three runs, he would say, "We need a bleeder, a bloop and a blast!" He would call a great double play a “Hoover job,” and his praise of Bill Mazeroski as perhaps the finest fielding second baseman ever was evident throughout Maz's tenure with the Bucs. His great love, appreciation and respect for Roberto Clemente represented one of the few who didn't downplay the great right fielder due to his playing for the non-elite Pittsburgh Pirates. Unique was Prince's “excited voice,” an electrified component of his announcing which won the loyalty of Pirate fans forever. His cleverness slipped over into Woods' style as well, and by the mid-'60s, The Possum would be announcing the presence of pinch-hitter (and reserve catcher) 25: 697:(Channel 2) referred to it on the 6 p.m. news as the "last revival of the Green Weenie," Prince's good luck charm from 1966. Prince announced a few following homestands. Weeks later, he reported to the park for another game, but his illness forced him to go home after waiting through a long rain delay. Prince was unable to report for work again and was re-admitted to the hospital, where he died at age 68 on June 10. His brief funeral service on June 16 was attended by seven hundred. 630:) before being dropped altogether after the season. He also was released by the Astros after a one-year stay; he later said that Houston didn't agree with him. His work with the Penguins was a cause of consternation for hockey fans because he didn't understand the game and didn't know the Penguins' personnel. Eventually he was taken off play-by-play and re-cast as an intermission interviewer. Eventually, he returned to Pirate baseball, thrilling his loyal fans, in 551:, some fans would parade a giant replica of the Green Weenie through the grandstand as a rally symbol. The hex symbol had started in the dugout with trainer Danny Whelan. Prince picked up on it and began talking about it on the broadcasts. No one thought to trademark the Green Weenie, so tens of thousands were sold in 1966, but Prince, Whelan, and the Pirates didn't profit from it. 441:"The House of Thrills." It was Woods who first referred to Prince as "The Gunner." Some say this was because of his staccato, rapid-fire style, others claim it was the result of an incident with a jealous, gun-toting husband. Woods allegedly recounted to an interviewer in Cleveland that two decades ago, during Woods' first spring-training with the Pirates in 1073: 93: 658:. At about the same time, independently, station executives Rick Starr and Chris Cross decided Prince should have a role on the radio broadcasts. The announcement came days after he had been released from a hospital for cancer treatments. Prince returned to the Pirates broadcast booth on May 3 to announce the middle three 1059: 432:
and vice versa from 1958 through 1969, which coincided with the rise of the Pirates as a championship-caliber team. Indeed, it was roughly halfway through Woods's debut season when Prince—inspired by Pittsburgh's dramatically improved showing after nearly a decade mired deep in the National League's
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radio station that could be heard throughout the eastern United States after sundown. He once claimed to have gone into the booth without anything more than a pencil, a scorecard, and his imagination; the approach of warm announcing and occasional rambling drew plenty of admiration from fans, albeit
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that he would walk a batter (which he did) in an ensuing Pirate victory. "Never underestimate the power of the Green Weenie," he liked to assure listeners. At the height of the term's popularity in 1966, Prince often punctuated the last out of a Bucs' victory by exclaiming, "The Great Green Weenie
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in December and distributed press kits at a news conference that had a cover sticker proclaiming, "The New Voice of the Pirates." Hamilton was never popular with fans, later accusing Prince of badmouthing him and being "bitter". After the 1979 season, Hamilton left, calling it "living hell.”
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Prince was one of the most distinct and popular voices in sports broadcast history, known for his gravel voice, unabashed style and clever nicknames and phrases, which came to be known as "Gunnerisms." His unique manner influenced a number of broadcasters after him, including
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Even today, his name remains synonymous with Pirates baseball including the naming of the new "Gunner's Lounge" at PNC Park in 2012. In 1999, Prince was selected for the Pride of the Pirates award, a lifetime achievement honor given annually to a member of the organization.
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were fired, a decision that Pirates management did not try to reverse, with regional director of Westinghouse Broadcasting Ed Wallis being labeled as the public target for fans to draw their ire. Pirates fans were shocked by the news. Egged on by competing radio station
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avoided the implied negativism toward Prince and worked as Hamilton's junior partner and occasional play-by-play while going on to broadcast Pirates games with some significant acceptance until 2008.
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As a result of his distinct voice, knowledge of baseball, and high-profile persona, Prince was very popular among Pirates supporters. Prince was a fixture on team broadcasts for three decades on 
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had disbanded. The fourth inning broadcast announced by Prince on May 3 was the fifth-most runs scored in any one inning (9) in Pirates franchise history. A commentator on
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Pittsburgh finished in third place at 92–70 (.568), three games behind the league champion Dodgers; the Pirates lost their final three games, swept at home by the Giants.
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had scheduled his wedding to take place after Game 7. Prince, in exchange for World Series tickets, found a way to get Kison a private jet so he could make his wedding.
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To be sure, no one bled black and gold like Prince did before or since. Invariably, when his Buccos were trailing in the late innings by two runs, he'd say, "
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has done it again!" The pin's shape and color is derived from the pickle-shaped pins distributed to schoolchildren when they toured the
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to park one "so we'll have a little bit of everything," and Thompson homered; the Pirates won 16–2 to improve to 7–13 (.350).
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Three years after his return, KDKA and the Pirates decided to make Prince a member of the regular radio broadcast team in
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with, "Let's go up yonder with Jesse Gonder." (The two would continue working together through the
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Many veteran observers believe Prince did his best work while paired with longtime sidekick
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season, after which the flagship station KDKA refused to match a higher salary offer from
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and was reportedly one of few people who could call him "Bob" on a regular basis. In the
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and even formed a business to handle Kiner's business interests. Prince, who also spoke
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club, with whom he earned the nickname "The Gunner" and became a cultural icon in 
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suggested that KDKA should launch a campaign to have Prince recognized with the
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in St. Louis into a swimming pool in 1957, on a dare by Pirates third baseman
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and social drinker, the fun-loving Prince jumped from the third floor of the
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and commentator, best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the
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By late season, with the Pirates in a terrific pennant race with the
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Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame
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Prince would reunite with Woods on two separate occasions for the
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in Pittsburgh. An athlete himself, he lettered in swimming at the
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National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame
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What to Eat at PNC Park, Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates - Eater
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We Had 'Em All the Way: Bob Prince and His Pittsburgh Pirates
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After his time with the Pirates, Prince had stints calling
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in the Pirates' broadcast booth as a commentator in
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