THE BROO VIEW with Ken Broo

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!

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OK, if you missed it on News 5 Monday night at 11p, sources close to the process tell us that Xavier Athletic Director, Mike Bobinski will reccomend to the school's athletic council and school president, Father Michael Graham, that current assistant coach, Chris Mack should be hired as the school's next basketball coach. We're told the news conference announcing this could happen as early as Tuesday afternoon. However, with the annual basketball banquet scheduled for Wednesday night, there might be a thought of holding off the announcement until then, in front of the most faithful of Xavier supporters. Stay tuned on this one.

Reds win, 7-6. More offensive tonight, but almost all from two swings of the bat: Jay Bruce's solo home run and Edwin Encarnacion's grand slam. I thought this was supposed to be pitching, speed and defense? Anyway, the first leg of the longest road trip of the season gets off to a good start in Milwaukee. Edinson Volquez was hit hard, again. It's Bronson Arroyo's turn Tuesday night.

A great voice silenced Monday. Harry Kalas, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies and some would say the voice of the city of Philadelphia. He died in the broadcast booth at the National stadium, getting ready to call an afternoon ball game. Harry was so electic, he was the voice of NFL Films, succeding John Facenda upon his death, while also do the annual Doggie Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday on the Animal Planet channel. Kalas was only 73.

And Mark "The Bird" Fidrych died Monday as well. It was an apparent farm accident. Fidrych was one of the more bizzare players in the mid 70's, talking to the basebal and patting down and smoothing the mound before pitching . The Bird was only 54. Deaths come in threes right? Well let's not forget that innocent porn star of he 70's Marylin Chambers. No cause of death filed yet for the eager to please Miss Chambers.

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