Jack Buck reads a moving speech and poem in St. Louis

[@danielhetue6968]

Jack Buck was indeed an American hero not just because he wrote a poem named “For America”, he served in the Army from 1943 to 1946. This 9/11 poem will remain as America’s famous poems in sports history. God Bless Jack Buck and America. (1924-2002)

[@daviswilliams201]

"Should we be here? YES!" God damned right.

[@slapshot68]

His son Joe Buck should say the same thing wen baseball returns from the virus

[@jacksantiago7690]

@@slapshot68Hes my great grandfather

[@314JulianaSanders]

Jack Buck was a class act all the way! He never failed us.. not ever!!

[@elakaianela9392]

PsychicJuliana Sanders the one thing he failed was having his son to be an announcer

[@FBIStatMajor]

Come on he's not THAT bad

[@jacksantiago7690]

@@FBIStatMajorhes my great grandfather

[@james7819]

17 years ago tonight he read this speech and poem. RIP Jack Buck, what a legend.

[@MedicareCareBear]

19 years now

[@nickelser5667]

@@MedicareCareBear 20 YEARS‼️

[@michaelharbuck7847]

im a yankee fan but thank you to one of the best to ever do it. your speech will live through the years. may you rest in peace.

[@jamler6886]

Amazing speech by the absolutely great Jack Buck. He was heavily affected by Parkinson’s at this time, yet delivered this incredibly moving speech perfectly.

[@loracecatterson7644]

Jack Buck !!! A National Treasure !!!

[@BruiserKC]

How can ANYONE, let alone two people, not like this?

[@johnwhitfield106]

Probably Cubs fans.

[@FBIStatMajor]

Commies

[@dpm-jt8rj]

Certainly beautiful.

[@artvandelay6306]

This was the most united our country has ever been, in my lifetime. It breaks my heart, to see what is happening, in our country, today.

[@ericradford2142]

I blame our country because this is a country known for its fads and its tendency to overreact to issues and then forget them as everyday life pushes them into the background.

[@ericlevi5729]

Jack Buck a LEGEND

[@paulmd2010]

Born and raised a Padres fan, but man did i love and respect Jack Buck.

[@314JulianaSanders]

We as a city are so lucky we lived in the presence of greatness with Jack Buck on our radios and in our stadium each summer. No one will ever replace him, not ever could there be another Jack Buck!

[@speedy621972]

As a long-time Tigers' fan, I couldn't agree more. How Jack impacted the Cardinal Fans in the St. Louis area was the same Erie Harwell did for us Tiger Fans % most of SE. Michigan for the matter!!!!

[@LSUjunkie09]

Was blessed enough to attend this game, somebody in left field started the USA chant and the whole stadium joined... not a dry eye in there. Powerful stuff

[@GoingRoverCoach]

best announcer ever and an even better human being

[@DaSkillet713]

george murray great announcer but read his son’s book and you’ll learn he wasn’t a great human being.

[@bigdbohnen]

Man Jack was a national treasure

[@danielhetue6968]

Agreed he was an American Hero

[@cornonthecob1268]

Love Jack Buck !!!

[@robertbrezinski9348]

For my money, his finest moment behind a microphone.

[@jimmaloney1121]

"The one constant through all the years Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again." Terence Mann

[@Aokoebor]

I was 4 years old when I first heard a Jack Buck call and it was perhaps the best baseball game I have ever seen with the most iconic calls we will see you tomorrow night.

[@robertdonahoo8183]

Jack Buck's masterpiece.

[@frederickglass1583]

Masterpiece? Rather... This was his Magna Opus, his defining moment of his career.

[@ricardobjj24]

Glad sports is always a good way to bring America back together

[@JoshBruin77]

Used to be. Now politics have effectively ruined that.

[@treecrab8192]

“We will see you tomorrow night”

[@CodyAnderson-ss9tp]

From Braves Country, that call haunts me to this day. But I do love Jack.

[@zachfoerstel]

Other than Jack talking, you could hear a pin drop. It’s 2024 and I still get emotional watching this. What a man of great integrity.

[@mikemacdonald3160]

Just saw today for the first time, after hearing Joe Buck talk about it on the Colin Cowherd show. So moving, the amazing Jack Buck.

[@googoo-gjoob]

pay attention to the 1st minute. every time Mr. Buck spoke, the _entire_ stadium hushed. such respect.

[@samanthadelatorre7734]

I know that this poem is about 9/11 but notice how we had more respect for men and women in uniform to protect and serve us. Now there is nothing but hate and disrespect. What happened? God bless the men and women who serve and protect.

[@nostalgiajim]

I 100% agree.....we've lost our way as a country and its sad.

[@ericradford2142]

That means we’re human.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

Wow this is MNF pbp joe bucks father Jack, great speech

[@BIGGUY0683]

How in God’s name did we go from cheering on our police and fire fighters to spitting in their faces in just 20 years time?! Those brave men and women run towards the chaos while we run the other way! We should praise them and thank them every day that we are alive!

[@dancindan4846]

when 94% of marijuana convictions in nyc were of black and brown people in 2019, people have a right to be upset

[@n31else]

No ones saying anything bad about firefighters

[@blessd24]

@@dancindan4846 Maybe they should stop breaking the law.

[@christinatweet6580]

Should a man REALLY get a death sentence for such minor offenses?? NO ONE should be in favor of curbside justice!

[@johnny2lit521]

Noone be mad at the firefighters it's the corrupt cops that give pigs a bad name

[@tdawber9331]

Not from st.louis,but thank you jack buck,class act.

[@denniscarter5104]

Of course from St Louis

[@michaelford549]

Jack buck Class Act

[@kennethandrews8460]

Jack Buck was a true gift from God

[@DaSkillet713]

A fantastic announcer and his son is great too.

[@johnbergstrom7045]

Joe's voice is like nails on a chalkboard...

[@jvjustvibes9103]

You don’t watch much sports do you?

[@denniscarter5104]

Damn right

[@Cardsman20]

My wife and I had tickets for the game the Friday before this game and were halfway to St Louis before hearing the game was postponed. We decided to continue on, and Saturday we went to JBuck’s restaurant. We saw Jack there having dinner with a group of friends. We finished around the same time and we were fortunate to meet him and get his autograph.

[@sdsmt99]

The games were canceled on Tuesday and then suspended indefinitely on Wednesday, how far away was halfway 2 days in advance?

[@Cardsman20]

@@sdsmt99 the commissioner initially postponed the first three games through Thursday. It wasn’t until the NFL decided to postpone the weekend games (decision announced on September 13) that Selig announced the games Friday thru Sunday would also be postponed. We were halfway to St Louis when we heard that.

[@bertmustin]

Jack Buck was a World War II veteran.

[@aleja5485]

sad almost 18 years later America isn't united like it once was after 9/11

[@addisonbook8812]

I agree

[@k.compton8995]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@dancindan4846]

amen to that, war is a racket and only a few will profit

[@bigblocklawyer]

Listening to Jack growing up...being a Cards fan...we can only tell others how cool it is. Unfortunately, before the age of KZbin we were sheeple, who thought terrorists actually attacked our way of life. 1000 foot buildings built to take multiple hits by airplanes fall at the same speed as a bowling ball dropped off their roofs. Another building falling at free fall speed and was never touched by outside forces. Jack did what he was always did this night and we loved him for it. Hard to see him struggle talking, when it was effortless for him for so many years. The patriotic responses to this event are America at it's best. The criminal acts that led us to do them is America at its worst.

[@Noone-p8v]

Jack!!

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Jack Buck's speech of 9/11 was amazing. Also, it's been 20 years since 9/11 happened in Lower Manhattan, NYC. What's your tribute to that anniversary?

[@BrandonHardaker]

He was so much better than his son is. I hate joe buck but jack was great!

[@bigblue162]

America is a dream.

[@googoo-gjoob]

how did the apple fall so far from the tree?

[@auyjammie8084]

I miss u PC principal

[@JasonSmith-vj1de]

Anyone know why it was a 21 shot salute. I mean how did they choosenthat number?

[@tobiasdubose8812]

4:02 I love Jack Buck, but the ironies of "War is just not our nature. We won't start, but we will end the fight". The first irony is that America is almost 244 years old and already we've had 12 major wars: America Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American, Civil, Spanish-American, WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The second irony is that, as of February 2020, more than 18 years after we first invaded them, we are still in Afghanistan and we'll still be there as long as there is Terrorism.

[@davidparnell5704]

The last 3 you mentioned even though lives were lost, i would not consider wars. In fact two of them were to protect our oil.

[@TheLocalLt]

@@davidparnell5704there is no oil in Afghanistan. There was also no controversy over going to war there after 9/11 and all NATO countries participated. The second Iraq war was a war of choice, but Afghanistan was absolutely not.

[@craigmertz7837]

World series 2001

[@lucaslease4571]

Who the heck downvoted this? Those people are definitely of questionable intelligence or just flat out hate America

[@mrorange90]

@@shade221 YEP

[@mrorange90]

Brett C why else would anyone

[@mrorange90]

@@shade221 Yeah the speach was atrocious

[@mrorange90]

@@shade221 Because it wasnt. I saw this when the game aired!

[@mikeorourke8551]

Did anyone hear what his son said on a hot mike after the fly over before the cowboys game Sunday ?

[@jvjustvibes9103]

Yup

[@pastispresent1487]

War was unecessary when the guys who attacked were already dead. All that was necessary was to dismantle bases of operation at that time in existence, and to work with weak governments from which terror might stem, so to prevent more attacks in a life and cost efficient way, doing justice in a smart way. And so retaining our respect, honor, and freedom, things which ironically we have lost.

[@TheLocalLt]

The government from which terror stemmed from was in Afghanistan, so we went there and successfully dismantled the Taliban regime, which America was universally in support of. Whatever came after that is a different issue, but for the couple years following the attack, with war brought to our doorstep, America was united in its resolve.

[@woodykelleher9253]

That little girl is what, 23 now?? Awhile ago.

[@jimc6154]

Surprise surprise, KZbin hasn’t banned this yet.. 09-11-21..

[@dragons8822]

Sounds as tho he was a good man ! i hope he didn't live to see how Kaepernick helped to ruined baseball !

[@roderickcampbell2105]

Brutal poetry and my estimation of JB has decreased. The blatant FOX adverts did not help. The "moving" speech did not move me at all. I found it boring and trite.

[@frozzti]

He was very old and very shortly after this speech passed away

[@roderickcampbell2105]

@@frozzti Hi. My comment was poorly worded and I apologize. It was not appropriate.

[@christinatweet6580]

@@roderickcampbell2105 you deserve credit for changing your mind and admitting, you missed the POINT of the event---NOT award-winning poetry, but the HUMANITY of a frail old man, one lots of people loved, expressing himself...kudos .

[@roderickcampbell2105]

@@christinatweet6580 Agreed Christina. Sadly, I did miss the point. I've read poetry since I was a child, but it's wrong headed to compare some ones poetry to cummings, Eliot and the like.

[@christinatweet6580]

@@roderickcampbell2105 Good memories, from mid and late '80's, living in Carbondale, IL and listening to Joe's dad on the radio, broadcasting StL Cardinal baseball games. Balmy weather, smell of barbecue and Jack Buck's gravelly-voiced play calls moving thru the air....and I was a Milw Brewers fan....⚾📻⚾. ❤️ Loved it 👍