u/BurritoFueled

> A love letter to Mike Krukow

> Dear Mike -

> While I knew the day would come, it’s still hard to wrap my head around the game of baseball without your iconic voice behind the mic. I had 18 years with you. 13 of those working with you and Kuip and feeling like the luckiest girl in the world covering what was then the best team in the world and working with the best crew in the world. There wasn’t a single game that I didn’t laugh so hard I thought I might pee my pants. There wasn’t a single game you didn’t make me feel welcome, valued, intelligent and that I had something to offer next to, in my humble opinion the two best announcers in the game. You are one of the funniest, most worldly, kind, family-oriented, gregarious, compassionate, competitive and talented people I have ever met and I constantly pinched myself that I knew you, got to work with you, was embraced by your family and got to call you, Friend. You are a gem. One in a million. An amazing man who supports ALL and simply one of the best humans I know. Your love of the game is contagious. Your personality and character is a gravitational pull. Thank you Mike for giving us YOU, authentic, genuine you …. every game of every season you played and announced. Thank you for constantly reminding me that you really can love your job. And thank you for making me a better version of myself. I hope retirement brings you rest, relaxation, and more time with your beautiful family. You left it all on the field every day and you will always be an inspiration. I love you.

--From her Instagram