Monday night when he arrives at Citizens Bank Park for the opener of a series between baseball’s Yin and Yang — the Astros and Phillies — Todd Kalas will bypass the home team’s TV booth, the one that bears his father’s name.
Destiny always seemed to be pushing him toward the Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth. His surname was iconic here. His local roots ran deep. His husky, honeyed voice often echoed his beloved father’s.
But Todd Kalas is 51 now and that fairy tale never came true.
On Monday night, Kalas, midway through his rookie season as a full-time play-by-play voice, instead will enter the adjacent visitors TV booth.