The Phillies have released details of their plans to honor Harry Kalas over this coming weekend:

The club will pay tribute to Kalas, who died Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C., before its 7:05 p.m. ET game Friday against the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park. Fans are urged to arrive at the ballpark early that night. Details on Friday’s events will be announced later.

The Kalas family and the Phillies will also have a memorial tribute for him at the ballpark Saturday. The opportunity to pay respects to Kalas will be given on a first-come, first-served basis to as many fans as possible from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. At that time, all fans in attendance will be directed to seats for an on-field tribute that begins at 1 p.m.

The Phils will also be wearing a black circular patch with “HK” on it for 2009 that is similar to the one their wore during the 2007 season to honor the memory of John Vukovich.

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I am in favor of the idea of playing “High Hopes” after the conclusion of every Phillies win. Some have suggested that it should be done during the seventh inning stretch, but I disagree. Make a Phillies win that much more special by creating a lasting legacy to the man with a post game singing of Harry’s favorite song.

Todd Zolecki also has the story on Harry’s oldest son Todd’s return to Philadelphia today.

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It will become increasing hard to come by, but do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of the CD “Harry Kalas: Voice of the Phillies”. It is a great compilation of Harry’s greatest calls, save the 2008 season since it was produced in 2007. It’s on my iPod, and is great to have at your fingertips. They sell it in the Majestic store, but good luck getting it there in the near future. I imagine they’ll be pressing a ton of them now. You might be able to get it here.

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The beginning of yesterday’s radio broadcast. Kudos to Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen, who were both consummate pros on an incredibly tough day.