Editing Tom Cheek (section)

===Toronto Blue Jays===
[[File:A couple sport the classic radio duos jerseys. (8618573010).jpg|thumb|right|Toronto Blue Jays fans wearing  jerseys honouring Tom Cheek and [[Jerry Howarth]] in 2013]]
Beginning in [[1977 Toronto Blue Jays season|1977]], Cheek became the first full-time announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays alongside his first broadcast partner, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher [[Early Wynn]], who remained with him through the end of 1980. Wynn was replaced by [[Jerry Howarth]] in [[1981 Toronto Blue Jays season|1981]].

For the next 23 years, "Tom and Jerry" were the radio voices of the Blue Jays, covering the team's rise through the 1980s and culminating with their back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993. They were joined by color commentator [[Gary Matthews]] in [[2000 Toronto Blue Jays season|2000]] and [[2001 Toronto Blue Jays season|2001]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/1243725|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224232224/http://m.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article/1243725/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2015|title=Broadcaster Cheek passes away|last=Fordin|first=Spencer|work=MLB.com|date=October 9, 2005|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>

Cheek's Blue Jays broadcasts originated from Toronto's CKFH "The Fan" 1430, founded by another legendary Toronto sports broadcaster, Hockey Hall of Fame member [[Foster Hewitt]]. For a brief period, the broadcast was heard on 1050 [[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]]; but following the Blue Jays' purchase by [[Rogers Communications]], reverted to "The Fan", which had changed its call sign and frequency to [[CJCL]] 590 AM, also known as FAN 590.

Cheek called many memorable moments in Blue Jays history, including many firsts; the Blue Jays' division-clinching game in [[1985 Toronto Blue Jays season|1985]], and both final plays of the [[1992 World Series|1992]] and [[1993 World Series]]—the latter of which spawned his famous "Touch 'em all, Joe!" quote, when [[Joe Carter]] clinched the World Series on a walk-off [[home run]] for only the second time in World Series history.

===="The Streak"====
[[File:JaysRetired4306.PNG|right|thumb|Tom Cheek's name on the Blue Jays Level of Excellence.]]

Cheek announced every Blue Jays game from their inaugural game at Exhibition Stadium, in Toronto, on April 7, 1977, until June 3, [[2004 Toronto Blue Jays season|2004]], when he took two games off following the death of his father—a streak of 4,306 consecutive regular season and 41 postseason games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/tom-cheek-a-finalist-for-hall-of-fame-1.602452|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825085517/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/12/05/cheek-frick.html|url-status=live|archive-date=August 25, 2007|title=Tom Cheek a finalist for Hall of Fame|work=cbc.ca|date=December 5, 2006|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> On August 9, 2004, the Jays raised a banner to SkyDome's (now the [[Rogers Centre]]) "Level of Excellence" bearing Cheek's name and, in place of a jersey number, 4,306—his streak of straight regular-season broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/tomcheekmemoriam.html|title=Tom Cheek, Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, Dies|work=americansportscastersonline.com|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>