I've never met Vin Scully. And it's occurred to me, if I ever do, that I'd probably say something to him no different than he's heard, again and again, through his 64 seasons, and will countless additional times in his 65th, about how much his work has meant to me and to my family.Vin Scully on returning in 2014
I didn't realized that the Spanish speaking baseball announcers I had heard in my mother country, the Dominican Republic, were imitating the great Vin Scully. By the time the 1986 world series came around, my English was good enough to recognize the sounds of the real Vin Scully.
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Pending God's approval - Vin is in his 80s.
the Dick Clark of sports broadcasting?
He is the voice behind the painful sight of a hobbling Kirk Gibson circling the bases and pumping his right arm.
A painful memory.
(And Eck looking toward the outfiel with that dumbfounded "Oh f**k" look on his face.)
I'm not waiting until he dies to shower praise on the man.
Just saying.
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I watched him back in the 50s when they were the Brooklyn Bums.
I tried to watch Major League Soccer last night but after every goal they acted like a bunch of fucking homos.
I would very much like to know the precise foreign culture that deserves the blame.
I get to listen to Vin on Sirius radio. I believe he only works home and California[SF, Angels, SD] road games?
Vin is the antithesis of Harry Caray who left his skills w/ the Cards and White Sox and just slobbered his way w/ the Cubs.
Vin Scully is a class act all the way. God Bless him.
Time to break out the Farmer John sausages again.
Vastly overrated just like everything about the Dodgers and Los Angeles.
He needs to retire while he is still remembered fondly.
Remember Willie Mays.
Ernie Harwell. Jack Buck Sr. John Miller.
Of course none of them compare to the great Phil Rizzuto.
He was not just an announcer. He was a poet.
OK Trooper, not bad. Rizzuto was a clown..a court jester. Now, I liked him a lot. I loved it when he was in KC and big storms would be approaching. You could see them coming from the booth. He was as neurotic as hell, as you well know, and deathly afraid of tornadoes. I know he left the booth @ times out of fear.
I agree w/ your list, particularly Harwell. I think Harwell was every bit as good as Scully, just happened to be in Detroit. In a major market he might be ahead of Scully? To your list I would add Mel Allen, Bob Prince and Curt Gowdy.
Trooper, I listen to Scully. He is 90% of when he was his best. Caray, Brickhouse, Barber stayed too long.
The poetry of Phil Rizzuto
Prayer for the Captain
There's a little prayer I always say
Whenever I think of my family or when I'm flying
When I'm afraid, and I am afraid of flying.
It's just a little one. You can say it no matter what,
Whether you're Catholic or Jewish or Protestant or whatever.
And I've probably said it a thousand times
Since I heard the news about Thurman Munson...
It's just something to keep you from really going bananas.
Because if you let this,
If you keep thinking about what happened, and you can't understand it,
That's what really drives you to despair.
Faith. You gotta have faith.
You know, they say time heals all wounds,
And I don't quite agree with that a hundred percent.
It gets you to cope with wounds.
You carry them the rest of your life.
This prayer is for Jeter's herpes?
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