Vin Scully, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers in Brooklyn, Los Angeles dies at 94

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Vin Scully was a storyteller, and nobody ever told the story of baseball better. He called games with such elegance and grace. He spoke only when necessary, allowing the broadcast to breathe when it demanded. He made baseball a more beautiful game. RIP

Vin Scully, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers in Brooklyn, Los Angeles dies at 94, team says

He was the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history.

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Unofficially, he sang show tunes on his drive to work, attended weekly Mass outside the Dodgers’ clubhouse, and would spend afternoons sitting by his backyard pool doing play-by-play of his children swimming.

 

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[candycorn]

He had a role in a movie called, "For the Love of the Game". In the game he is a commentator on a baseball game that was taking place on the last Saturday of the season. In the movie, the pitcher Billy Chapel (played by Kevin Costner) is pitching a perfect game. The movie, for all of it's faults, lets Scully be Scully.... Paraphrasing here...."You get the feeling that Chapel is not pitching against left handers, that he is not pitching against right handers, but pitching against time itself. And maybe he has just enough energy in that tired right arm of his to push the sun back up into the sky and give us one more day of summer."

Its a great loss. RIP Mr. Scully.

 

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[22lcidw]

Great announcers make the sport that much better. They are the face of the team or the games they broadcast. Vin Scully was one of the best if not the best.

 

[rightwinger]

Maybe my all time favorite announcer to listen to.
He had a voice like velvet

Always knowledgeable and the guy had class

 

[basquebromance]

Sandy Koufax once said, “It may sound corny, but I enjoyed listening to Vin call a game almost more than playing in them.”

 

[Auld Phart]

For a long time, I thought his name was Vince Kelly.

(not a big sports fan)

 

[Weatherman2020]

I grew up listening to him call the Koufax and Drysdale games. Scully, Endberg, and Chick Hearn did all the SoCal sports and were the best of the best. Now all called home.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

He was the best. I remember growing up listening to him in LA. RIP.

 

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[katsteve2012]

"The Voice of the Dodgers". Best MLB announcer of all time, IMO.
RIP.

 

[Rambunctious]

I heard he would turn his back and face the crowd during big moments on the field so he wouldn't be tempted to say something and hog the show.... what a class act... we could use some of that class today.... I'm as guilty as the rest I guess....