Vin Scully Dies at Age 94.

[JimInks]

Vin Scully broadcast Dodgers games for a record sixty-seven years, not to mention all the years he called network baseball games on radio and television. For me, he was one of the greatest baseball play-by-play men who ever graced a microphone. I used to listen to Dodgers games on the radio just to hear Vin call the first three innings. He was the epitome of grace, style, accuracy and class. Rest in peace, Vin.

 

[edger]

Vin Scully broadcast Dodgers games for a record sixty-seven years, not to mention all the years he called network baseball games on radio and television. For me, he was one of the greatest baseball play-by-play men who ever graced a microphone. I used to listen to Dodgers games on the radio just to hear Vin call the first three innings. He was the epitome of grace, style, accuracy and class. Rest in peace, Vin.

Beautifully put, my friend.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

They don't make them like that these days. May God bless his soul.

 

[leonardbill1]

I wasn't really a baseball fan when I moved to LA in the 80s, but Vin got me hooked. Met him once at a Rockies game after I moved to Colorado. A real gentleman.

 

[Streeper541]

... and that ladies & gentlemen is the ballgame.

 

[kcghost]

Vin became a true icon of the business. Sadly for me it took quite a while for me to appreciate him. The is because when I was 9 years old (1956) I was listening to a Dodger broadcast of the Cardinals vs Dodgers. Dodgers were leading 4-2 going into the 9th inning. The Cards scored 7 times in the ninth. I was a huge Dodger fan (I was born in Brooklyn) and I about died. The the Dodgers scored scored once in the ninth, had the sacks loaded and Gil Hodges a the plate. And Vinnie said, "there's flyball to left, deep, its a home run and the score is tied". You would have thought he was reading a grocery list. Took me 50 years to get over this.

 

[maker]

Brings back memories of watching the ballgame with my grandparents in LA.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Vin Scully was pure class in my book. I'm old enough to admit I really enjoyed Curt Gowdy on any baseball broadcast (and fishing or hunting wherever he was filming The American Sportsman).

Living in Cubs country, Brickhouse was there but just never a favorite and when Caray came along he was entertaining - "big possums walk late!", "what's his name backwards?"

Costas and Kubek back in the day were my favorite team when I was younger and happened on to a game on a Saturday (which usually meant it was raining and I couldn't be outside) - they were fun and so knowledgeable. No 24/7 baseball back then.

Vin was okay on golf, but he was a great listen on baseball and I could listen to him and watch a game I didn't really care about, lol, he was so good.

 

[buckaroo]

Had not heard. Thx. Always enjoyed listening to him here in LA.

 

[mso489]

Love the way he knew to fall silent when the crowd roared for a home run or other big play. That is true master work, to know when the sound of the crowd is the story.