Dodger Broadcaster Vin Scully Passes, Age 94

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In November 2017, Scully stated that he would "never watch another NFL game again," due to some of the league's players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem prior to games

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A masterful story teller. We were all enriched hearing his commentary while calling games.

Sad news to those of us that grew up with his voice in the background. He seemed like a good man. He had a wonderful way to broadcast.

"And look who's coming up." His call of the Kirk Gibson WS at bat is so good.

I often pull up the full length clip on Youtube just to enjoy broadcasting excellence.

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”And look who's coming up." His call of the Kirk Gibson WS at bat is so good.

I often pull up the full length clip on Youtube just to enjoy broadcasting excellence.

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Same here. Broadcasting gold.

His call of Dodgers games was always great. His voice, his cadence was the same no matter what. Whether it was Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium or Shea against the Mets.

Just think of all the greats , Dodger or otherwise, that he called. Robinson, Koufax, Drysdale, Valenzuela*, Hershiser, Gibson's homerun....the list is too long.

It was a great life for him though. Think about it, for most of his life he got to hang out with ball players and call games....67 years.

You aren't the target demo either so who cares about your shite post

He was friends with my grandfather in New York. Used to babysit my mom. When we went to a Dodgers game in LA when I was a kid she sent a note up to the press box to let him know she was there. The usher didn’t deliver it to him but looking back I didn’t realize how cool that would have been to have met the man. True icon.

I don’t know what was a more of a remembered call…
“Behind the bag” on Buckners error in the 86 Mets/Sox series or
“In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!” Gibsons homer off Eckersly

Kinda in the same vein, When I was a kid, my grandfather used to take all of us grandchildren to eat for his birthday in March. Two or three times he would have his old friend Mr. Phil who wS in from out of town come along with his wife.

We never thought anything of it. Then about 20 years ago my grandfather died and Phil was at the funeral and he shakes my hand and says " Phil Rizzuto". I said, " I know you must get asked this all the time, but did you play baseball for New York?" He says, " for a little while."

RIP.

Back in the 90’s when the Dodgers still had their Spring Training at Dodgertown in Florida I’d take my two sons down for a long weekend watching games and letting them run around getting autographs.

Dodgertown was old school, a wide open facility, you never knew who you’d bump into. I was getting a Dodger Dog and Vin was behind me in line, talked to him probably a good 30 minutes. Guy was a National treasure to a baseball fan.