Vin Scully, 1927-2022

[DOR]

I grew up in L.A., listening to Vin Scully broadcast Dodger games in the 1960s and 1970s, and thereafter whenever the game was within my reach. In the stadium, it didn’t matter if your transistor radio battery died, because every third person (it seemed) had the play-by-play on full volume.

The man was a master of his art, never speaking when it wasn’t necessary, and never omitting an important detail. He let the roar of the crowd tell the listener that the ball was heading over the fence, and he never became a partisan cheerleader.

Irreplaceable.

Last night, the San Francisco Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers, but only after a moving pre-game honor, and moment of silence.
The New York Times today has three full pages on his life and legacy.

R.I.P., Mr Scully.

[statquo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJZtO_ZVM9s

My favorite Vin Scully in game story. Giving out life lessons when you don't know you need them. What a legend.

[Albany Rifles]

I grew up in L.A., listening to Vin Scully broadcast Dodger games in the 1960s and 1970s, and thereafter whenever the game was within my reach. In the stadium, it didn’t matter if your transistor radio battery died, because every third person (it seemed) had the play-by-play on full volume.

The man was a master of his art, never speaking when it wasn’t necessary, and never omitting an important detail. He let the roar of the crowd tell the listener that the ball was heading over the fence, and he never became a partisan cheerleader.

Irreplaceable.

Last night, the San Francisco Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers, but only after a moving pre-game honor, and moment of silence.
The New York Times today has three full pages on his life and legacy.

R.I.P., Mr Scully.

There was only 1 time in my life I EVER cheered for an LA team was the 1988 World Series. And, my Lord, his call of the Kirk Gibson homerun...chef's kiss. And the way that entire episode was handled in Ken Burns' Baseball was incredible.

Red, Vince, Curt, Harry, Marty...God must have one hell of a great sports radio station in heaven!

[DOR]

The Dodger victory Sunday was No. 100, and the fourth year in a row of 100+ wins.
No other team, in the history of major league baseball, has ever won 100+ games four years in a row.
Well done.

[DOR]

Add Shohei Ohtani to the line-up !
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...year-700m-deal

[DOR]

According to The Washington Post, the new term for the best day of your life is "an Ohtani."
Mr. 51-51 (thus far) deserves to be the first full-time DH to win an MVP.

[Monash]

According to The Washington Post, the new term for the best day of your life is "an Ohtani."
Mr. 51-51 (thus far) deserves to be the first full-time DH to win an MVP.

What exactly does that mean in English?

[DOR]

What exactly does that mean in English?

"Oh, man, that day on the beach was an Ohtani!"
"The day my son was born was an Ohtani!"

Best. Day. Ever.

[The penny dropped; I thought everyone loved baseball as much as I do:
DH: Designated Hitter, batting in place of the pitcher;
MVP: Most Valuable Player.
No DH has ever been an MVP.]

[Monash]

Batting? Is this some odd cricket thing?

[Albany Rifles]

"Oh, man, that day on the beach was an Ohtani!"
"The day my son was born was an Ohtani!"

Best. Day. Ever.

[The penny dropped; I thought everyone loved baseball as much as I do:
DH: Designated Hitter, batting in place of the pitcher;
MVP: Most Valuable Player.
No DH has ever been an MVP.]

David Ortiz should have been in 2004 & 2013