Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dies at 94

[Brother Buzz]

Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dies at 94

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday at the age of 94. Scully joined the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths in 1950 and followed the team to Los Angeles in 1958. He retired in 2016 after 67 seasons calling games for the franchise, the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history.

Scully was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 and National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

His most famous calls include Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956, Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Hank Aaron’s 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, Bill Buckner’s error against the Mets in the 1986 World Series and Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit, walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

[Docreed2003]

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[MLAA]

2. Hats off to Vin Scully. I always enjoyed his broadcasts.

[LenaBaby61]

4. I used to enjoy them too, until he made a complete jack ass out of himself .....

Colin Kaepernick and about how he and other athletes were disrespecting this country's vets and the American Flag. What colin was doing was taking a stand against those who were murdered and disrespected by cops like Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd in broad daylight and on film. OLD and out of touch.

Vin Scully on Player Protests: 'I Will Never Watch Another NFL Game Again'


Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully says he is done watching NFL games because of anthem protests.

SCOOBY AXSON,NOV 5, 2017

Legendary Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully says he will not watch another NFL game because of the player protests.

“I have only one personal thought, really. And I am so disappointed,” Scully added. “I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday. And it’s not that I’m some great patriot. I was in the Navy for a year. Didn’t go anywhere. Didn’t do anything. But I have overwhelming respect and admiration for anyone who puts on a uniform and goes to war. So the only thing I can do in my little way is not to preach."

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/05/vin-scully-nfl-player-protest

He said he didn't want to preach, and that's exactly what he did. I wonder if he was happy with what the GQP did in voting against the vets burn pit bill, and fist pumping it the other day the first time around.

[Auggie]

6. Yep. He slipped in a political comment or two during play-by-play -- a big no-no.

[MLAA]

7. Bummer! I didn't hear about those awful statements. I just remembered the

Occasional broadcast I heard him do. Isn’t it disappointing to realize someone you liked/appreciated turns out to be an asshole?

[Bristlecone]

3. Farmer John Hot Dogs....

Grew up listening to the Dodgers games on the radio. Vin Scully was great

[303squadron]

5. Epitaph

Vin Scully, voice of Rembrandt, feet of clay!