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Posted on 07/19/2009 1:02:14 PM PDT by EveningStar
I'm sure Vin Scully hears the question constantly, and I'm equally sure he always handles it with his characteristic grace.
It's a question without a definite answer. How long will the fans of Southern California, spoiled beyond recognition by his elegant play-by-play descriptions, continue to enjoy his presence in the Dodgers TV booth?
(Excerpt) Read more at pe.com ...
Well, what a disappointment,I thought this was a thread about Jillian Anderson!
“He’s the last of a breed in another sense, too, continuing to work solo. To those who have grown up accustomed to multiple voices in the booth and might consider this an anachronism, I respond: Why would you rather have two guys gabbing with each other instead of one talking directly to you, the listener?”
The problem I have with most of the 2-man and 3-man baseball broadcasting teams today is the constant joke telling, poking fun at each other, giggling, and commenting on topics unrelated to the game at hand (”Hey Joe, you’ll never guess who I ran into the other day. Your old high school baseball coach! He said to say hi.”). When I was growing up in central California, I listened to the Oakland A’s games on the radio, and their play-by-play announcer was Monte Moore. He usually worked alone in the booth, and it was wonderful to listen to.
I wish I had a recording, or even a transcript, of Scully’s introduction to the first nighttime playoff game at Wrigley field. As the camera from the blimp zoomed in on the ballpark with the lights on, Scully narrated an opening to the broadcast which was pure poetry.
He is truly an artist.
A midsummer night’s diversion....
(Scully’s) call of the ninth inning of Koufax’s perfect game:
Audio at Post 24
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Marine Pilot WWII & Korean War vet Col. Jerry Coleman
and Yankee player.
And former New Yorker Ted Leitner have been the radio broadcasters for the S.D. Padres for around 29 years.
OMG yeah he up there in age did he sign two year contract with Dodgers again ES
I THINK SO yeah it come to the day there no more Vin Scully we are so spoiled here in SO CAL
Don't forget two of the best ever ... the ol' Redbird himself, Red Barber, and the great Ernie Harwell.
Padres.... Booooo.
This is a Dodgers thread, and they are HOT this year.
Vin Scully is a living legend, a delightful person and walking encylopedia of baseball lore.
WE LOVE HIM!!!
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I grew up with Pete, Ernie and Skip announcing the Braves games. To me they did a wonderful job and I really enjoyed listening to the Braves on the radio. And back then it was better to listen on the radio because if you watched on the television it was just a bunch of empty seats at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Better to listen on the radio and imagine a stadium full of fans.
Definitely! Must include them both!
Love The Colonel and Uncle Teddy.
Cannot stand the yahoos on CH 4, this year, or in recent years past. When I watch the Pads, I listen to radio broadcast.
But, Vin Scully is the best. I grew up a Dodger fan in socal, Ventura County, and always enjoyed listening to Vin.
Very true about the bunch on 4. A little goes a long way
No Dizzy Dean, he was a riot.
:)
I would put Chick first. Basketball is a much faster game.
Actually the best is the NY Yankee’s Michael Kay and anyone with him. He’s especially good when Paul O’Neil is in the booth. It’s almost better to listen than watch.
I never have been a fan of Tim McCarver, and Joe Buck belongs back on 42nd Street hustling creepy old men.
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