Vin Scully to cut back on his 2015 Dodgers broadcast schedule

Los Angeles Times ^ | September 3, 2014 | Bill Shaikin

[EveningStar]

Although Vin Scully plans to return for a 66th season as the voice of the Dodgers, he could reduce his workload next year by as much as 25%.

Scully said he has decided to skip road games, at least early in the season. In addition to the Dodgers' home games, the 86-year-old Scully currently travels with the team to Anaheim, Arizona, San Diego and San Francisco.

"I’m going to go to Anaheim for sure," Scully said Tuesday night. "But I’m going to try to cut back on nights on the road. I really want to spend more time at home."

[EveningStar]

Vin Scully will turn 87 on November 29.

[EveningStar]

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[SevenofNine]

OH okay ES I don’t mind at all

Just as long as I get hear Vin Scully in broadcast booth

[al baby]

At some point we will have to face the fact that Vin wont be doing the games anymore very hard to think of Dodger baseball without him hell I still miss Chick

[oldbrowser]

I just wish some of the other sports announcers would emulate Vin's style.
It is a pleasure to listen to him.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Vin and Chick are (were) the best!!

[DoughtyOne]

Had to happen sooner or later. The guy was an amazing sports play by play man.

[DoughtyOne]

Oops, still is. LOL

[Hebrews 11:6]

I just wish some of the other sports announcers would emulate Vin's style.

None of them can do what Vinnie does--they all know it and would feel foolish and disrespectful even trying. He's one-of-a-kind, and there will never be another.

[Hebrews 11:6]

He’ll still announce all 81 home games plus a couple in Anaheim—Lord willing. As Vinnie has said, “If you want to make God laugh, just tell Him your plans.”

[DoughtyOne]

LOL, good line huh.

Yes you are right. He is still announcing. My mistake in inadvertent wording.

[Donkey Odious]

My misspent youth was in SoCal. Vinny and Jerry were like friends that lived in my transistor radio. I remember listening to Vinny call the Sandy Koufax perfect game against the Cubs.....Does that make me old?! I am not the baseball fan that I once was, but if I know that Vinny will be calling a game on MLB I will tune in for a few innings just to hear him work.

Vin Scully is the master of the mike.

[BunnySlippers]

He’s a treasure!

[EveningStar]

I remember listening to Vinny call the Sandy Koufax perfect game against the Cubs.

So do I.

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[dfwgator]

He also called one of the biggest plays in NFL history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjvGFO3Ruc

[Jane Long]

Awesome....the play and for Scully. Thanks for posting.

[dfwgator]

Very underrated football announcer.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Slacker!

Just kidding - as lucky as I was growing up listening to the great Lon Simmons and Bill King broadcasting Giants and A's games respectively, on late summer nights the radio would pick up KABC all the way down in LA and I'd get to hear Vin Scully calling the last few innings of some Dodgers game and extolling the virtues of Farmer John's hot dogs - I could root for the Dodgers to lose without listening to the play-by-play, but Vin made it worthwhile.

The man's a national treasure. If you get a chance to listen to him call an inning, savor it - TV will do but the great baseball announcers are best heard over radio. And Vin Scully's voice won't be gracing the radio waves on late summer nights forever.

[Darren McCarty]

My favorite Scully call - 1984 World Series

"and there it goes!"

[SevenofNine]

The day that Vin Scully dies

I be crying like a baby