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Who follows Vin Scully? Jon Miller has a thought

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[AnotherUnixGeek]

Who follows Vin Scully? Jon Miller has a thought

All I can say is that whoever the Dodgers get to succeed Scully, he has my sympathies. The comparisons will be inevitable - and there is no replacing Vin Scully. And I say that as an A's and Giants fan with no love for the Dodgers.

[Ransomed]

How many teams have someone that calls the TV broadcast solo?

Freegards

[morphing libertarian]

His retirement has to be imminent, next 2-3 ears.

Don’t know why they don’t let him do the all star game or at least the first tree innings. Fox TV could also use him on the world series.

It would be a classy way for baseball to recognize him and to acknowledge his retirement.

[TBP]

Scully was mentored by the late, great Red Barber (as were Ernie Harwell and Phil Rizzuto.) Now Vinny is taking Red’s mentoring and paying it forward.

We could use more announcers like Scully and Harwell and fewer of these circus clowns we have today.

Charlie Slowes, the radio voice of the Washington nationals, is one of the best. Unfortunately, we hve mroe announcers like John Sterling (although he’s the extreme example) than like Slowes or Scully.

[Wayne07]

[xrmusn]

Vin Scully is one of a handful of people that make me feel ‘old’.
I remember when he broke in and figured he would ‘never make it’ now they talk of him like he is some relic.

These announcers today SUCK - as a whole - as much as I ‘hate it’ when the ‘homers’ ruin a game, it is much worse in the Playoffs and the Series when the announcers apparently have NOT done their homework by at least studying the team they are covering.
Back in the day, the teams participating had their announcers. I would say YES to Scully as the 3rd man but the two pretty boy loudmouths and that all important 3rd person on the field (s/s).

As much as I despise FP with the Nationals, I would say that at least one of each of the teams announcers be available for the playoffs etal. AT least they KNOW the team they are broadcasting. Let the network have the lead but put knowledgeable (of the team) people in the booth.

[Larry Lucido]

Having a protege is a fine idea. Pick up dry cleaning, give risk management seminars, prepare Ovaltine.

[Benito Cereno]

Nobody right now holds a candle to Kruk and Kuip.

[Rodamala]

Vin Scully's play-by-play is what makes this work:

Game 6 of the 1986 World Series re-enacted in RBI Baseball

You don't have to be a Mets fan to enjoy this.

[truth_seeker]

Scully outlived Lurch.