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Posted on 11/29/2014 7:44:31 PM PST by EveningStar
It bears repeating every season. One of the things we're most thankful for is Vin Scully, the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Saturday, the broadcasting legend is celebrating his 87th birthday, and in tribute the folks over at MLB have released many of his greatest calls on video. With that in mind, we thought we might share a few of our own favorite Scully calls and moments from just this past season.
Yes, even in his 65th season as the Dodgers play-by-play voice — he'll make it a remarkable 66 seasons in 2015 — Scully is on top of his game, spitting knowledge, humor and memorable calls on a nightly basis.
Take a listen.
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Robert Wilcox,Iowa Park Texas high school football announcer, just finished his 67th consecutive year
For all of us who have ever sat behind a mic and used our voice to tell a story, Vin and Robert Wilcox are our mentors. Bless them. I also remember the great Don Pardo...what he did was legendary...
WOW!
Fox should let scully call the first three innings of next years all-star game
Ahh, Vincent Scully. Hell of an architect.
Vin also does a great radio show on Sirius called “Idiot’s Delight”. Brings back memories of free-form radio. I just wish he’d lay off the politics.
60 minutes is doing a piece,I’ve been told
Excellent football announcer, called “The Catch” in the 81 NFC Title Game.
Google Iowa Park Leader for the story
Yes, 30 plus years behind the mic and it doesn’t get any better than Scully.
Yeah I don’t know going be on Showtime version or going be CBS Version I keep look out
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