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Posted on 11/29/2007 11:40:37 AM PST by EveningStar
Vin Scully, the great broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, turns 80 years old today.
He began his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950. When the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, Scully moved with them. 8 seasons in Brooklyn, 50 seasons in LA. 58 seasons and counting. Wow.
Scully's longevity is remarkable, but even more remarkable is his unique style. It transcends just sportscasting. It is artistic broadcasting at its best. You don't have to be a sports fan to appreciate him.
You can read about his style in this fine Salon article
There are more articles about his style here, here and here.
Perhaps the best - and best known - example of the broadcasting artistry of Vin Scully is his call of the ninth inning of Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9, 1965. You can listen to it here and read the transcript of it here. Remember, this was a live unscripted description of an on-going event.
You can find a good biography of the man in this Wikipedia article.
Here are some other Vin Scully links of interest:
Quotes by and about Vin Scully
His Baseball Hall of Fame page
His call of the ninth inning of Sandy Koufax's first no-hitter on June 30, 1962
Newsday blog entry celebrating his 80th birthday
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I have two cassette tapes of Vin from old Dodger v Giants games in the 1990’s I listen to on sunny late winter days while longing for the return of the game.
This was a very nice post EveningStar. I’ve spent many an hour listening to Vin Scully play by play. Thanks for the links and rememberence. Kudos...
I’m no Bob Costas fan, but he used to do a very funny impersonation of a Japanese baseball broadcaster imitating Vin.
I work as a freelance technician for sports television here in Florida. Last March I had the pleasure of working a few Dodgers Spring Training games for KCAL. One game experienced a small rain delay and during the short pause in action, Mr. Scully was able to fill by weaving one great baseball story after another. The other techs and myself marvelled at how he was able to do that so naturally.
The man is an artist and a great communicator.
Happy Birthday Vin! May you have many more.
“In the year of the improbable, the impossible has happened!”
WOW rack those links
I didn’t know that Chris Carter named Scully after Vin Scully WHOA
His timing is remakable.
I wonder if he still has all of his own teeth?
I understand that Jon Miller does one also.
One of the great joys of listening to baseball over the internet is the radio broadcast. I love listening to Scully. Sadly we are losing many of these great announcer who are original radio announcers. Harwell has retired, we lost Joe Nuxhall and we can cherish Vin Scully. I hope we get to hear him for many years to come.
From what I understand, his current contract runs through 2008.
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