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Makes living in Los Angeles more bearable.
Although he did color in the NFL as opposed to MLB, I always liked the way the late Merlin Olsen handled the broadcasts. He was especially good when teamed with Dick Enberg for the AFC games.
Thanks for posting this. Vinny is a treasure, one of the all time greatest broadcasters ever in any sport.
I recently was at my friends place and he was nice enough to put on the Dodger game for me as I am a lifelong Dodger fan. He’s from Cleveland so he’s a die hard Indians fan.
His little brother who’s around 40 started saying how much he HATED Vin Scully. I was taken aback a little ‘How could anyone hate Vin Scully’ I wondered. I asked ‘Why’? He said because ‘he NEVER shuts up!’
I pondered this for a moment and realized he’s right in one sense, Vinny does indeed keep talking when he’s calling the game, but there’s a reason behind it. I explained that Vin started way back when there was very little televised games and most baseball was followed on radio broadcasts only. I pointed out to him that when nobody’s talking on radio you just have dead-air and Vin knew how to keep his broadcast audience by always having something to say about the game, the players and baseball in general. Radio is where his style was honed and refined. He brought that wonderfully informative and entertaining style to his TV persona.
Baseball, and every listener is enriched that he did.
Thanks Vinny, I feel like I can almost call you a friend after listening to you my entire baseball life.
The best in the business, and one of the best ever.
Being a NY Mets fan, Vin Scully holds a special place in my baseball experience. He called probably the greatest moment in Mets history...Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. He did a masterful job, worthy of the moment and I will never forget it.
I grew up in Brooklyn but was a Giants’ fan.
The radio announcers (before T V) were argued about as much as the teams, We had Ernie Harwell, Russ Hodges (Giants)Red Barber Connie Desmond and a little later Scully (Dodgers)Mel Allen (Yankees, Frankie Frish (Giants) told us about (”Oh!those bases on balls”).
The Dodgers had a good pre game show with Marty Glickman, Burt Wilson and Burt Lee They were always arguing about the teams.
I used to listen to Scully broadcasting Fordham U games on WFUV