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Posted on 09/05/2013 12:54:31 PM PDT by EveningStar
PASADENA, Calif. - Vin Scully will usher in 2014 as grand marshal of the 125th Rose Parade, an honour the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster initially wasn't sure he would accept.
The more he thought about it, though, the more he warmed up to the idea, calling it "one of those one-in-a-million experiences."
Scully will be joined by his wife, Sandi, for the 5 1/2-mile ride down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on Jan. 1.
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Surprised it hasn’t happened already.
I view both Boston Red Soxs and the LA Dodgers as the most imporved MLB teams of the year. The big trade did both teams well.
Me too.
I think the Dodger fans missed hearing Mr. Scully’s voice do the broadcasting. He is a legend.
Wonderin’ if Bob Eubanks, and Stephanie Edwards will be there this year to call the plays.
What took Rose Parade guys this long HELLO ES LOL!
Oh man, don't scare me like that!
Hooray! Go get ‘em Vinny...
Agreed, getting Gonzalez, Crawford, and Punto helped the Dodgers tremendously this year. In the longer run, the Red Sox will have the advantage as they got younger players and freed up money to get older players.
For many in L.A., Scully IS the Dodgers. He still sounds great and he’s back calling their home games now, too.
Can’t believe you forgot to mention Yasiel Puig.
Compare and contrast.
Vin Scully. A throwback to the great days of broadcasting with legends like Ernie Harwell, Milo Hamilton, Bob Prince, Red Barber, Mel Allen, Herb Carneal, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, and even Dick Enberg.
Who is the type of broadcaster we think of now in the next wave? Gus Johnson.
I weep for broadcasting.
so did spending half a billion dollars as did the dodgers.
the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster initially wasn't sure he would accept.
Mel Didier was a scout for the Dodgers during the 1988 World Series and knew the tendencies of the opposing pitchers so well that before the game he told Kirk Gibson exactly what kind of pitch Dennis Eckersley would throw in that situation
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