Posted on 03/24/2016 11:29:10 AM PDT by EveningStar
As the Dodgers and Time Warner Cable invoked the name of Vin Scully in lobbying DirecTV to carry SportsNet LA, the Hall of Fame broadcaster said Wednesday he was not entirely comfortable "to have my name tossed into a negotiation.
Said Scully: Im pretty shy with that kind of stuff.
The beloved Scully, 88, is entering his 67th and final season as voice of the Dodgers. A TWC spokesman said Tuesday that the company had cut its asking price for the Dodgers-owned channel "especially because of the historic nature of this year, with it being Vin Scullys final season.
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OK, then we know. It in fact was Schaeffer’s beer sponsoring the Brooklyn Dodgers. I wonder if they continued sponsorship when they came to L.A.
I think Vin Scully is shy dude he probably real embarrsed that Time Warner hold Dodgers games hostage for his last season
I remember listening to him when I was just a kid in high school, yeah I still smoke and drink beer.
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