why isn’t he doing the playoffs?
Scully confirmed that October 2's game against the Giants will be the last of his 67-year career, which ends up being a fitting opponent for his finale.
"I've never ever thought about doing the playoffs - why would I want to go on and do whatever?" he said.
When he walks out of the TV booth at San Francisco's AT&T Park Oct. 2, Vin Scully will be done, the symmetry of his 67-year baseball broadcasting career flawless in his mind. If the playoffs began today, the Dodgers would square off against the NL East-leading Washington Nationals in a best-of-five series starting with two games in the home park of the team with the best record.
"Otherwise", Scully said to the Times, "I'd be saying goodbye like in grand opera, where you say goodbye 12 different times". "I'm going to say good-bye at Dodger Stadium the last game with Colorado (Sept. 25)"
TV rights aren't with the local broadcasters during the playoffs. TBS, TNT, MLB, ESPN, Fox, etc. will have the games instead.