Baseball

Brother Buzz

(37,795 posts) Tue Aug 2, 2022, 10:44 PM Aug 2022

Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dies at 94

Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dies at 94

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday at the age of 94. Scully joined the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths in 1950 and followed the team to Los Angeles in 1958. He retired in 2016 after 67 seasons calling games for the franchise, the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history.

Scully was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 and National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995.

His most famous calls include Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956, Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Hank Aaron’s 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, Bill Buckner’s error against the Mets in the 1986 World Series and Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit, walk-off home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, dies at 94 (Original Post) Brother Buzz Aug 2022 OP

... Docreed2003 Aug 2022 #1

Hats off to Vin Scully. I always enjoyed his broadcasts. MLAA Aug 2022 #2

I used to enjoy them too, until he made a complete jack ass out of himself ..... LenaBaby61 Aug 2022 #4

Yep. He slipped in a political comment or two during play-by-play -- a big no-no. Auggie Aug 2022 #6

Bummer! I didn't hear about those awful statements. I just remembered the MLAA Aug 2022 #7

Farmer John Hot Dogs.... Bristlecone Aug 2022 #3

Epitaph 303squadron Aug 2022 #5

Docreed2003

(17,802 posts)

1. ...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Tue Aug 2, 2022, 10:52 PM

Aug 2022

MLAA

(18,598 posts)

2. Hats off to Vin Scully. I always enjoyed his broadcasts.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Tue Aug 2, 2022, 11:12 PM

Aug 2022

LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)

4. I used to enjoy them too, until he made a complete jack ass out of himself .....

Reply to MLAA (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:52 AM

Aug 2022

Colin Kaepernick and about how he and other athletes were disrespecting this country's vets and the American Flag. What colin was doing was taking a stand against those who were murdered and disrespected by cops like Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd in broad daylight and on film. OLD and out of touch.

Vin Scully on Player Protests: 'I Will Never Watch Another NFL Game Again'

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully says he is done watching NFL games because of anthem protests.

SCOOBY AXSON,NOV 5, 2017

Legendary Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully says he will not watch another NFL game because of the player protests.

“I have only one personal thought, really. And I am so disappointed,” Scully added. “I used to love, during the fall and winter, to watch the NFL on Sunday. And it’s not that I’m some great patriot. I was in the Navy for a year. Didn’t go anywhere. Didn’t do anything. But I have overwhelming respect and admiration for anyone who puts on a uniform and goes to war. So the only thing I can do in my little way is not to preach."

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/05/vin-scully-nfl-player-protest

He said he didn't want to preach, and that's exactly what he did. I wonder if he was happy with what the GQP did in voting against the vets burn pit bill, and fist pumping it the other day the first time around.