A Sigh Of Relief: Vin Scully Will Return For 2011

I stay up till 1 am here in the east just to listen to his whole telecast.

Heading to wrigley to see Lou’s last game. Glad to know this won’t be vin’s last season.

Dodger Talk will host a special pregame edition today at 11am for 90 minutes

This is one of good news with lot of historical figures are retiring after this season. Well let’s hope we get to watch / hear something like this next year which what could be the last season for him.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7028745&c_id=mlb

alright Vin!

Phillips 2B
Cairo 3B
Votto 1B
Gomes LF
Heisey RF
Hanigan C
Stubbs CF
Janish SS
Arroyo P

I just wish I lived in an area where I could hear him broadcast. You SoCal locals are very fortunate to be able to hear him call a game. On a different note, lets hope that car RamRod can bring a little more pop to the 2 spot. We can still catch the POS giants. As always the goal is to win the division, but the wildcard will do just fine. Go Dodgers!!!

Vin just got here. Press conference in 15 minutes

I wrote this on 12/18/08 entitled “A Tribute to Vin Scully”:

I read in the sports page today that Charlie Steiner will be announcing Dodger games exclusively on radio in 2009. There was conversation in a blog on who was going to announce the 40+ games Vin Scully will not be announcing (he does not travel east of the Rockies). The more important question is who will replace Vin Scully when he decides to “turn off the microphone”?

Scully, who is 81, is irreplaceable. To this Dodger fan, when Scully leaves the game it will be like losing a father. Vin Scully takes a game and turns it into poetry. A Dodger game will never be the same. Let’s play word association:

Yankees – Ruth
Red Sox – Williams
Cardinals – Musial
Dodgers – Scully

I have had the honor of experiencing Scully-announced Dodger games for so long I don’t care to say. Put it this way – before my family got its first color television set.

I’ve always wanted to tell Vin that I admire him and he is a role model of mine.

So who replaces the legend? I don’t know but Vin’s replacement will never be able to live up to “Scully expectations”. It’s just too tough an act to follow.

I’m not certain but I believe he is the last MLB announcer to describe the games solo. I will miss the solo announcer. These “color commentators” are mostly awful. But then again I have been spoiled by having the privilege to listen to the master. I can’t believe how lucky I have been.

I’m relieved to hear this, maybe next year I can get out to a game. One more year of “Dodger Basebaaaaall”…

here’s another great Vin story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fww71rJKdns

Seems silly but the biggest perk to me in working the press box once in a while is hearing Vinny singing 3 hours hours before gametime. That and finding out the man who my Grandparents adored was just as nice a human being any one could hope for.

I got one quote in the Best of Dodger Thoughts book that Jon Weisman published several years ago.

I don’t believe in God but I Thank God for Vin Scully

Still works for me today.

since it was just cash, nothing wrong with it. He’s certainly an upgrade on our current situation.

and he says Scully is a frequent visitor during the weekends

Why do they have a radio / TV crew. Why not simply let Vin do the simulcast for 1- 3, and 7 – 9 with Steiner going solo 4 – 6? Does anyone think this current setup is better then the old Vin / Doggett or Vin/Drysdale days?

It has been revealed that Ricky Nolasco tore the meniscus in his right knee when he was attempting to tie his shoe.

http://www.truebluela.com/2010/8/22/1636266/vin-scully-now-that-they-have-rod