Vin Scully goes Silent

[spaidly]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

What a day. His last game, terrible Fernandez news, and then Arnold Palmer. Some good news today please.

For me it was the Dodgers clinching their division and the day before the VOLS humiliating Florida here at home. What a weekend!

[Exhibitman]

A great announcer and a gracious man. Here he is with my nephew in the pressbox about 12 years ago:



He signed this for me that day:

[clydepepper]

Truly a national treasure - in every way!


As I have said before, play-by-play announcers should always be someone with whom we can trust some of our most cherished memories.

For it is what they say, or sometimes don't say, that is forever linked to the images of those cherished moments and can either enrich (Vin) or ruin (several others) those memories.

Vin Scully could ALWAYS be trusted with our greatest memories.


Thank You Sir and God Speed.

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[Eric72]

Hard to believe the man who called the Brooklyn Dodgers WS Championship just retired. Best wishes to a National Treasure.

[Dewey]

I cried at the game Friday night with my 11 year old daughter while listening to, among others, the great Sandy Koufax give his tribute. I teared up at his magical send-off on Sunday. My story is like so many others: up way beyond bedtime with my ear to the radio listening to him tell stories and call Dodger games with Jerry Doggett then Ross Porter. The best childhood possible. Thank you, Vin.

[tjb1952tjb]

Vin Scully's play-by-play was always on the radio at our house while I was growing up. He seemed to be a another member of our family. His voice will forever resonate in my mind...........


Vin Scully's First Communion photograph (circa 1934).

[Rickyy]

As a Giants fan even I gotta say I'm gonna miss him. When the reception was just right I could pick him and Jerry Doggett on KABC at night sometimes as a kid under the covers in N. Calif. I also got to meet him one time pre game at Candlestick as a kid. He was and is a really nice nice man!

Also he called "The Catch" Clark to Montana on CBS too...

Happy Retirement and wish him good health and happiness.

Ricky Y

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Rickyy

As a Giants fan even I gotta say I'm gonna miss him. When the reception was just right I could pick him and Jerry Doggett on KABC at night sometimes as a kid under the covers in N. Calif. I also got to meet him one time pre game at Candlestick as a kid. He was and is a really nice nice man!

Also he called "The Catch" Clark to Montana on CBS too...

Happy Retirement and wish him good health and happiness.

Ricky Y

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[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

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I think he was referring to the Joe Montana to Dwight Clark touchdown.

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I think he was referring to the Joe Montana to Dwight Clark touchdown.

Yep...Vin Called the NFC Championship Game.

Ricky Y