KTLA will broadcast six Dodger games in tribute to Vin Scully

[Kevin]

When the time comes to honor Mota, I hope KTLA researches AW and finds the top fifty motaisms and tries deciphering them to find the true meaning of this living legend's quotes.

[disarcina]

actually -- with Jose Mota -- if this has not happened - and I think it has -- Jose Mota should interview Manny Mota (probably next year during the freeway series -- Dodgers- Angel game at the Ravine) and FSN should keep the interview for it's archives..........Vin Scully is no doubt an greater LA area treasure and an All Time great.

So is Manny Mota who was a very beloved player and a fan favorite to this day even though his coaching. broadcasting, scouting role has been reduced -- he's 78 these days.

I will always remember the Dodgers placing coach Manny Mota, then something like 44 years old - on the active roster in a critical season ending three game series vs. Houston. The Dodgers needed to sweep the Astros to force a one game play off --  they did -- and in two of the games the critical clutch hit in the late innings was delivered by none other than COACH MANNY MOTA.

I remember his first time up after being activated at age 44-- either bases loaded or first and third -- something like that -- either tie game or Dodgers down one run -- Mota slaps an RBI single up the middle........Dodger Stadium just explodes in uproar and a standing O for Manny Mota.........

FSN (back then Prime Ticket I guess) should be re-running another interview from the vaults this week -- the show they did with Chick Hearn, Bob Miller and Vin Scully on one panel.

Talk about LA area legends..........

 

[Ohtaniland]

2 hours ago, disarcina said:

actually -- with Jose Mota -- if this has not happened - and I think it has -- Jose Mota should interview Manny Mota (probably next year during the freeway series -- Dodgers- Angel game at the Ravine) and FSN should keep the interview for it's archives..........Vin Scully is no doubt an greater LA area treasure and an All Time great.

So is Manny Mota who was a very beloved player and a fan favorite to this day even though his coaching. broadcasting, scouting role has been reduced -- he's 78 these days.

I will always remember the Dodgers placing coach Manny Mota, then something like 44 years old - on the active roster in a critical season ending three game series vs. Houston. The Dodgers needed to sweep the Astros to force a one game play off --  they did -- and in two of the games the critical clutch hit in the late innings was delivered by none other than COACH MANNY MOTA.

I remember his first time up after being activated at age 44-- either bases loaded or first and third -- something like that -- either tie game or Dodgers down one run -- Mota slaps an RBI single up the middle........Dodger Stadium just explodes in uproar and a standing O for Manny Mota.........

FSN (back then Prime Ticket I guess) should be re-running another interview from the vaults this week -- the show they did with Chick Hearn, Bob Miller and Vin Scully on one panel.

Talk about LA area legends..........

 

Chick Hearn on Bowling for Dollars was classic. Every time a some Mexican dude would compete Chick would ask him "What's your favorite Mexican food, Tacos or Burritos?"

[fan_since79]

15 hours ago, CALZONE said:

Chick Hearn on Bowling for Dollars was classic. Every time a some Mexican dude would compete Chick would ask him "What's your favorite Mexican food, Tacos or Burritos?"

You ask a question like that today and everyone will be accusing you of racism.

I miss the days before political correctness went crazy.

[Kenny]

On September 3, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Kenny said:

I have Dish network, who are currently blocking channel 5.  Great.

Haha, and the next day Dish suddenly resolved the dispute.

[CaliAngel]

6 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

You ask a question like that today and everyone will be accusing you of racism.

I miss the days before political correctness went crazy.

Thanks Obama! Instead of uniting the nation he has divided it more than ever.

Lefty asshats!

[Stradling]

Pretty sure the trend for political correctness has been on the rise a helluva lot longer than Obama's 8 years.  

[fan_since79]

On 9/2/2016 at 2:37 PM, Kevinb said:

If Dodgers make it to the post season will Vin get to call the games or is it done once regular season is over?

He just announced he will not call any postseason games.

So October 2nd is going to be the end of it.

 

[gotbeer]

Vin Scully: 'I will say goodbye in San Francisco, and then that will be it'

[Amazing Larry]

So the last game called by the Dodgers beloved announcer will be in the house of their enemy. 

 

 

Excellent. 

[kevinb]

4 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

He just announced he will not call any postseason games.

So October 2nd is going to be the end of it.

 

Ya saw that so sad

[fan_since79]

Some interesting statistical facts:

Vin Scully has called games in which Preacher Roe pitched. He was born in 1916. He's also called games in which Julio Urias appeared. Julio was born in 1996. That's eighty years.

The Dodgers have a winning record against every NL team in the years that Scully has called the games (since 1950). But they have a losing record against the Angels, who are 61-49 vs the Dodgers.

Scully has called 560 walk-off hits by the Dodgers since he began his career. The latest was Charlie Culberson's home run on Sunday.

 

 

[Troll Daddy]

Vin is great but Chick was the nuts!

[mancini79]

On 9/13/2016 at 7:43 PM, Lawrence said:

So the last game called by the Dodgers beloved announcer will be in the house of their enemy. 

 

 

Excellent. 

To be fair, Vin's favorite childhood team was the Giants. So this would be full circle for him. 

[fan_since79]

14 minutes ago, mancini79 said:

To be fair, Vin's favorite childhood team was the Giants. So this would be full circle for him. 

The people who attended Saturday's game got a nice letter from Vin. It mentioned that October 2nd will be the 80th anniversary of the day he first became aware of major league baseball. Walking home from school on October 2, 1936, he passed by a Chinese laundry and saw a World Series update posted in the window. The Giants were losing 18-4, and he felt sorry for them and immediately became a Giants fan.

[Adam]

Vin was the first guy to make me appreciate the mute button.

 

<---- hater

[fan_since79]

975 players have entered a game for the Dodgers since Vin started broadcasting, and he probably had a story for each one of them.

 

[Amazing Larry]

40 minutes ago, mancini79 said:

To be fair, Vin's favorite childhood team was the Giants. So this would be full circle for him. 

I love Vin. I'm just saying it will be a little shitty for the Dodgers fans.