Vin Scully passes away

[Jason]

This is a big loss for baseball 

[Jeremiah]

He was the best baseball storyteller, the best to ever do it. I would usually listen to his call when the Angels played the Dodgers just to hear the way he’d call the game and the things he’d say about the Angels players.

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

 

[DCAngelsFan]

I have this scene imprinted on my memory, being outside my house, on a perfect summer evening, and in the twilight, hearing Vin's voice narrating a Dodgers game from radios up and down the street. 

Elysian Fields, indeed.

It's not fair to call him "the best" - that implies there were others like him.  He was unique, a storyteller, an Irish poet, and you didn't even have to be a Dodger fan to enjoy him.  

RIP, Vin, thanks for the memories.

[Waybackman]

There are people that are very good, even great at their craft. Vin Scully transcended his, he was an artist. We may never hear a sports broadcaster again with his talent. He will never be forgotten. Love to you Vin!

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Anyone who wants to know what was special about the radio era of baseball needs to listen to Vin call a game. None better. RIP.

[Dave Saltzer]

Th thing is, Vin was such a humble man, he may have known how much he meant to helLA and the Dodgers, and I'm sure he heard everyone tsay how he was the greatest announcer ever, but he never came across that way. He was just an honest man he did his craft very well, and let everyone else proclaim his greatness. He just seemed happy to tell the story of the game and to make people smile, even if the Dodgers lost. 

 

Another thing about him, he knew how to let the moment be the moment and get out of the way of the drama. He never made the game or the interview about him. It was always about what was happening on the field or about the player. He didn't berate people with pithy questions to make it about himself (like so many "reporters" do. Instead, he was sure to be out of the way and let the story tell itself. 

 

He set an incredible example of what a dedicated, hard-working, reporter can be and should be. 

 

If you have ever seen all the information provided by the teams prior to the game, and realize how long it takes to go through it all, just to prepare for a broadcast, and then to get it all in, including all the advertisements and everything, then you know just how amazing it was that Vinny did it for so many years, and did it so well. 

[T.G.]

Amazingly, he called 22 no hitters, including 3 perfect games.

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Amazingly, he called 22 no hitters, including 3 perfect games.

Was kind of shaking my head at that last night.

Forgetting dodger moments for a second (forever actually), and realizing he's the guy who called hank Aaron's home run, called Jackie Robinson moments, the Buckner moment, Joe carter, bo Jackson's all star home run, etc etc etc etc

 

He was literally the voice of baseball. 

 

Listening to the radio today, someone made a "holy shit" point.

There were kids born in 2000 who heard him... but more accurate, let's say kids born in the 90s, who grew up listening to him....

 

.... there were also people born in the 1890s, even earlier, who listened to him calling Brooklyn games.

 

That's insane.

[Halo in Chicago]

Grew up w him as the background soundtrack to my youth. Grandparents were big Dodger fans and usually had the game on the radio on low as we played cards… good memories. His voice is burned into my memories and that’s a good thing. 

[Jay]

They used him in the movies also:

 

[Jay]

I actually remember hearing this call on the radio (yes I was a Dodgers fan then).

https://www.mlb.com/video/vin-scully-top-20-13-c1103481583

 

[Puget Sound Angel]

Vin was a national treasure.

[Angels 1961]

1958 listen to games on my transistor radio. Vinnie and Jerry Doggett

[T.G.]

Tribute tonight at the stadium, pre-game. It’s on Sportsnet.