Re: Vin Scully
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 8:04 PM
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So agree Bob! Wish he would do at least one inning. Hearing they won brought back all the wonderful Dodger memories from the past :)
On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Robert Chapman <rchap347sum@gmail.com> wrote:
There is a bittersweet element to the Dodgers making it to the World Series for the first time in 29 years. It's just such a shame that Vin retired right before this magical, wonderful season. After 67 years of calling Dodger games, starting out when they played in Brooklyn. But not this World Series.Joe Buck wants him there. Fox wants him there. In fact everyone wants him there. Just show up in the press box for one inning's call, maybe some banter with the other announcers.***Joe Buck, who will call the World Series for Fox Sports, would do pretty much anything to get Scully to change his mind. Anything.
“I swear on my late father, to have Vin come do some of the series with us and in my place would be an honor,” he told Hoffarth. “If someone can hypnotize him and make him say ‘yes,’ I will drive and pick him up myself. He knows I feel this way, as does Fox and he continues to say no, unfortunately.”
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“I honestly don’t feel I belong there and I would not want anyone to think I was eager for a spotlight,” the retired Hall of Fame broadcaster said via email Friday morning.
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I think we all remember Vin as the soundtrack to our lives in the summer during the 60's growing up (along with some classic rock 'n roll music). Vicki told me she has fond remembrances of him, so it wasn't just a guy thing. I was the typical So Cal kid hustling my transistor radio to my room when Mom and Dad told me it was time to go to bed. Like many other kids, I kept it under the pillow so they couldn't hear.
Celebrating the pennant-winning game 5 victory over the Cubs with his wife and daughter:
An interesting aspect of this photo is the "Let's go Dodgers" banner. Unlike today's hometown announcers, you could have listened to Vinnie for all 67 years and you would never have heard the slightest bias from him. He personified the old adage, "No cheering in the press box." The consummate professional, he praised great plays by both sides, without a hint of which team he might want to win. Now there are homers, screamers, and attention-hogs in the press box everywhere you turn. Not Mr. Scully. The man was, and is, all class.
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 8:16 PM
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Just hearing his voice brings me back to my childhood since that is when I heard him the most. I also agree Bob, I do hope he comes back to call at least one inning...for old times sake. Sounds like he is such a humble guy too, I don't think he realizes how much it would really mean to so many of us
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 8:34 PM
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Not sure how I get on that email list (between Bob and Vicki), but I would like to sign up!
Totally agree with everyone's vote to have Vin Scully call some of the World Series but I do know that some very wise people are genuinely concerned about public appearances when they get older possibly tarnishing a great image and of course, we respect the greatest announcer of all time with his decision.
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 8:53 PM
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I did think about that too, Bill. Not because of his age though, in his last season in 2016 he did just fine, still Vin, still great. He's done some interviews this year that I heard and he was on his game, hadn't lost a step. But coming back after a whole year off from calling play-by-play might cause him to have some concern about a possible rust factor. So your point is well-taken, but I think I speak for all baseball fans when I say that even a somewhat rusty Vin Scully would still be better than most announcers on their finest day.
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 9:11 PM
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I think the fans would be unanimous, as you say. But even though he sounds 100%, he turns 90 next month and sometimes people see things in themselves before anyone else sees it. Being who he is, I can only imagine he sets a very high standard for himself.
Think of all the athletes who have foolishly gone far beyond their prime and the fans did not appreciate it. Undoubtedly, he has seen this firsthand and may want to follow his own advice even though he never shared it with anyone. And if we ask ourselves what his motive might be I think we would all agree he is not declining this opportunity in an effort to boost his popularity or for any reason other than the purest of motives that we all justifiably attribute to him. I say we let him enjoy his retirement and celebrate the gift that he gave us for 67 amazing seasons!
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Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 9:30 PM
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If he sees something in himself that the rest of us can't see, he has some preternatural psychic powers and the rest of us are actually the ones losing it. While there may be some truth to what you say, I believe a greater factor at work is his integrity. He's a man of his word, he said all along he was going to retire at the end of the 2016 season, and he said that was going to be it. He knew there would be a great clamor for him to return after he left so he drew a line in the sand. At the end of last season they had a lovely retirement celebration for him at Dodger stadium after his last game. He said over and over there would be no encore. Others have been hired to do his job, and he wants to give them space and a chance to do what his original mentor back in Brooklyn, Red Barber did, when he stepped aside for the young Vin. Godspeed, Vinnie...
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