MLB R.I.P Vin Scully

[Cane4L]

 

[kyhurricane]

Being a kid in the 80's i always loved listening to Vin Scully and Mel Allen commentating baseball. Will never forget this call!

 

[JD08]

Today's announcer's can't hold a candle to the old timers.

 

[Colombie]

You know he is one of the best when The Simpsons voice actor mimicked his voice for most of their sports play-by-play satirical spoofs.

R.I.P.

 

[TemplarCane]

RIP

 

[JgDaCane]

I used to buy the mlb.com radio package on my phone just to listen to dodgers games & I’m not even a dodgers fan that’s how good he was. RIP.

 

[Bird4um]

I would listen to the tigers at night all summer visiting gramps as a kid. The old timers were the best no question. RIP

always going to YouTube looking for old clips.

Any sonny Hirsch calls? MIAMA

 

[88]

Why is broadcasting such **** now?

 

[MedleyCane]

Why is broadcasting such **** now?

because....ESPN....they made it cool to be loud and illiterate.

 

[TriStarCane]

Vin was the soundtrack of many summers growing up in SoCal as a huge Dodgers fan. It was no joke that people would bring their radios and headphones to listen to his broadcasts during the games. Absolutely the greatest to ever do it in the booth. And great human being. RIP Vin

 

[1983cane]

Being a kid in the 80's i always loved listening to Vin Scully and Mel Allen commentating baseball. Will never forget this call!

This is a gem. Thankyou.

And I am a Royals and Pirates fan...

Look who is at first base for the A's.


Scully was absolutely great. You feel like you're in the living room with him. Exciting, painted a commentary picture. Old school, good stuff. Like no TV 50's thang.

 

[Applecane]

Scully and Red Barber in the same booth must have been a thrill…

 

[caneULM]

Vin Scully is the once who called "The Catch" in '81 NFC championship.

 

[MedleyCane]

because....ESPN....they made it cool to be loud and illiterate.

I would also add that it appears that every broadcaster appears to be Syracuse or Northwestern grads which means a bunch of suburbian dweeb calling games which make it a circle-jerking arena of 115lb nerds calling games and providing useless commentary.

 

[bacane]

Finest broadcaster of his generation. Knowledgeable, no BS or phony act, likeable personality and a poetic wordsmith. Lost treasure.

 

[kyhurricane]

Vin Scully is the once who called "The Catch" in '81 NFC championship.

Also called the 86 World Series Buckner error game if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Rellyrell]

Vin & Chick, L.A sports were blessed w/ two of some of the greatest voices in sports. I am neither a LAL or LAD fan, but I regularly tuned in just to hear Vin & Chick spit on the mic w/ an unbiased affection for the love of the game. Vin was just spitting facts of the history of the game, anecdotal stories in such a soothing, calming voice while putting u front in center on the mound, at the plate, & in the batters box. Chick just called the game in a way that when u closed ur eyes, u know every detail of what was happening.

The love & care those two showed for their respective sports & the ones tuning in via radio or TV will never be duplicated, & I hate using such a word “never”, but it just won’t. These guys today do it for $, those guys did it for love.

I know we all die eventually, but man, seeing Mr Russell & Mr Scully die on back to back days sucks & is unbelievable & unreal.

 

[JD08]

 

[caneULM]

Also called the 86 World Series Buckner error game if I'm not mistaken.

That is correct.

 

[caneULM]

I know we all die eventually, but man, seeing Mr Russell & Mr Scully die on back to back days sucks & is unbelievable & unreal.

Not to mention Nichelle Nichols from Star Trek. It was almost not fair how fine that woman was back in the day.