Vin Scully

[mister d]

94. I don’t know if he was the best ever but he was the best of my lifetime. Fuck.

[teeteebee]

Damn. RIP to legitimate legend!! 67 years on the stick is insane!!

[Johnny Carwash]

Shit. RIP.

[Steve of phpBB]

I’ll always associate him with this vignette, which I watched with a law school friend from LA.

[Steve of phpBB]

And of course one of the the greatest jinxes ever is on that clip.

[sancarlos]

94. I don’t know if he was the best ever but he was the best of my lifetime. Fuck.

Best in my lifetime, too, junior.

[Johnnie]

He was the best. There's him. And then everybody else trailing far, far behind. And this is why:

10+ years ago when I was stationed at Osan AB I was at the chow hall eating along with maybe a dozen other folks. On the TV was AFN sports with a random Dodgers game on and Scully was the announcer.

At some point I kind of look around and every single person in the chow hall was fixated on the game. Like forks and knives in hand, but not focusing on their meal. Not because anything was happening of note, but Scully just had that magic. The voice. The storytelling. The ease of his broadcasting. Everything.

I look at the guy closest to me and he says something to the effect of "This announcer really pulls you in, doesn't he? Everyone's watching the game."

Yup. So weird that I randomly remember a thing like that, but that's Vin Scully.

RIP.

[govmentchedda]

The Goat

[degenerasian]

[DaveInSeattle]

The best to ever do it...

[A_B]

The Goat

Such a good voice. Throat Goat.

[L-Jam3]

When Vin started his career in 1950, he handled radio calls not only for regular season games, but spring training as well. He therefore handled spring training games between the then-Brooklyn Dodgers and the then-Philadelphia Athletics, who had their spring training in West Palm Beach at the time. The Athletics were managed by Connie Mack, who founded the team in 1901, but he also played, as a catcher primarily, between 1886 and 1896. Connie Mack, in fact, is purported to be the reason why catching a foul tip only results in an out if the batter has two strikes on him.

So to sum up, Vin Scully, an announcer we all listened to and adored, is only one degree of separation from baseball played in 1886, i.e. Grover Cleveland's first term as President.

Rest in Peace, Vin. Baseball is a little worse today with you not in it.

[Giff]

It's sad to lose someone that seems to have been universally loved in the sports world.

[mister d]

Such a good voice. Throat Goat.

Filing an official complaint.

[Steve of phpBB]

It's sad to lose someone that seems to have been universally loved in the sports world.

It's amazing to see the widespread reaction on Twitter to his death. People who never tweet about sports are all posting about how much they loved Vin.

[DaveInSeattle]

The Goat

Such a good voice. Throat Goat.

Sorry, but Nancy Reagan already had that nickname locked down.

[brian]

Vin Scully is a legend and belongs on the Mount Rushmore of announcers for any sport, but give me Ernie Harwell any day.

[EnochRoot]

Vin Scully, as Pat Zachry takes the mound to pitch: “Pat Zachry looks to have arrived today by raft…”

[Reaper]

Coming from a place where I grew up with Harry Kalas, the greatest has now left the building. RIP, Vin.

Still get a kick of the joy it brought him to say this:

[cerranoredux]

Coming from a place where I grew up with Harry Kalas, the greatest has now left the building. RIP, Vin.

Still get a kick of the joy it brought him to say this:

I’ll never forget where I was when I heard the news about Harry. I’m sure a lot of people in the Delaware Valley can say the same thing.

Scully’s reach went well beyond beyond LA and for good reason. Glad I was able to hear some of what he called. RIP.

[L-Jam3]

Good timing that his Dodgers are facing their archrivals tonight.

[sancarlos]

Good timing that his Dodgers are facing their archrivals tonight.

Not much of a rivalry this season. The Dodgers have owned the Giants.

[Rex]

This is amazing. Also, what the heck course is this?

[A_B]

Harbour Town

[Nonlinear FC]

That doesn't still exist there, right?? I tend to watch that tournament because I've walked the course and played it on EA a bunch. Don't remember that little doozy in my physical and virtual travel around the course.

[A_B]

That doesn't still exist there, right?? I tend to watch that tournament because I've walked the course and played it on EA a bunch. Don't remember that little doozy in my physical and virtual travel around the course.

It's not as penal now, but it's still there.

[sancarlos]

That doesn't still exist there, right?? I tend to watch that tournament because I've walked the course and played it on EA a bunch. Don't remember that little doozy in my physical and virtual travel around the course.

It's not as penal now, but it's still there.

I'm surprised they don't also have a windmill on the green, as you try to putt it into the clown's mouth.

[A_B]

That doesn't still exist there, right?? I tend to watch that tournament because I've walked the course and played it on EA a bunch. Don't remember that little doozy in my physical and virtual travel around the course.

It's not as penal now, but it's still there.

I'm surprised they don't also have a windmill on the green, as you try to putt it into the clown's mouth.

Can I interest you in a lighthouse, at least?

[govmentchedda]

That doesn't still exist there, right?? I tend to watch that tournament because I've walked the course and played it on EA a bunch. Don't remember that little doozy in my physical and virtual travel around the course.

It's not as penal now, but it's still there.

I'm surprised they don't also have a windmill on the green, as you try to putt it into the clown's mouth.

Can I interest you in a lighthouse, at least?

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