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THEN AND NOW: Scully makes it all special
The Sun ^
| 3/28/11
| Jim McConnell
Posted on 03/29/2011 11:49:11 AM PDT by La Enchiladita
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Now, it seems the only constant we have left is baseball, and even that has changed so dramatically as to render itself less than trustworthy. We never know if seasons will be played, or completed, if owners will turn out to be crooks, if stars will stay with their teams or jump ship, or be suspended, or turn out to be the sort of person our parents warned us to stay away from.
No, there isn't much left of the world of 1958, barely the ghost of a smile. But there is Vin Scully.
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
03/29/2011 11:52:07 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( "Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine / There's always laughter and good red wine / ...Belloc)
To: nutmeg
Scully has been doing Dodgers broadcasts since 1950, when no one had heard of Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays or Hank Aaron. Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, the first in a long line of free agents, were still in knee pants. And the East Germans were just starting to inject their athletes with steroids.
...Counting spring training and the postseason, Scully has now broadcast more than 10,000 Dodgers games. He doesn't work every game any more, and there is a marked drop-off on those nights he doesn't work, but that's been true for a long, long time.
Ready for the new season, girlfriend?:^)
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posted on
03/29/2011 11:52:30 AM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
Well written article. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:01:01 PM PDT
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: La Enchiladita
For many years LA had probably two of the best announcers in all of sports in town: Vinnie at Chavez Ravine and Chick Hearn at the Forum.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:12:02 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Going to Charlotte for the barbecue is like going to Minneapolis for the gumbo - John Reed)
To: Michael.SF.
Excluding Jon Miller, the SF Giants probably have two of the worst, IMHO.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:14:54 PM PDT
by
GSWarrior
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To: Michael.SF.
“For many years LA had probably two of the best announcers in all of sports in town: Vinnie at Chavez Ravine and Chick Hearn at the Forum.”
And Bob Miller, announcer for the LA Kings, also at the Forum.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:28:40 PM PDT
by
fidelis
(Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
To: La Enchiladita
Scully learned it all from Mel Allen and Red Barber, the class act two boroughs away in the Bronx.
“It’s going, going, gone - a Ballantine blast! How about that folks?!”
“And with Whitey Ford in the catbird seat, Mel, the Dodgers aren’t going anywhwere today but back to Brooklyn”.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:42:35 PM PDT
by
oldbill
To: GSWarrior
It won’t be the same without Ernie Harwell.
To: oldbill
I enjoyed hearing him call an exhibition game last night, Dodgers v. Angels. He always throws in a funny, wry observation of the play. He truly loves this game and all the characters involved in it.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:47:09 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:49:31 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: Ditto
My pleasure... it is nicely done.
In the pic of Scully and O'Malley, notice the Lucky Strike carton and big bottle of beer. Nice touch you wouldn't see in today's PC fascism culture.
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posted on
03/29/2011 12:54:22 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
The SOB O’Malley standing with his arm on Scully’s sholder. Taken in the press box at Ebbits Field
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:02:27 PM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine's brother
(With the repeal of DADT, are more fashionable military uniforms from the Pentagon next?)
To: La Enchiladita
The guy sure was blessed with a great set of pipes and a real gift for the language. Not ever living in Dodger land, I didn’t get to hear him that often, but it was always a pleasure listening to him do a game when I had the opportunity.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:06:49 PM PDT
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: Jimmy Valentine's brother
Let me guess. You are still bitter about the Dodgers’s move to the west coast.....
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:08:25 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
I had forgotten that for years Scully also announced NFL games, he was the one that called “The Catch” in the 49ers-Cowboys NFC Championship Game.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:11:01 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: GSWarrior
Peter Angelos singlehandedly drove the baseball’s best commentator (yup, Jon Miller) out of Baltimore because he wasn’t enough of a cheerleader for the team.
No winning seasons since ‘97 makes it hard to be a cheerleader.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:21:27 PM PDT
by
dmz
To: Jimmy Valentine's brother
The SOB OMalley standing with his arm on Scullys sholder. Don't blame O'Malley for The Bums leaving Brooklyn. Blame Robert Moses.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:28:57 PM PDT
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: Ditto
Thanks for posting that link, I had not heard that side of the story.
I bet though it does not change the mind of those who continue to hate O'Malley.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:48:23 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Going to Charlotte for the barbecue is like going to Minneapolis for the gumbo - John Reed)
To: Michael.SF.
Moses screwed up a lot of things in New York.
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posted on
03/29/2011 1:52:37 PM PDT
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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