How great is it to listen to Vin Scully calling a game

[hangman62]

Vin is an all time classic ...HOF, and everything else...and at his age..look at that head of hair...Im assuming that's his real hair...but the more I look at it..I say it might be a wig ??

[botn]

He is the Dodgers and the only reason I follow the team. When he is not calling the game there is no reason to watch or listen. He is timeless and his contribution to the game cannot be measured. As mentioned, his stories are nothing short of captivating. Something about his voice and the innocent manner in which he delivers the stories that soothe the soul.

A CD set of his stories or broadcasts would be awesome. I just went looking for some online last weekend and could not come up with anything. Dodgers should release them so they can pay for Ethier's and Kemp's salaries.

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvfYg_kNtTk

His two minutes of silence to let the crowd noise speak for itself was pure genius.

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdli-ONL-8

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Any time the MLB network has a game with him announcing there is no changing the channel. He is pure magic in the booth. I hope we have him for many more years to come.

Lee

[Shoeless Moe]

but, Marty Brennaman is another great announcer we have going today that's been doing it a long time as well. Of course he was like 10 when Vin started and is like 70 now, so you do the math, it's nuts!

[E93]

Vin Scully is the best! I grew up with him calling games in the '70's when he was already a veteran.
JimB

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

but, Marty Brennaman is another great announcer we have going today that's been doing it a long time as well. Of course he was like 10 when Vin started and is like 70 now, so you do the math, it's nuts!

....and he's got a lot of hair too!

[the 'stache]

I think I've led a pretty good life, and I hope that when they stick me in the ground, I'll be able to knock on the pearly gates, and Saint Peter will let me inside. However, if I'm not that fortunate, I already know what my purgatory will be.

I'll be placed in front of two radios, and forced to choose one. The first radio will be a live broadcast of Vin Scully calling a Dodgers game. The second radio will be a live broadcast of Bob Uecker calling a Brewers game.

How the hell do I choose between them?

I love Vin Scully. When he starts talking about Jackie, or Duke, or Sandy Koufax...or Fernando mania...I just stop whatever I'm doing, and listen. I never get tired of his recollections, or insights into the game. The man is a national treasure.

[Rickyy]

It's ironic...as Candlestick Park is being torn down after this 49ers season...they are replaying on our local SF bay area stations, Vin Scully's call on CBS when Dwight Clark made "The Catch" against the Cowboys in the epic NFC title game... A guy synonymous with the Dodgers calling a play in one of the greatest if not the greatest sports moment in SF history in the Giants home field...

Ricky Y