tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post7780411908938860849..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Happy Birthday, Vin Scully!allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60781241737640150812010-12-01T06:01:26.513-08:002010-12-01T06:01:26.513-08:00Wow. Just.....wowWow. Just.....wowSoSockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982944966573089279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-61827162171193815892010-11-30T18:27:06.547-08:002010-11-30T18:27:06.547-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had never had ...Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had never had the pleasure of hearing that. Wonderful.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678705548275884344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21005402195797349532010-11-30T18:26:30.337-08:002010-11-30T18:26:30.337-08:00Chilling. Must listen to audio now. I wish I was a...Chilling. Must listen to audio now. I wish I was around to hear more of this man's game calling. Whenever I get the chance, like you said L, I try to catch a bit of Dodgers games whenever we get that feed to hear the greatness that is Vin Scully.<br /><br />Honestly, it just feels so great and refreshing to watch/listen to a game he is calling. The commentary is so great and fluid, nothing sounds forced, its like listening to a great orator tell a great story.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Vin!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041184236514293677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-69780889719589569922010-11-30T08:32:33.404-08:002010-11-30T08:32:33.404-08:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798260312344004773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82373938873553580462010-11-30T04:54:14.028-08:002010-11-30T04:54:14.028-08:00Look at this:
And there's 29,000 people in th...Look at this:<br /><br /><i>And there's 29,000 people in the ballpark and a million butterflies: 29,139 paid. <br /><br />. . . <br /><br />A lot of people in the ballpark now are starting to see the pitches with their hearts. The pitch was outside. </i><br /><br />Two little examples of how Scully weaves facts and poetry - or as they call it in his business, play-by-play and colour. You always have both - the factual details and the feel, the texture, that you need to follow the game. And he simply weaves them together while speaking <i>extemporaneously</i>.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12952969052875055822010-11-30T04:50:00.501-08:002010-11-30T04:50:00.501-08:00When we first got the baseball cable package - in ...When we first got the baseball cable package - in the days when I was able to stay up a little later - after our game ended, I loved to flip around until I found the Dodgers game, and listen to Vin for at least a few innings. <br /><br />It feels like everything I love about baseball is encapsulated in his voice. I don't know if that can be true, but it feels that way as I'm listening.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Vin! We love you!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-7080351563264092852010-11-30T04:14:38.042-08:002010-11-30T04:14:38.042-08:00Huh... no mention of the Amica pitch zone? Great ...Huh... no mention of the Amica pitch zone? Great post. Unfortunately, "calling a game" is a lost art, whether on television or the radio. Too much time spent talking nonsense or pitching products.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348863925130603048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-87099034500027051292010-11-29T21:46:47.911-08:002010-11-29T21:46:47.911-08:00I am glad that as I write this it is "as cool...I am glad that as I write this it is "as cool as the other side of the pillow" here in Dallas (my most favorite "Scullyism").<br /><br />Years ago Thomas Boswell wrote a column titled "99 Reasons Baseball is Better Than Football". I don't remember many of them - but one the I do remember was "Turning the radio dial on a summer night"... I think if that often and whenever I do, it's always Vin Scully's voice that I hear. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. He is a very special person. Happy Birthday Vin.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919343462085992964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80266294853391852532010-11-29T19:57:47.699-08:002010-11-29T19:57:47.699-08:00Thanks for posting this. It is so moving to read....Thanks for posting this. It is so moving to read. I hate to admit this, but I do not think I have ever heard Scully call a game (or when I did, it did not register with me since I rarely listen to announcers anyway). Now I hope to get the chance before he really does retire.<br /><br />Thanks again!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com