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Vin Scully, 82, Will Return As The Voice Of The LA Dodgers In 2010 - cbs2.com
We knew this was coming, but it’s nice to hear, what with the arbitration idiocy and everything.
The video in this article is hilarious. “Do you remember the first [award]?” “Uh, probably a notice to get out of town? I don’t really remember. Because the first one would probably be sixty years ago. That might have been for neatness.” Oh, Vinny.
Happy 82nd (!) birthday to Mr. Vincent Edward Scully, the greatest announcer ever, and friend to Dodgers fans everywhere. May there be many more November 29ths ahead of you, Vinny.
I am famous on the Internet.
You’ve heard Vin tell the story of his one inning as manager of the Dodgers. Thanks to Roberto at Vin Scully Is My Homeboy, you can watch him tell it to other people.
New to me: Ron Fairly was Vin’s mother’s favorite player. “He was red-headed, left-handed, and about my size.”
Best. ever.
Scully to broadcast in 2010, then decide future
“I enjoy it, especially because during the year, we live by a schedule. You really are under a gun for a long time,” he said in the interview. “Now, I cherish the time at home. I push the cart in the supermarket and I do all the things that a man normally does as the so-called head of the household.”
