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kungfucampby
Vin Scully is so good I tune into him despite not liking the Dodgers.
Vandals Took The Handles
Yes, Vinnie is a linguist, and extremely well read. He’s an old school announcer as opposed to a “personality”, speaking to the viewer/listener with respect instead of talking to them as if they’re 8 years-old and never saw a baseball game before. He shares baseball stories going back 65 years, making the audience feel a part of the history of the national pastime. He perfectly captures the rhythm of the game, placing the game on the field as the star that everyone tuned into see, as opposed to treating it as a sideshow while the announcers and their pals yuk it up while joking with one another to let the audience know how well they get along. He’s the last of the breed, and it will be a pity when he retires.
Vinnie is the Dodgers, Has been since shortly after then moved to LA. Ask anyone that lives there.
Derpy
Gary Cohen and Ron Darling are the same way. Keith Hernandez is more the comedic sidekick though. The three together are amazing.
BlueSkyLA
Quite right, one of Vin’s distinctions is how he talks directly to the fans. Why the current generations of sportscasters haven’t picked up on this simple “trick” is difficult to comprehend. Everyone professes to admire Vin, but nobody really tries to learn anything from him.
BlueSkyLA
We are so privileged to have Vin Scully still ready willing and able to call games. Not a game goes by when he doesn’t make us laugh, and amaze with his encyclopedic (and often personal) knowledge of the game and the people who have played it, over more years than most of us have even been alive.
RippinNTearinAB
Well, the Nats better start playing better soon. They are giving the Mets false hope they are a good enough team to win this year. They sure are a boring team.