Amid all the news reports of the world's problems comes this delightful snippet: Vin Scully will sign to be the voice of the Dodgers for one more year.
Don't mistake me for a Dodger fan, but Vin Scully is a national treasure and a pure pleasure to watch and hear. I doubt there has ever been a finer baseball announcer anywhere. If you have kids who love the game, let them listen to Vin before he goes away forever.
In 2000, the American Sportscasters Association polled its members seeking to elect one person as Broadcaster of the Century. In the final tally, Vin Scully received every vote except one: his own.
When Charlie Steiner, a colleague of Scully's and a respected announcer himself, was asked why Vin Scully works alone, he replied, "Because poets don't need straight men."
You can read Scully's brief biography here.
WELCOME BACK VIN!
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