Sad to hear that Vin Scully the voice of the Dodgers, announcer for the sitcom "Occasional Wife" and host of the game show "It Takes Two" has died. He was 94 years old.

I had the opportunity to meet him in Pittsburgh when the Dodgers played the Pirates. I saw him walking out of the Dodgers dugout. This was before the game started. I asked him if he could sign a souvenir mini baseball bat. He graciously did and spoke of memories of Roberto Clemente who the Dodgers actually signed first to a minor league placement in Montreal. The Pirates grabbed him in the Rule 5 Draft away from the Dodgers.

Vin was an asset to everything he was connected to.

R.I.P. Vin you brought me lots of joy and entertainment.

I always felt guilty I didn't particularly enjoy it when he was calling a game. I'm not proud of that.

I always felt guilty I didn't particularly enjoy it when he was calling a game. I'm not proud of that.

Blasphemy! Haha jk

Blasphemy! Haha jk

No, you're right. It's like being negative about puppies and kittens. It's just, you know how he was beloved for, between pitches, weaving in a 15 hour story on a players childhood, or some such? That was never my thing.

Very sad.........

No, you're right. It's like being negative about puppies and kittens. It's just, you know how he was beloved for, between pitches, weaving in a 15 hour story on a players childhood, or some such? That was never my thing.

The charm of watching Dodgers games was how Scully interconnected many things within the framework of the game. When I got MLB Extra innings for out of town games I would focus on Dodgers games. He was also one of my dad's favorite announcers after Bob Prince and Rosey Rowswell - both Pirates Announcers.

Scully also helped start WFUV the college radio station at Fordham University in NYC.

No, you're right. It's like being negative about puppies and kittens. It's just, you know how he was beloved for, between pitches, weaving in a 15 hour story on a players childhood, or some such? That was never my thing.


He was an amazing story teller. Out of curiosity did you have a favorite baseball announcer?

MRPITT, Being a Pirates fan Bob Prince was my favorite. I'm not old enough to remember Rosey Rowswell. My dad told me stories about Rowswell and Prince. "Raise the window Aunt Minnie" followed by Bob Prince dropping a box of broken glass a sound effect for a broken window. That must have been fun to hear. Of course that happened rarely unless Ralph Kiner was Batting.

Speaking of Kiner I liked hearing him with Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson. Plus Phil Rizzuto, Bill White were also fun listening to. And of course Harry Carey of the Cubs.

I grew up in Pittsburgh, moved to NY and cable TV gave me WGN.

Very cool 24/7. I am a huge Dodgers fan born and raised in Los Angeles. Vin was my idol. I was also very fond of Harry Carey & Steve Stone (WGN cable) and Chip Carey & Pete Van Wieran, Billy Sample and the Braves TBS crew. Angels Bob Starr, Dick Enberg weren’t bad either. Those were the announcers I heard most.

My parents are from CT so we visited often. I got to hear Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen some. Good stuff.

Very cool 24/7. I am a huge Dodgers fan born and raised in Los Angeles. Vin was my idol. I was also very fond of Harry Carey & Steve Stone (WGN cable) and Chip Carey & Pete Van Wieran, Billy Sample and the Braves TBS crew. Angels Bob Starr, Dick Enberg weren’t bad either. Those were the announcers I heard most.

My parents are from CT so we visited often. I got to hear Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen some. Good stuff.

Funny you mentioned Billy Sample. I actually know him. He lives about a half hour away from me in NJ. First contact was me mailing baseball cards to him for his autograph. He noted my address and mentioned he lived near by. I met him at the 2006 All Star Game played in Pittsburgh. Too bad no team took him for their broadcasts he's really insightful. He emailed me years ago when he was announcing, I think, the Dominican Championship Series for US broadcast. He said he was doing it remotely. This was before COVID so it was an unusual set up. I mentioned to him that Ronald Regan got his start calling a game remotely from wire service copy. He jokingly suggested that he should then run for president.

I loved Dick Enberg's Sports Challenge game show!

From Alyssa Milano's Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/CgyNO4NOo6i/):
I met Vin Scully in the elevator at Dodger Stadium in 2004.

The doors opened. And there he was.

I was starstruck. For those two floors—I didn’t say a word. For those who know me, I’m rarely stunned quiet.

When the elevator doors opened again and Mr. Scully moved to leave the space we shared, I yelled out—“I love you, Mr. Scully!” He turned around and looked back at me and said, “I love you too, Alyssa.”

I would nap as a child to his voice. I would bounce in between my own dreams and Vin telling me random stories about the men who played a boy’s game for a living.

And the things I loved about the sport as a little girl are the same things I love about it now. Because Vin Scully poetically taught me what a baseball sky is and why we should care every spring.

Rest In Peace, Vin. You will always be my favorite Dodger.

Very sad out here in LA ! :( Vin Scully was very beloved!!:)

Rest in peace " Mr. Voice of the Dodgers " !!

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He was an amazing story teller. Out of curiosity did you have a favorite baseball announcer?

I’m a life long Yankees fan, so I grew up with guys like Bill White, Frank Messer, and Phil Rizzuto (an acquired taste as an announcer, to be sure, but I acquired it. I got his autograph once when we bumped into him walking around Cooperstown one summer). And Harry Caray. I think everyone liked Harry, no matter who you rooted for. Nowadays nationally I actually like Joe Buck, even though lots of people get into hating him.

And so hopefully there’s no misunderstanding, I’m not putting Vin down. Just saying his style wasn’t for me. Millions disagreed with me.

A few comments above about other announcers, so off topic, but... The announcers in the 60s for the Phillies were Byram Saam and Bill Campbell, but the most interesting guy, the one with the inside stories and info., was Rich Ashburn.

RIP Vin Scully. Several deaths lately.

A few comments above about other announcers, so off topic, but... The announcers in the 60s for the Phillies were Byram Saam and Bill Campbell, but the most interesting guy, the one with the inside stories and info., was Rich Ashburn.

RIP Vin Scully. Several deaths lately.

Guilty Stevea. But baseball on TV and radio are a huge part of my life. So back on topic. I found an interesting article about Scully's connection to the show Occasional Wife and an overview of the game show It Takes Two

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvaeyj/vin-scully-once-voiced-over-a-ludicrous-1960s-sitcom-named-occasional-wife

https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/It_Takes_Two

Guilty Stevea. But baseball on TV and radio are a huge part of my life. So back on topic. I found an interesting article about Scully's connection to the show Occasional Wife and an overview of the game show It Takes Two

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvaeyj/vin-scully-once-voiced-over-a-ludicrous-1960s-sitcom-named-occasional-wife

https://gameshows.fandom.com/wiki/It_Takes_Two

Apologies. I wasn't trying to diss a few off-topic references to other announcers--but it came out that way. I was attempting to apologize for bringing up the Phillies announcers. I just think Rich Ashburn was so good I needed to mention him.

Apologies. I wasn't trying to diss a few off-topic references to other announcers--but it came out that way. I was attempting to apologize for bringing up the Phillies announcers. I just think Rich Ashburn was so good I needed to mention him.

I agree that Ashburn was great to listen to. He, like Scully, was a personable guy. I spoke to him a couple of times before Pirates games when the Phillies were in town. He always had great stories about Pirates he faced as a player.

Cool! I've seen games at Connie Mack Stadium, (shows how far back I go!) (It was an old park, like Wrigley and Fenway, but it had atmosphere) but I never had the opportunity to speak to announcers or players.

Cool! I've seen games at Connie Mack Stadium, (shows how far back I go!) (It was an old park, like Wrigley and Fenway, but it had atmosphere) but I never had the opportunity to speak to announcers or players.

That was a nice ball park. I only saw filmed game highlights from there. The oldest ball park I've been to was Forbes Field. I've always had a fascination for old ball parks.

Cool! I've seen games at Connie Mack Stadium, (shows how far back I go!) (It was an old park, like Wrigley and Fenway, but it had atmosphere) but I never had the opportunity to speak to announcers or players.

Connie Mack Stadium was originally named Shibe Park and the Philadelphia Athletics played their home games there until they moved to Kansas City after the 1954 season.

Connie Mack Stadium was originally named Shibe Park and the Philadelphia Athletics played their home games there until they moved to Kansas City after the 1954 season.

One of the few share parks. The Phillies played there as well.

Dodgers to pay tribute to Vin Scully before Friday night's game

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-to-pay-tribute-to-vin-scully-before-friday-nights-game/



One place to watch it nationally live is on MLB Network tonight. They're advertising it for 9:45 pm ET. I'm sure it'll get posted to places like YouTube pretty quickly afterwards

Dodgers to pay tribute to Vin Scully before Friday night's game

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-to-pay-tribute-to-vin-scully-before-friday-nights-game/



One place to watch it nationally live is on MLB Network tonight. They're advertising it for 9:45 pm ET. I'm sure it'll get posted to places like YouTube pretty quickly afterwards

I live watched last night, but if you didn't, here you go. In two parts, in order....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYhmP86tsoQ

R.I.P.

He was one of the best announcers of all time. He had so many classic calls. I always enjoyed hearing him when I had the MLB package in his later years. It was interesting that he didn't have a color analyst. I guess he preferred calling the entire game himself. He was such a good storyteller.

According to IMDb, his voice was also heard in episodes of Mister Ed, The Joey Bishop Show and Brooklyn Bridge.

He was one of the best announcers of all time. He had so many classic calls. I always enjoyed hearing him when I had the MLB package in his later years. It was interesting that he didn't have a color analyst. I guess he preferred calling the entire game himself. He was such a good storyteller.

According to IMDb, his voice was also heard in episodes of Mister Ed, The Joey Bishop Show and Brooklyn Bridge.

Plus, if I remember correctly, the Dodger games on TV that he announced were simulcast on radio. He was that good.

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During week 5 of the 1980 NFL season (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_NFL_season), Vin Scully was calling the battle between the Los Angeles Rams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Los_Angeles_Rams_season#:~:text=The%201980%20Los%20Angeles%20Rams,for%20the%208th%20straight%20season.) and the San Francisco 49ers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_San_Francisco_49ers_season) for the NFL on CBS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_CBS). However, he was also simultaneously calling a completely different event in a completely different sport, as only Vin Scully could successfully pull off. This is the story behind one of the craziest broadcasts that Scully ever had in his time in the booth.

Plus, if I remember correctly, the Dodger games on TV that he announced were simulcast on radio. He was that good.

http://comforttv.blogspot.com/2022/08/vin-scully-and-nichelle-nichols-tribute.html

In a 1964 episode of The Fugitive called “Man On a Spring,” Richard Kimble walks into a tavern, suitcase in hand as always, and on the television behind the bar is a Los Angeles Dodgers game being called by Vin Scully.

Scully was then in his 14th year as the Dodgers announcer, and he was just getting started. By the time he retired in 2016 he had spent 67 years in that vocation, a remarkable rarity in not just having the same job, but also to consistently perform it at the highest possible level. Perhaps his cadence did slow a bit in the last couple of years, but fans that tuned in and heard his familiar, reassuring voice still knew that for the next three hours they were in good hands. For baseball lovers, this was Comfort TV.

His eloquence as a storyteller was unmatched - he could recall moments from games he called decades earlier; he could slide in anecdotes from history or philosophy or popular culture - all without a script, and never miss a pitch call. There's a reason why fans would bring a radio to Dodger Stadium so they could still listen to Scully call the game they watched from the seats.

If he had a signature call (outside of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game, which happened before most of us were old enough to listen), it would be of a hobbled Kirk Gibson’s game-winning home run in the 1988 World Series. In this unforgettable moment he said nothing while Gibson rounded the bases, letting the pictures speak for themselves. Only as the celebration began did he lend his trademark extemporaneous brilliance to the occasion: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible just happened.”

The big moments didn’t need his help - it was the little moments, the dull moments (frequent in baseball), in which Scully could hold a viewer’s interest like few other broadcasters before or since. His was an old school professionalism that is seemingly lost now, in a world in which calling attention to yourself is the path to more Instagram followers and that’s all that matters.

Here's a list of episodes for Occasional Wife
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6VS9hLxLf3DY1tfz9-rQGVebL6QDQQ0N