I Have Written Proof of Vin Scully’s Magnanimity
Plus, Remembering Santa Barbara Sports Legends, Living and Lost
Vin Scully’s death last week prompted a remarkable outpouring of sentimental remembrances from legions of people who took pleasure in listening to his evocative play-by-play broadcasts over 67 years from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. His career encompassed more than 10,000 games, and in each of them he vividly expressed his love of baseball.
My family welcomed Scully’s friendly voice into our home when the Dodgers moved to L.A. in 1958. I was 11 years old and, of course, had the transistor radio under the covers at bedtime.
Something about the way he spoke told you that Scully was a kind and gracious human being. Everybody who had a personal interaction with him will tell you that was so.
