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Old 7 September 2020, 07:11 AM   #1
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Any Vin Scully fans out there?

He's putting a great deal of his personal memorabilia collection up for auction.
Some of the stuff is quite unique and very cool.

https://huntauctions.com/live/curren...tag=MSF0951a18

I have no connection to any of this, just a lifelong admirer of Mr. Scully.
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:15 AM   #2
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He's putting a great deal of his personal memorabilia collection up for auction.
Some of the stuff is quite unique and very cool.

https://huntauctions.com/live/curren...tag=MSF0951a18

I have no connection to any of this, just a lifelong admirer of Mr. Scully.
He was on with Jane Pauley this am and what a guy..he is 92 and sure quite on top of things..
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:18 AM   #3
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Who can NOT be a fan of Vin Scully.. a true Ambassador & icon of the game
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:36 AM   #4
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My favorite call by Vin Scully:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:38 AM   #5
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My favorite call by Vin Scully:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U
A great one indeed, mine was the “I cannot believe what I just saw”
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:46 AM   #6
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My favorite call by Vin Scully:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U
Great thing about Mr. Scully, when he was working on TV and there was a dramatic moment like that (and he worked a lot of them), he would make his call, then be quiet. He understood we all could see what was happening and that further commentary right then would only detract from the moment.
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Old 7 September 2020, 07:47 AM   #7
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A great one indeed, mine was the “I cannot believe what I just saw”
That was Jack Buck, not Vin Scully:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6JTyWMN_x8
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Wow. That's quite the collection of memorabilia! Would love a Ruth/Gehrig signed baseball.
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Old 7 September 2020, 08:35 AM   #9
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That was Jack Buck, not Vin Scully:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6JTyWMN_x8
Aaagh you are correct..
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Old 8 September 2020, 09:36 AM   #10
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I don’t like the Dodgers but Vin is a national treasure.
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Old 8 September 2020, 09:40 AM   #11
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I don’t like the Dodgers but Vin is a national treasure.

Agree. Love Vin, hate the Dodgers.


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Old 8 September 2020, 02:28 PM   #12
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Best baseball voice ever. And it's not even close.

For my money, another Dodger was the next best baseball voice, too...

Don Drysdale. I heard he could throw the ball a little, too.

SoCal has been spoiled!
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Aaagh you are correct..
Ah, but Mr. Scully was on the radio call that night and to most of Southern California, his version is THE CALL. Dodger fans listened to Mr. Scully's radio call...even in a seat at the stadium.

Now, for some real fun Vin Scilly, have a listen to him call the Masters back in the late 70's and early 80's. What a legend!
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Old 8 September 2020, 09:15 PM   #14
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Mel Allen will always be the voice of baseball
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Old 9 September 2020, 01:35 AM   #15
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Best baseball voice ever. And it's not even close.

For my money, another Dodger was the next best baseball voice, too...

Don Drysdale. I heard he could throw the ball a little, too.

SoCal has been spoiled!

Don’t forget the late great Chick Hearn for SoCal.

No better than Vin and Chick.


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Old 9 September 2020, 01:47 PM   #16
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Been a Vin fan since I was a kid in the late 60’s and I’m a Yankee fan. Class act and the man was the best in the booth. They just did a great segment of him on CBS Sunday Morning the other day. If you didn’t catch try to watch it somewhere.
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Old 10 September 2020, 02:16 AM   #17
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Huge fan of Vin Scully, grew up listening to him call Dodger games.

I soured on baseball about 30 years ago, just got bored watching unless it was the Playoffs or World Series, then I would watch a bit.

A friend took me to hear Vin speak a few years ago for my birthday. He told some great stories and then took questions from the audience (pre-screened).

Near the end, he did make a political statement that I disagree with (plus it wasn't a forum for that, he should have been talking sports and himself), so that tarnished him a bit in my book as a person, but not as an announcer.
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Old 10 September 2020, 03:37 AM   #18
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Mel Allen will always be the voice of baseball
But, but, but.....

What about Bob Uecker????


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Ninth inning Koufax perfect game. Vin was the best.

https://youtu.be/WINiz0Bfb-0

55 years ago to the day!
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