Talk:Vin Scully
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For regular Dodger Stadium fans, however, every game that Scully has called has been rife with memorable observations and ad libs. In a long-running tradition with television broadcasts called by Scully, cameramen will scope out young children and babies (affectionately referred to as "youngsters") and Scully will offer warm commentary regarding them. Scully enjoyed an easy rapport with the hometeam fans and never criticized them, even when they would leave a Dodgers' game in the seventh inning in order to avoid the terrible LA traffic. Between calls, Scully would give tongue-in-cheek observations of what was going on in and around the playing field. During one Sunday afternoon Dodgers rout, fans began leaving the stadium en masse in the seventh inning. "You know what they say in opera: 'It's not over 'til the fat lady sings,'" Scully ad-libbed. "Well, folks, the fat lady is singing in the parking lot!"
Maybe a Dodger fan out there can clarify this? Why is the tense changing in this section? Does he not do this anymore? If he does, then the grammar here needs to be smoothed out.
[edit] solo
I'm surprised there is nothing here about why he calls games solo. I came here specifically for more info on that. Can anyone add an explanation or background on this? Aglie 06:33, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- Did he really always call games solo? I thought Jerry Doggett was his broadcast partner during the early L.A. years. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.98.171.153 (talk • contribs).
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- Like with Ross Porter and other "partners", Scully and Doggett would trade off: if it was a radio-only game (back when only part of the season was televised), Scully would call innings 1-3 and 7-9 with the partner handling 4-6; TV games would feature Scully calling 1-3 and 7-9 on TV and 4-6 on radio—and, usually, the 9th inning was a simulcast. For obvious reasons, Scully is more descriptive during radio broadcasts and would therefore treat the simulcast like a radio broadcast, since he coudn't assume those listening were also watching the action. I have not included this in the article as I haven't yet searched for a reliable source; I've listened to Vinny for over 40 years, but my recollections (like yours) constitute original research. RadioKirk (u|t|c) 18:31, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Did Scully announce USC football games in the '60s?
I was watching a documentary on John McKay (football coach) that had interviews recorded before his death; when talking about long-time USC announcer Tom Kelly, he mentioned that Kelly replaced Scully as the USC game radio announcer. Anyone else have information on this? It would've likely been the 60s or early 70s. --Bobak 22:57, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
- He did for awhile. That goes back aways. The bad thing about radio is that not much is recorded on paper about announcers other than maybe a quick byline in one or two newsarticle, bios, etc. Scully has been a jack-of-all trades, announcing wise. Ronbo76 14:17, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Scully Memorable Calls
Would any of his calls in that back-to-back-to-back-to-back homerun game qualify. I thought he had two good liners in there (One when Nomar wins it And a high fly ball to left field, it is a way out and gone! The Dodgers win it 11-10! *chuckles* Unbelievable!. And then after the celebration, as the broadcast is ending he says- in classic Scully fashion- "Oh, and did I forget to mention- the Dodgers are now leading the NL West" (or something to that effect). --Seventy-one 07:26, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- Maybe a short paragraph; a great moment, but not particularly huge in the grand scheme of things. RadioKirk (u|t|c) 17:09, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- That came out longer than I'd intended, but I can't figure out how to make it shorter with the impact intact. Feel free to review. RadioKirk (u|t|c) 17:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- I like the way you did it. If only there were another article for it, then the summary wouldn't be as long as it is. But its well done. Some user may come by and change the style in which you summarized the situation. But, I don't care either way.--Seventy-one 23:59, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
- That came out longer than I'd intended, but I can't figure out how to make it shorter with the impact intact. Feel free to review. RadioKirk (u|t|c) 17:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
