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Sunday marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. In the video above, Vin Scully offers his memories.
— Jon Weisman
Originally published July 14, 2014
Author: Jon Weisman (Page 31 of 379)
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Comedy, suspense, romance … this Vin Scully storytelling minute has it all.
— Jon Weisman
Originally published June 27, 2014
By Josh Tucker
On Wednesday night, Vin Scully gave a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The hour is full of stories and memories that will leave you speechless.
Mr. Scully takes the stage at the 6:30 mark. The first full minute mostly consists of an exuberant crowd and a humbled and gleeful Scully. It’s beautiful, and worth watching for that minute alone. Enjoy:
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As if that wasn’t enough, here’s a photo from earlier in the evening of Vin Scully high-fiving baby:
Originally published June 13, 2014
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Spoken on June 6, 2013.
– Jon Weisman
Originally published June 6, 2014
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Tonight, the Dodgers celebrate the franchise last month’s 10,000th National League victory with a commemorative pin giveaway. The video above, narrated by Vin Scully, seals the deal.
— Jon Weisman
Originally published June 4, 2014
On the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field, here’s a look at what Vin Scully had to say about the ballpark at 75:
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Vin also said this about Wrigley:
“To me there’s always been something special about Wrigley Field. I refer to the ballpark as the dowager queen of the National League. I refer to the lights as a lady in black in evening, wearing pearls. Every time I come to this ballpark, I seem to feel and see another image, and, above all, the enthusiasm of the crowd. It’s just a very special place.” -Vin Scully
Wrigley Field also gave us this moment:
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— Josh Tucker
Originally published April 23, 2014
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By Jon Weisman
Friends and family paid wonderful tribute to Dr. Frank Jobe today at Dodger Stadium, as Ken Gurnick recaps at MLB.com. Dr. Neal ElAttrache became choked up as he described how Jobe, who died March 6, “touched and affected us in very profound ways.”
But at the risk of telling you exactly what you’d expect, there was something about Vin Scully’s words that transcended. Whatever your expectations might have been, Scully topped them. Paraphrasing Albert Schweitzer, Amos Bronson Alcott, William Wordsworth and the Bible, Scully at once spoke about Jobe and about life itself.
So I requested that we be able to post the entirety of Scully’s remarks online, in the video above.
“Success can be measured by what you receive from your fellow man, but the value of a man is what he gives back,” Scully said. “Frank was successful, but more importantly, he was a man of substance and most certainly of value. He spent a lifetime giving back.
“The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. But the triumph of life is to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful and keep the heart unwrinkled. Frank kept his heart unwrinkled, and for that he was triumphant. What then do we ask of life, but to serve, to love, to commune with our fellow man and with ourselves, and from the lap of earth look up into the face of God. The best portion of a good man’s life is his little nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.”
Originally published April 7, 2014
By Jon Weisman
Although the first inning was one to forget, it was a pregame to remember at Dodger Stadium today …
The one, the only, Vin Scully. #ITFDB https://t.co/GeMrNjnTtR
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 4, 2014
Koufax catches first pitch from Vin. pic.twitter.com/CjhRSvQgGq
— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) April 4, 2014
Vin to Sandy. Perfect. #ITFDB https://t.co/p6m7siY9hY
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 4, 2014
Originally published April 4, 2014
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Originally published March 28, 2014
Shut down the Internet: pic.twitter.com/z2vlYQ9ko5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 19, 2014
Another gem from tonight: pic.twitter.com/aSQFkVnT3N
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 19, 2014
“So when he wrote his name in capital letters in the record books, that “K” stands out even more than the O-A-L-A.”
Vin Scully has always taken the time to celebrate the cute ones in the crowd. It’s no different in Australia, as Josh Tucker’s tweets show us.
– Jon Weisman
Originally published March 19, 2014
Pat Harrington Jr., the longtime TV performer (“One Day at a Time”), graduated from Fordham in 1950 — one year after Vin Scully — and was a guest on the Scully-hosted “It Takes Two” in June 1970.
— Jon Weisman
Originally published January 7, 2016
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Dodgers at Padres, 6:10 p.m.
Howie Kendrick, 1B
Charlie Culberson, SS
Justin Turner, 3B
Yasiel Puig, RF
Carlos Ruiz, C
Kiké Hernández, 2B
Rob Segedin, LF
Joc Pederson, CF
Julio Urías, P
Howie Kendrick, 1B
Charlie Culberson, SS
Justin Turner, 3B
Yasiel Puig, RF
Carlos Ruiz, C
Kiké Hernández, 2B
Rob Segedin, LF
Joc Pederson, CF
Julio Urías, P
By Jon Weisman
Beginning at midnight and continuing through the start of Vin Scully’s final broadcast at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, Dodger Insider will present its Vinathon — a farewell tribute from this blog to the incomparable announcer.
Every hour on the hour, there will be photos, videos and stories from the Dodger Insider archives related to Vin — 60 posts in all.
To be honest, I worried that it might seem too much — even to honor Vin — but I decided to take the approach that for this occasion, too much still isn’t enough. Obviously, you can pick and choose which ones you look at.
My biggest warning and apologies, however, go out to those who get e-mail alerts each time Dodger Insider posts. My apologies in advance for inundating your in-box.
But that’s enough with the disclaimers. I hope you enjoy the Vinathon, and all the treasured moments we revisit.
Andrew Toles congratulates Joc Pederson on his 25th homer of the year. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
By Jon Weisman
Jose De León got overwhelmed by the Hunter Renfroe Express, but Ross Stripling continued to look like a postseason pitcher, even though Stripling was charged with the Dodgers’ 6-5 loss to San Diego.
Dodgers at Padres, 7:10 p.m.
Chase Utley, 2B
Howie Kendrick, 3B
Corey Seager, SS
Adrián González, 1B
Yasmani Grandal, C
Josh Reddick, RF
Andrew Toles, LF
Joc Pederson, CF
Jose De León, P
Chase Utley, 2B
Howie Kendrick, 3B
Corey Seager, SS
Adrián González, 1B
Yasmani Grandal, C
Josh Reddick, RF
Andrew Toles, LF
Joc Pederson, CF
Jose De León, P
By Jon Weisman
Corey Seager, who in the starting lineup tonight for the 146th time in 158 games this season, has played 1,316 defensive innings in 2016.
That’s the third most by a Dodger shortstop in the 2000s, behind Cesar Izturis (1,386 in 2004) and Rafael Furcal (1,371 in 2006).
With all those innings, Seager has been the eighth most valuable defensive player in baseball this year, according to Fangraphs’ defensive rankings, which account for the value of each position.
Carl Erskine. Don Newcombe. Jamie Jarrín. And more, and more — all talking about Vin.
For our Dodger Insider tribute to Vin Scully, we presented numerous remembrances and tributes, offered in two different collections in the magazine.
The Legends’ Legend
Vin Appreciation Day
Please click each link above to read the full stories.
— Jon Weisman
