Legendary Announcer Vin Scully Dies

         \n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” Rob Manfred issued the following statement about Scully:\n\n”Today, we mourn the loss of a legend in our game. Vin was a great man whose gift for broadcasting brought joy to generations of Dodger fans. In addition, his voice played an unforgettable role in some of the greatest moments in our sports history. I am proud that Vin was synonymous with Baseball because he embodied the best of of our national pastime. As great as he was as a broadcaster, he was just as great as a person.\n\n”On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends, Dodger fans and fans everywhere .”, “type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin -scully- legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.4″:{“content”:”Dodgers president and CEO Sta  n Kasten, said: “We have lost an icon.  The Dodgers’ Vin Scully was one of the loudest voices in all of sports.  He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but also as a humanitarian.  He loved people.  He loved life.  He loved baseball and the Dodgers.  And he loved his family.  His voice will be heard and forever engraved in the minds of all of us.  I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandy.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this very difficult time.  Vin will really be lost.””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug \”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.5″:{“content”:”• Vin Scully’s Greatest Calls” ,” type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully -legendary -announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.6″:{“content”:”\”He was the best ever,” said the Dodgers pitcher, Clayton Kershaw. \”Just when you think about the Dodgers — there’s a lot of history here and a lot of people that have come through, it’s just a storied franchise all around.  But it almost starts with Vin, honestly.\n\n\ “He’s such a special person.  I am thankful and grateful to have known him as well as I have.\””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\” :\”en -us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.7.data”: {“html” :”

“He was a friend and inspired me to be better. There is no better storyteller.” Dave Roberts to Vin Scully. pic.twitter.com/euoOe64fUa — SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 3, 2022\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” wise way with words (“In a year that was so unlikely,” he famously said of the equally famous Kirk Gibson’s home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, “the impossible has happened!”) enlightened us, entertained us, engaged us. He was the standard by which all other broadcasters were judged, and his was impossible to match.\n\nAs Joe Buck once said of Scully, “His voice, his cadence, his cadence just lend themselves to the game of baseball. “”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin -scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9″:{“contentDate”:”2022-08-03T03:52:47.59Z”,”description “:”Dodgers booth reflects the life and career of legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, who has died at age 94″,”duration”:”00:03:35″,”slug”:”dodgers- booth-on -vin-scully-passing”,”source”:null,”tags”:[{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.0″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.1″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.2″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.3″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.4″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.5″,”typename”:”Tag”}]”templateUrl”:” booth on Vin Scully passing”,”type”:”video”,”url”:”/video/dodgers-booth-on-vin-scully-passing”,”__typename”:”Video”} , “$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\” story \”}).parts.9.tags.0″:{“slug”:”gamepk-662056″,”title”:”2022/08/02 [email protected]”,”__typename”:”Tag”}, ” $ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story \ “}).parts.9.tags.1”:{“slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug( { \”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts . 9.tags.2″:{“slug”:”vin-scully”,”title”:”Vin Scully”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”: \ “en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.3″ : {“slug”:”no-pre-roll”,”title”:”no pre-roll”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUER Y.getForgeConte ntBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\ “}) .parts.9.tags.4”:{“slug”:”tribute”,”title”:”tribute”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\ “:\ “en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags. 5″: {“slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us \”, \”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.10″:{“content”:”Of course, Scully lent his talent to various tasks and a number of sports. His voice rose to that landmark moment on national television when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record with his 715th home run on April 8, 1974. When the 49ers’ Dwight Clark made “The Catch” against the Cowboys on 10 January 1982, Scully made the call. He was behind the mic for Bill Buckner’s mistake, Joe Carter’s retirement and many other important moments.”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\ “locale \”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.11 “: {“content”:”In national roles for CBS Sports and NBC Sports, Scully handled World Series, All-Star Games, NFL games, tennis matches and golf tournaments. He was honored not only with the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford Frick Award (1982) and the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award (2014) but also with the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Emmy Award (1995). He was a four-time winner of the National Sportscaster of the Year Award (1965, 1978, 1982, 2016), a member of the American Athletic Association Hall of Fame (1992) and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame (2008), and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Eleftherias (2016), among many other accolades.”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\ “en-us\”, \”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.12.data”:{” html”:” There will never be another Vin Scully. You will be missed forever. 🎙💙 pic.twitter.com/WyTmXsati5 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3,…