Tag: Vin Scully
Halby’s Morsels: Network responses; Larsen’s Perfect Game; Costas; Joe Davis is much better
Ian Eagle and Jim Nantz We’ll start when a long-timer check-in anonymous pro. “I […]
Remembering past voices, from Bill King and Marty Brennaman to playing greats, Bobby Orr to Randy Myers
With Bob Costas’ legacy back in the play-by-play booth for the ALDS between the Yankees […]
Advice to voices: Keep things simple; MLB language keeps changing; We lost the best play-by-player in Scully
After the passing of our cherished dean, Vin Scully, I thought first, of his […]
Vin Scully’s most colorful call; Mays’ swing against Drysdale hit the foul pole or did it? A melee erupted
Personally, this call is as good as they come – It proved that Vin can […]
VIN SCULLY: A REMEMBRANCE PART TWO; Historian Curt Smith covers voice’s role in LA and nationally
BASEBALL? – VIN SCULLY? – NO ONE BETTER – THE VERY BEST! On August 2,Vin […]
Vin Scully: My last interview with the greatest sports voice; No play-by-player will ever be as missed
He gave me a hint but I didn’t want to hear it. Was he […]
VIN SCULLY: A REMEMBRANCE, PART ONE, An unbeatable announcer; by Curt Smith, Voices of the Game
A gem by the marvelous writer Curt Smith on the life of 94 year-old Vin […]
News of Vin Scully’s death came late; David Hinckley’s story was thorough; LA puts patches on later this week
The first story I read of the death of Vin Scully, was written by David […]
Ken Levine talks about Vin Scully; Admired him since he was a kid and later as fellow MLB announcer
Quite simply, no one besides my father has had as much impact on my […]
With the death yesterday of the inimitable Vin Scully comes endless memories, led by his use of language
When I got up early this morning, I walked slowly, still half asleep to my […]
Top 10 all-time MLB network TV storytellers; If Buck leaves for ESPN, would Fox hire Costas for baseball?
Until TV screens were saturated with stats, replays and excessive commercial time between innings, announcers […]