The sports world lost another one yesterday. Vin Scully passed away at 95. That is a good, long and fulfilling life. Scully did a whole lot in the world of announcing.

It's interesting because I had very little idea who Scully was until I started to watch shows like "The Simpsons". Every time "The Simpsons" would do something involving baseball and an announcer, the announcer always had this very distinct and unique voice. It made me laugh. I liked how they had the voice actor stretch their words and say stuff like "who nellie". It always worked on me. One day, I have to assume it was either RD or my dad, was watching a Dodgers game on TV and the voice sounded so familiar to me. I heard it from the other room and entered thinking they were watching "The Simpsons". When I walked in the room I asked what ep they were watching. I was informed it was a baseball game. That it was real. I was stunned. I couldn't believe that there was actually an announcer who sounded like the guy on "The Simpsons". This was when my mind was blown. Whoever was watching the game told me that "The Simpsons" were doing an impression of this announcer named Vin Scully. From there on out I was hooked.

I am not a Dodgers fan by any means, but hearing Scully call games was dope. I grew up in Saint Louis, so I had Jack and Joe Buck, which was cool. And being close to Chicago, I got to hear Harry Carey call games too. He was always fun. But none of them compared to Scully. There was just something about his voice. It was like a blanket on a cold day. He had this soothing way of talking about the game. The way he described what was happening was second to none. He stretched his words. He said things like "whoa nellie". He would get excited, but then immediately calm it all down. He was a true professional. It is a real bummer that he is gone.

In the past year we have lost Vin Scully and John Madden. Keith Jackson passed a while back. Stuart Scott was taken far too soon. Craig Sager died too fast after his diagnosis. It seems like all the great announcers are dying off, and that makes me sad. The good ones are leaving us with some retreads and also rans. It stinks. I'd much rather have Scully calling baseball games than Chris Bermann. I'd prefer to hear only Keith Jackson call college football games. Craig Sager was the perfect foil to the "Inside the NBA" crew. Stuart Scott was one of a kind, and maybe one of the GOATS on ESPN.

As said before, Scully lived a very long life, left a great legacy and will be remembered forever for his contribution to the game of baseball. But he will be missed and Dodgers games will never sound the same. RIP Vin Scully. Maybe you are calling games wherever you are right now. At least, that is what I hope.

Ty

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