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Vin Scully is better than Ambien

April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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And I’ve honestly never taken an Ambien. But is there a better way to unwind from a long and stressful day of real life then laying in your living room with the lights off, letting good ol’ Vin take you to dreamland?

My friend said it best via text the other night – I could listen to Vin Scully read my the telephone book.

There are few guys who you wish could just live on forever, doing what they’re masterful at forever. And we’re not talking about Tommy Lasorda; as enjoyable as he’s been at times. Scully provides you with the backdrop of every player, including the hardships his parents endured in Cuba. He eloquently educates the viewer as if it were their very first baseball game. The guy shows up ready to work every day more reliably than a Breitling brand watch.

Like the recently passed on Pat Summerall, Vin Scully is the greatest of all-time. I listen to him better than I listen to my own wife. When Vin Scully turns that microphone off for the last time we’ll be crying like a tear duct is blocked.

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Bryce Harper’s Major League Debut was Memorable

April 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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I’m happy with what I saw of Bryce Harper’s big league debut. The only at-bat I missed last night was his first MLB hit, a rocket double off the base of the wall that would have been out of most parks. But I saw all I needed to see.

The hustle, the look, the grey bat. The incredible bat speed. The rifleman throw from left field that had a runner nailed at home plate if Wilson Ramos would have just hung onto the ball.

I hope this is the first of many memorable games from Harper and I hope he’s up for good. Last night was a memorable atmosphere as a baseball fan with Strasburg on the bump, Matt Kemp slugging one deep into the night, Vin Scully calling the game on my television. It will always serve as the perfect memory for the youngster’s debut.

Did anyone else miss Jerry Hairston comparing Bryce Harper to Larry Walker/Jay Bruce? Hairston was on the field the night that Bruce made his MLB debut. Pretty neat to read that coming from a player’s perspective.

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Vin Scully to be immortalized–with a bobblehead

January 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

While we’re on the subject of baseball promotions, we should tell you of one of baseball’s best coming in 2012. If you’re going to be in Southern California in Late August, you better make it a priority to get down to Chavez Ravine. You’ll come away with quite a prize.

Hall of Fame Broadcaster Vin Scully will be featured on the club’s final bobblehead night on Aug. 30 when the Dodgers take on Arizona. Entering an unprecedented 63rd season broadcasting the Dodgers, Scully’s 62 years of consecutive service with the Dodgers is the longest of any sports broadcaster with one team. This marks the Hall of Famer’s first Dodger Stadium bobblehead.

We’re big fans of bobbleheads. After all the bright lights, glitter, and fancy hair clip giveaways; bobbleheads remain at the sanctum of baseball’s best freebies. If Vin Scully’s head is going to be on one; it’s worth getting to the stadium or paying a hefty price on eBay for.

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Required Listening: Vin Scully is Sublime

August 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

If you’re a Baseball Fan you must listen to this ten minute clip. This is Vin Scully calling the last three outs of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game September 9th 1965.

Listen to the detail Scully puts into the PBP as he paints the picture for us. He’s the best there ever was and the best there ever will be.

I thought this was timely since this past week it was announced that Vin Scully will be back for a 63rd consecutive season.

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