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Vin Scully announced today that he will be returning next year as the broadcaster for the Dodgers.
Personally, I was relieved he made this decision. The Dodgers are not my favorite team, but I’d say they are my number 3 team behind the Tigers and Rangers. I’ve gotten in the habit of curling up on the couch and half-watching, half-listening to the Dodgers if they’re at home or in the NL west so I can listen to Mr. Scully when I’m unable to sleep (if you know me, you know this is often). In my experience I wind up falling asleep much faster this way than when I just lay in bed, even if big plays are made in the game and I get woken up a couple times.
After the passing of Ernie Harwell I watched the Dodgers several nights in a row seeking comfort, hoping for some stories about Ernie, as they were good friends. He did talk about Ernie a little, but before too long ended his off-topic commentary with his usual “Now let’s get back to this one…”. If only he knew how good it is for fans to hear him just be himself.
Enough personal stuff from me, though, I’d rather point out the obvious: Baseball needs Vin Scully. Most importantly, the Dodgers need him too.
(Photo: USA Today)

These words will forever be imprinted in my mind…
“So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. (A) little roller up along first… behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight, and the Mets win it!”
Then Scully does not say a word for three minutes, an eternity in television broadcasting, allowing the pictures to define the moment.
“If one picture is worth a thousand words, you have seen about a million words, but more than that, you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are not only alive, they are well, and they will play the Red Sox in Game 7 tomorrow!
It almost brings me to tears.
Vin Scully is simply the greatest of all time.

Vin Scully announced today that he will be returning next year as the broadcaster for the Dodgers.

Personally, I was relieved he made this decision. The Dodgers are not my favorite team, but I’d say they are my number 3 team behind the Tigers and Rangers. I’ve gotten in the habit of curling up on the couch and half-watching, half-listening to the Dodgers if they’re at home or in the NL west so I can listen to Mr. Scully when I’m unable to sleep (if you know me, you know this is often). In my experience I wind up falling asleep much faster this way than when I just lay in bed, even if big plays are made in the game and I get woken up a couple times.

After the passing of Ernie Harwell I watched the Dodgers several nights in a row seeking comfort, hoping for some stories about Ernie, as they were good friends. He did talk about Ernie a little, but before too long ended his off-topic commentary with his usual “Now let’s get back to this one…”. If only he knew how good it is for fans to hear him just be himself.

Enough personal stuff from me, though, I’d rather point out the obvious: Baseball needs Vin Scully. Most importantly, the Dodgers need him too.

(Photo: USA Today)

These words will forever be imprinted in my mind…

“So the winning run is at second base, with two outs, three and two to Mookie Wilson. (A) little roller up along first… behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight, and the Mets win it!”

Then Scully does not say a word for three minutes, an eternity in television broadcasting, allowing the pictures to define the moment.

“If one picture is worth a thousand words, you have seen about a million words, but more than that, you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are not only alive, they are well, and they will play the Red Sox in Game 7 tomorrow!

It almost brings me to tears.

Vin Scully is simply the greatest of all time.

Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now.I do want to say one other thing; I’ve taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I’m sorry about this whole situation.

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—	Manny Ramirez