Today is Vin Scully’s birthday and the greatest announcer in baseball history turns 84 years old.
And come April he’ll begin his 63rd season as voice of the Dodgers.
I have no strong feelings about the Dodgers good or bad, yet season after season find myself choosing them as my late-night viewing several times per week simply because I love listening to Scully call the games.
Scully was already in his 70s by the time I got a chance to experience his announcing regularly, but he was so good then and remains so good now that it’s hard for me to even fathom how amazing he must have been in the 1950s and 1960s.
I also can’t imagine there ever being a better, classier, or more beloved announcer.