Vin Scully - Wind Beneath my wings

Final speech at Dodger stadium

[dianelandau]

A sweetest couple , may they be remembered always rest in peace sandy and vin

[OeditpusRex]

Right after this, in the radio booth, Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner had a very hard time keeping it together, and Charlie's tears broke free after a couple of minutes. To me, a Dodgers fan for 52 of Vinny's 67 seasons, it was the most touching tribute of all.

[LouisWarren]

Damn. To say Mr. Scully was a legend would be an understatement. Mr. Scully was the reason I wanted to be a sports broadcaster. RIP Mr. Scully from a Detroit Tigers fan

[kac]

I'm not even a Dodgers fan but I love Vin Scully, he's a damn legend and will be missed by all fans...

[RyansColoradoRailProductions]

RIP Vin Scully. The greatest broadcaster to ever live.

[ARIZJOE]

A wonderful final tribute. Really classy and well executed by the Dodger organization. More important now that Vin is gone. Not only Vin, but his wife shown here passed a year or so ago. Time goes by fast.

[AlsImageNation]

A moment that I will never forget, love you Vinny....

[albertlopez]

Oh my gosh! This is a side of Vinny I never knew. I have been following him since 1962 when I would listen to him under the blanket covers so my parents wouldn't know I was still awake. I admire him . To me Vinny and Sandy Koufax are the greatest Dodgers of all times.

[larry-ofkh]

I'm 48 and as a child I still hear that voice on that tiny radio in the backyard listening to a dodger game on a family barbecue and as a adult the vibe and feel and that awesome game environment won't be the same without you you were our hero you were the heart of the dodgers and the game!!!! I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH VINNY WE LOVE YOU AND YOU WILL BE MISSED.. hope to see you in the stands next year I sure will be there and of course my beer and a dodger dog!! won't taste as good with out you there the vibe is gone but, thanks for all the memories they will live on for years to come..

[SnipsOnTwitch]

<3 RIP Vin Scully. Greatest Broadcaster to ever live.

[luvinmusic]

..a great man & a great singer... <3

[bobrauscher]

I moved to L.A. in 1999. Since then, I've had the pleasure of listening to Vin's broadcasts of Dodger games. Sadly, the way he paints a picture while broadcasting is pretty much a lost art. Back when Vin started, the broadcasters HAD to paint the picture. Because unless you were AT the game, he was all you had to visualize what was going on. It will be interesting seeing who the Dodgers replace him with. I guarantee you one thing, whoever it is won't be able to fill those shoes!

Enjoy your retirement Vin! And thank you for years of enjoyment!

[philiparmstrong]

The greatest Dodger of them All. Thanks Vinny!

[lukebowerman]

I was at the game. Really a magical appearance. I'll never forget it. Vin is the best Dodger out of them all. I'll miss him.

[IskalkaQuest]

You gave us incredible memories Vinnie! Listening to you call the evening Dodger games when I was a kid made washing the dinner dishes a pleasure and not a chore! Will never forget your incredible voice, that spontaneous enthusiasm. You were/are the best! Blessings to you Vin Scully, your wife, and all of your family.

[loissimmons]

I have been crying on and off since Thursday. I am old enough to have heard Vin in Brooklyn, although not old enough to remember him clearly. I would have to wait for the World Series in 1959, 63, 65 & 66 to hear him during the rest of my childhood. And I was at college when I watched him call Hank Aaron's 715th HR.
But there was one more way I was able to hear him once I got my first transistor radio and found the stations around the NL which broadcast the games for the Phillies, Pirates, Reds, Braves, Cubs, Cardinals and Astros ... and of course the local station for the Mets games. I would do my best to stay awake while in bed with the transistor radio under my pillow (it was better when the earpiece worked) and listen to Dodger games on these stations with other announcers. And it wasn't easy because the games started at 11 AM eastern time in those days. But then there might be a moment or two when their broadcast team would be quiet and I could hear Vin's voice coming thru tens of thousands of transistor radios in Dodger Stadium. People talk about LA fans leaving games early to beat the traffic. I wonder how many of them did it knowing they wouldn't miss much with Vin describing the remainder of the game on their car radios. Maybe they will be staying longer now.
In the last few years, I have been listening as often as I could to Vin's voice on the Dodger game highlights to savor every last note I could, knowing the end was near. And now it's just three games left in SF and then we can't expect him to ever announce again. There were only two famous people on the planet who have been in the same role as they were before I was born. A week from now, there will be only one: Queen Elizabeth II of the UK.
What a way to say goodbye to Vin with a walk off home run that clinches the NL West with two minutes to spare before the Giants losing would do the same thing. And at what time did they clinch their 4th straight title? When else but at 4:44 PM PDT. And if you look up Charlie Culberson's bio and do a little digging and a little connecting, you'll see something that ties Vin's career neatly together.
And what a way for Vin to say goodbye to his fans in LA. I knew he could sing beautifully when I heard him sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" the other day. He has such a beautifully rich speaking voice, it isn't surprising that he can sing well, especially knowing that he considered becoming a song and dance entertainer like his idol, Gene Kelly. But for him to serenade the fans at the park and around the world with a song that he had originally sang privately for his wife, saluting her for how she helped him accomplish so much for so many years, it was just too much, especially when they shared a kiss near the end of the song. I could see couples crying in the stands and I don't blame them.
I have seen Sandi Scully from time to time throughout the years, from Vin's HOF induction and on through to present day. Is it any surprise that a man so talented and so beloved by millions would also have an absolutely stunningly beautiful and supportive wife? And it reminded me of the role Rachel Robinson played in the legacy of Jackie Robinson. And while Jackie's career with the Dodgers started 3 years before Vin started broadcasting the Brooklyn Dodger games their lives are tied together also. For the most part, September 25, 2016 was a special day for Los Angeles. But it was special for those of us with roots in Brooklyn as well.

[vmf]

While I grew up dividing baseball allegiances between the Montreal Expos and the Boston Red Sox, I have also learned to appreciate the game regardless of who's playing... and calling the games. Like so many fans of the game, whether of Dodger Nation or of any other club, I had gotten so used to Vin Scully as the perennial fixture in the broadcast booth that it's going to feel so surreal no longer seeing him there or hearing his voice from there...

I wonder if the Dodgers are planning on naming the broadcast booth after Vin... Me thinks that's richly deserved!
Kudos to the Dodgers for having taken such great care of their iconic play-by-play man over all these years!

[CBuehler]

Bawling my eyes out during the game and again watching this

[dgrichmondbc]

What a sweet, lovely couple. Very best wishes for many more happy years together. Vin, you're the best that ever was and ever will be.

[phillipcrosland]

I went to this game infact iam in the video. Vin was like father to everyone. He will be missed . RIP