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When Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it include? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists—one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016—reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The contributions include a range of stories and remembrances from those who knew and followed him. The consensus of the contributions is that Scully's actions spoke louder than his well-recognized words.
This collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by sports journalist Tom Hoffarth. Readers can consider Scully's life through common themes: his sincerity, his humility, his professionalism, his passion for his faith, his devotion to his family, his insistence on remembering and giving context to important moments in the history of not just the game but the world in general, all wrapped up in a gift for weaving storytelling with accurate reporting, fellowship with performance art, humor, and connection.
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- ISBN: 9781496240156
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- ISBN: 9781496240156
- File size: 5647 KB
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- English
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Starred review from April 19, 2024
Broadcaster Vin Scully is a figure whom most Major League Baseball fans recognize. Employed by the Brooklyn (now Los Angeles) Dodgers for an astounding 67 years, he was known for his soothing, calm voice, his eloquence with language, and his storytelling ability. Not only did he call games for the Dodgers, but he was a broadcaster for countless playoffs, World Series, and other nationally aired baseball games, along with golf and football matches too. He even did a stint as a game show host. Before his death at age 94 in 2022, Scully refused all efforts to assemble an authorized biography about him. To produce this book, award-winning journalist Hoffarth (coauthor, Tales from the USC Trojans Sideline) gathered 67 tributes from Scully's fellow broadcasters, print journalists, friends, and others connected with baseball. Together, their stories paint a beautiful portrait of Scully's life, both private and public. Most say that Scully's character was the quality most important to him, and he was known as humble, sincere, and faithful. VERDICT A wonderful and long-overdue tribute to a man whom many consider the best sports broadcaster who ever lived.--Steve Dixon
Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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