Legendary speaker Vin Scully has died

Legendary speaker Vin Scully has died

\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” Rob Manfred issued the following statement about Scully:\n\n“Today we mourn the loss of a legend in our game. Vin was an extraordinary man whose gift for broadcasting brought joy to generations of Dodger fans. In addition, his voice played a memorable role in some of the greatest moments in the history of our sport. I am proud that Vin was synonymous with baseball because he embodied the best of our national pastime. As great as he was as a broadcaster, he was just as great as a person.\n\n”On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my deepest condolences to Dodger’s family, friends, fans and admirers everywhere.” , “type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully – legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.4″:{“content”:”Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten said, “We have lost an icon. Vin Scully of the Dodgers was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a tremendous person, not only as a broadcaster but also as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in the minds of all of us forever. I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very difficult time. Vin will be really missed.””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug \ “:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.5″:{“content”:”• Vin Scully’s Greatest Calls” ,” type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully -legendary -announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.6″:{“content”:”\”He was the best there ever was,\” said Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. \”When you think about the Dodgers — there’s a lot of history here and a lot of people that have come through, it’s just a famous franchise from all over. But it almost starts with Vin, honestly.\n\n\ “He’s just such a special guy. I’m grateful and I’m grateful to have gotten to know him as well as I have.\””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\” :\” en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.7.data”: {“html “:”

“He was a friend and he inspired me to be better. There is no better storyteller.” Dave Roberts for Vin Scully. pic.twitter.com/euoOe64fUa

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 3, 2022\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” a wise way with words (“In a year that was so incredible,” he famously said about Kirk Gibson’s equally famous home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, “the impossible happened!”) enlightened us, entertained us, engaged us. He was the standard by which all other broadcasters were judged, and his standard was impossible to match.\n\nAs Joe Buck once said of Scully, “His voice, his cadence, his cadence just lend themselves to the game of baseball. ””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin -scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9″:{“contentDate”:”2022-08-03T03:52:47.59Z”,”description “:”Dodgers booth reflects the life and career of legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, who has died at age 94″,”duration”:”00:03:35″,”slug”:”dodgers-booth-on – vin-scully-passing”,”source”:null,”tags”:[{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.0″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.1″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.2″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.3″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.4″,”typename”:”Tag”},{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.5″,”typename”:”Tag”}],”templateUrl”:” dodgers booth on vin scully passing”,”type”:”video”,”url”:”/video/dodgers-booth-on-vin-scully-passing”,”__typename”:”Video” } ,”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\ ” story\”}).parts.9.tags.0″:{“slug”:”gamepk-662056″,”title”:”2022/08/02 la@sf”,”__typename”:”Tag”} , “$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\” story \”}).parts.9.tags.1″:{“slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug ( {\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}). parts .9.tags.2″:{“slug”:”vin-scully”,”title”:”Vin Scully”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\” : \”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags.3 ” :{“slug”:”no-pre-roll”,”title”:”no-pre-roll”,”__typename”:”Tag”},” $ROOT_QUERY.getForgeConte ntBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story \”}) .parts.9.tags.4″:{“slug”:”tribute”,”title”:”tribute”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale \”:\ “en-us\”,\”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.9.tags .5″: {“slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”__typename”:”Tag”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\”locale\”:\”en- us\”, \”slug\”:\”vin-scully-legendary-announcer-dies\”,\”type\”:\”story\”}).parts.10″:{“content”:”Understood se, Scully lent his talent to a variety of tasks and a range of sports. 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There will never be another Vin Scully. You will be missed forever. 🎙💙 pic.twitter.com/WyTmXsati5

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3…