Vin Scully, the longtime Dodgers play-by-play announcer considered by many to be the king of his profession, died Tuesday. He was 94.
The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Scully’s death through its official social media.
“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the organization wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers — and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022
Also for years a national announcer of baseball for NBC, football and golf for CBS and baseball for CBS Radio, Scully endeared himself to fans through 67 seasons with the Dodgers, a record for one broadcaster with one team in any sport. In 2010, the American Sportscasters Assn. named...
The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Scully’s death through its official social media.
“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the organization wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers — and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
pic.twitter.com/FloR9dBhZj
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022
Also for years a national announcer of baseball for NBC, football and golf for CBS and baseball for CBS Radio, Scully endeared himself to fans through 67 seasons with the Dodgers, a record for one broadcaster with one team in any sport. In 2010, the American Sportscasters Assn. named...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jon Weisman
- Variety Film + TV
DVD Release Date: April 24, 2013
Price: DVD $30.00
Studio: Ciesla Foundation
The dynamite 1998 documentary film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg directed by Aviva Kempner (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg) looks at the Detroit Tigers’ hard-hitting Hall of Fame first baseman whose accomplishments extended beyond the field as American’s first Jewish baseball star.
The movie depicts how during the Golden Age of Baseball, Hank Greenberg’s achievements rivaled those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Additionally, it shows how Greenberg helped break down the barriers of discrimination in American sports and society and how he was a beacon of hope to American Jews who faced bigotry during the Depression and World War II.
Included in the film are some 47 interviews with Hank Greenberg and his family members; sports figures Ira Berkow, Ernie Harwell, Joe Falls and Dick Schaap; fellow payers Bob Feller, Charlie Gehringer and Ralph Kiner; fans Alan Dershowitz, Congressman Sander Levin...
Price: DVD $30.00
Studio: Ciesla Foundation
The dynamite 1998 documentary film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg directed by Aviva Kempner (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg) looks at the Detroit Tigers’ hard-hitting Hall of Fame first baseman whose accomplishments extended beyond the field as American’s first Jewish baseball star.
The movie depicts how during the Golden Age of Baseball, Hank Greenberg’s achievements rivaled those of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Additionally, it shows how Greenberg helped break down the barriers of discrimination in American sports and society and how he was a beacon of hope to American Jews who faced bigotry during the Depression and World War II.
Included in the film are some 47 interviews with Hank Greenberg and his family members; sports figures Ira Berkow, Ernie Harwell, Joe Falls and Dick Schaap; fellow payers Bob Feller, Charlie Gehringer and Ralph Kiner; fans Alan Dershowitz, Congressman Sander Levin...
- 5/1/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
How do Detroit's Comerica Park and New York's Yankee Stadium measure up?
By James Montgomery
New York's Yankee Stadium
Photo: Dave Gillum/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images
On Thursday night, Eminem and Jay-z will kick off their Home and Home concert series with a pair of shows at Detroit's Comerica Park. Since he's representing the home team, Em will headline both Comerica concerts, and when the series switches to New York's Yankee Stadium on September 12-13, Jay will get top billing.
Though we could spend endless hours discussing the two men who made these shows possible, it makes equally as much sense to take a look at the stadiums they'll be playing in since, like Em and Jay themselves, they're both icons of their respective cities. The similarities don't stop there: Both Comerica and Yankee Stadium replaced beloved venues that played host to Major League Baseball for decades (the old Tiger...
By James Montgomery
New York's Yankee Stadium
Photo: Dave Gillum/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images
On Thursday night, Eminem and Jay-z will kick off their Home and Home concert series with a pair of shows at Detroit's Comerica Park. Since he's representing the home team, Em will headline both Comerica concerts, and when the series switches to New York's Yankee Stadium on September 12-13, Jay will get top billing.
Though we could spend endless hours discussing the two men who made these shows possible, it makes equally as much sense to take a look at the stadiums they'll be playing in since, like Em and Jay themselves, they're both icons of their respective cities. The similarities don't stop there: Both Comerica and Yankee Stadium replaced beloved venues that played host to Major League Baseball for decades (the old Tiger...
- 9/1/2010
- MTV Music News
Tgif everyone, here's my Top 5 for September 4, 2009 from www.LenBermanSports.com 1. Quick Hits Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has been reinstated to the NFL effective the third week of the season. Vick heard some boos in the Meadowlands last night as the Jets sacked him 4 times in beating the Eagles 38-27. 17-year old Melanie Oudin from Marietta Georgia ousts #4 Elena Dementieva at the U.S. Open. Is it student athlete or student thug? After Oregon lost to Boise State last night in college football, senior running back LeGarrette Blount decked linebacker Byron Hout with a punch. My guess is Blount will now have plenty of extra time to attend classes. It's even a bad year for former Mets. Pitcher Jerry Koosman is sentenced to 6 months in prison in Wisconsin for tax evasion. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tigers Hall of Fame announcer Ernie Harwell. A wonderful man and broadcaster battling cancer.
- 9/4/2009
- by Len Berman
- Huffington Post
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