Random baseball thoughts

by **Grotewold** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:13:39

I remember Scully fondly from Saturday afternoon baseball on NBC -- Vince Coleman and the runnin redbirds and all that

by **smitty** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:00:16

Scully, besides being a real pleasure to listen to, also understands it's OK not to talk all the time during a game -- especially on the TV side. But radio doesn't really need constant blabber either.

by **FTN** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:03:09

smitty wrote:Scully, besides being a real pleasure to listen to, also understands it's OK not to talk all the time during a game -- especially on the TV side. But radio doesn't really need constant blabber either.

wait all scully does is talk

by **CFP** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:04:36

FTN wrote:
smitty wrote:Scully, besides being a real pleasure to listen to, also understands it's OK not to talk all the time during a game -- especially on the TV side. But radio doesn't really need constant blabber either.

wait all scully does is talk

Agreed. I don't hate Vin, and I don't love him as much as I used to about five years ago when I first heard about him and my dad said he was the greatest thing since sliced bread, but he doesn't shut the fuck up for more than three seconds.

by 1 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:06:55

I think he does a fine job announcing those Chatham A's games

by **CFP** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:15:15

Aaaaannd here come the pretzels!

by **kopphanatic** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:17:04

The DAdgers

by 1 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:20:00

The pirate beer vendor was just telling someone that he gets recognized when he is out at restaraunts. Also, he calls sick kids in the hospital. He mentioned that he doesn't charge a dime, neither.

I'm completely serious.

by **Bucky** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:22:33

why are you in pittsburg

by **WilliamC** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:24:40

FTN wrote:
smitty wrote:Scully, besides being a real pleasure to listen to, also understands it's OK not to talk all the time during a game -- especially on the TV side. But radio doesn't really need constant blabber either.

wait all scully does is talk

Yeah I watch a lot of their games because I enjoy listening to him but sometimes I think he might be on speed. His mouth never stops. Last night I am not joking he pretty much summed up the Reds lineups entire lives by third inning.

My favorite was something like "Bronson in Arroyo is a big music man, in fact he has a band of his own with a song collection of upwards of 150 songs. You can check it out at "name of website". Bronson grew up in Florida and also likes to fish." Then he went on to name some of Bronson's favorite songs. It went on and on.

I think he has to have a photographic memory because he doesn't seem to forget anything. He repeats himself a lot but I think what goes in that brain stays in it.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:25:53

my favorite Scully moment was a few years back when i was up at IUP and watching the phils - dodgers on the extra innings package. i think it was Burrell hitting , but Scully thought it was Ricky Ledee, who was on deck and during the whole Burrell AB he told 1 of his stories about Ledee growing up, finally Burrell or whoever made an out and Ledee comes to the plate and Scully just repeats the story word by word when Ledee was hitting .

by **CFP** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 18:29:21

Bucky wrote:why are you in pittsburg

I think (know) 1 means the "Miiiiillleeeer Liiiiiiitee" guy at CBP.

by **smitty** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 19:02:23

FTN wrote:
smitty wrote:Scully, besides being a real pleasure to listen to, also understands it's OK not to talk all the time during a game -- especially on the TV side. But radio doesn't really need constant blabber either.

wait all scully does is talk

LOL. Yeah, it doesn't surprise me I'm wrong about that. I was going by memory of when I heard him a lot in the old days. I must be misremembering how much he talked. I just loved listening to his voice on a summer day watching a ball game.

Baseball announcers only come in two categories for the most part for me. Those I like -- Whitey and Harry and guys like that. And those that are just there. Cripes, even TMAC and Wheeler don't even bother me. but Vin I always enjoyed -- even if he talked all the time.

by **Trent Steele** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:19:47

Abreu hasn’t offered at a 3-0 pitch since 2007. Going back to 2003, Abreu has faced a 3-0 count 372 times and has swung at the next pitch exactly twice.

Hardball Times.

by **Barry Jive** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:24:32

the manager
has made a
PITCHing change

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKCdbJs-nY[/youtube]

by **CFP** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:36:20

Barry Jive wrote:the manager
has made a
PITCHing change

Best game ever

by **Barry Jive** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:38:35

CFP wrote:
Barry Jive wrote:the manager
has made a
PITCHing change

Best game ever

that was the only reason i ever played Game Boy.

but i never heard Vin Scully say that on my Game Boy. he certainly did it in World Series Baseball, which came out in '94 iirc. so if they used it in the Ken Griffey game it was reused. he's a legend

by **Barry Jive** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:47:40

a) The Chicago White Sox play-by-play guy is fucking terrible.

b) Does DeWayne Wise make that catch if it's not a perfect game?

by **Eem** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:55:10

YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAARDDDD

by **kopphanatic** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 13:56:01

YES YES YES, MERCY!

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