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Los Angeles Dodgers: Mt. Rushmore

By Evan Lovett

Apr 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers line up for the National Anthem to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers line up for the National Anthem to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Vin Scully waves to the crowd after a video tribute before the Los Angeles Dodgers played the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. The long-time Dodger broadcaster is retiring at the end of the regular season. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Vin Scully waves to the crowd after a video tribute before the Los Angeles Dodgers played the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. The long-time Dodger broadcaster is retiring at the end of the regular season. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

Vin Scully

Many a paean has been written to commemorate what Vin Scully means to the landscape of sports, baseball, Los Angeles and life in general.

From Bob Costas to Al Michaels to Jon Miller, announcers of all eras and regions admired Scully from a professional perspective. His voice was mellifluous and his style was engaging – he is, at the same time, conversational, witty, historical and soothing.

There are not enough adjectives to capture the breadth of exactly why Angelenos – and eventually all Americans when Scully ventured into NFL and golf –  fell asleep with transistor radios and ear buds in their ears, listening to the man simply known as Vin.

Hired as a fresh-faced, spry 22-year old in 1950, Vin Scully lasted 67 years in the Dodgers booth.

He called games in Brooklyn, and brought baseball to Los Angeles. He was everybody’s uncle, and perhaps the single most unifying figure the game has ever known.

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