Ted Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Russell, Leonardo Da Vinci, Jim Brown, Winston Churchill, Bobby Orr, Yo-Yo Ma, Muhammad Ali . . .And now have pom-pom Dan Shaughnessy, who moved thousands of books after the Red Sox finally won in 2004.
And Vin Scully.
The best who ever lived.
On Friday, the Dodgers announced that Scully will be back as team broadcaster for his 65th year in 2014. A humbled Scully, now 85, gracefully participated in a press conference, telling the assembled media that he wished the Dodgers had simply released the news with a single line in the evening’s game notes.
In all of sports, there is nothing like the Scully-Dodgers relationship. Ernie Harwell was the sweet honey voice of the Tigers for a million years and Marv Albert has been the signature caller of the Knicks forever. We came to associate Keith Jackson with college football and Al Michaels with believing in miracles. Boston has been graced with the iconic Curt Gowdy, the mellow Ned Martin, Drano-gargling Johnny Most, steady Gil Santos, puckish Fred Cusick, and pom-pom Joe Castiglione, who moved thousands of “can you believe it?” bottle openers after the Red Sox finally won in 2004.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Vin Scully
Since the Red Sox are playing the L.A. Dodgers this weekend, it makes sense to have a column on Vin Scully.
Shank left out his 98.5 teammate Jerry Trupiano, who was better than Castig as a baseball announcer; Dale Arnold, the ultimate multitasker having done play-by-play for all four area teams; Bob Wilson, the Bruins' radio counterpart to the immortal Fred Cusick; and Johnny Most's best right-hand man Glenn Ordway.
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