Vin Scully died yesterday but his legacy will live on as long as people are listening to baseball broadcasts.  I grew up close to Candlestick Park, but still I knew about Vin Scully almost from my earliest days as a fan of the Giants.  At night you could tune in KFI, the radio home of the Dodgers in the 60’s.  I would check to see how the Dodgers were doing.  Now granted I was listening to hear if they were losing but either way Vin Scully never called a bad game.  

I ended up going to college in Southern California and listening to Vin became a pretty regular thing.  Let me stress the fact – I have never liked the Dodgers (I’ve stopped using the word hate) but how could you not have a soft spot for this “giant” of a man.  His skill, style and storytelling mastery set a bar that will only serve to be aspired to and never eclipsed.

He became a towering figure bringing baseball into the hearts and homes of America.  His voice wafted across significant parts of two centuries.  He was a humble man who never saw himself more important than the players or the game that they played and yet his memory and legacy will live on as long as this game is played.

I am saddened for the loss of Vin Scully and particularly for those who listened to him as Dodger fans.  I think of my Dodger fan friends (yes, I have a few) like Rick, Randy, Kim, Joey and Hiromi. I know they like many others feel this loss at an even deeper level.  There are many things being more eloquently written about Vin Scully and what can a Giant fan add except to say that alongside Willie Mays, Vin was simply the best.