scully and the dodgers.

the dodgers have been on local radio since i first moved here in late 89 but this year the station went to kiddie music and did away with the dodgers. (a great article was in the las vegas review journal today in the sports section..the writer was ed graney if you would like a good read google it up) i have been a dodger fan since 1963 when i was incarcerated in a california prison. due to some rather violent acts i was sent to disciplinary segregation (the hole) for 18 months. we had two radio stations that we could listen to in our cells and one carried the dodger games. vince scully got me through most of my time in there, since they broadcast some of the spring training games then the season, post season and world series. his call of the game was so eloquent, his cadence so soothing, his knowledge so complete that i was able to escape the horror of my day to day existence and transport myself from a concrete dungeon to another place where the breeze blew softly and the grass was green and koufax was on the mound and drysdale was going tomorrow and the yankees didn't stand a chance. roseboro behind the plate, wills at short, fairly at first and others whose names escape me but the third pitcher was johnny padres who pitched the final game of the four game sweep of the hated yankees in the series.

if you have never listened to scully, you have missed the greatest baseball announcer of all time. he has been broadcasting the dodger games since the 1950's and must be in his 80's by now so he won't be around much longer. when he goes, we will lose an icon and on that day i will cry.

hopefully he will last this season because this may be the best dodger team since the early 80's and i have already bet them to go all the way. we have 4 youngsters who are going to be super stars; martin behind the plate, looney at first, eithier in left and kemp in center. they are all in their early 20's and have an unlimited future in front of them.

go dodgers.