On August 2, 2022, Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully went to Heaven to be with the loves of his life – his second wife Sandra, first wife Joan, and their son Michael.

He was 94.

Scully was the voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years. Many long-time baseball fans (Dodgers and otherwise) all have memories of stories that the Bronx, NY native had called for over half a century. He always had a way of adding memorable stories into his play-by-play calls and always had a soothing tone when doing so. His voice was one of comfort.

Vincent Edward Scully was the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history. He started his career with a CBS radio affiliate in Washington D.C. at the young age of 22. He later joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and (eventually) television booths.

Over the years, Scully saw managers, players, and staff members come and go, but he remained a constant. He was a voice that the fans could rely on hearing when they turned on the Brooklyn Dodgers game on the radio and later a Los Angeles Dodgers game on both radio and television. Whichever you choose, Vin Scully would be there.

To this very day, no other broadcaster can say that they were the youngest person to call a World Series game, but Vin Scully has it on his resume at the age of twenty-five. The year was 1953. A record that is still standing. The voice of the Dodgers, Scully, called three perfect games, which included Don Larsen (1956 World Series), Sandy Koufax (1965), and Dennis Martinez (1991), along with 20 no-hitters.

“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended Mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large Thanksgiving Day for me.”

There is no doubt that the long list of achievements and awards that Vin Scully achieved while on air with the Dodgers is impressive, but that is not why he will be missed and why he was so loved. He had a way of making things feel like everything was going to be okay. That humanity was kind during some of the most challenging times in history to see such a trait. He was the reassurance to many that we would rebuild as a nation and that life would go on after the attacks on the world trade center on our own soil on September 11, 2001. For many fans, Dodgers or not, the voice of the Dodgers was more. He was the voice of baseball.

Just how Vin would want this article to wrap up:

“It’s tiiiime for Dodger baseball!’

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