Bryce Harper’s MLB debut featured hype, Vin Scully, and then some more hype.
The devil is in the details of striking out; baseball sounds different in each area code; what I was doing the day All-Stars were born
He spoke directly, individually, and personally to them. Not to a mass audience, but to them, right there in their home… [Godfrey] launched his revolutionary notion by saying into the microphone the simple phrase, “How are you?” (Dick Cavett, Brief Encounters, 2015) This simple phrase helped Arthur Godfrey become one of the most influential legends…
Vin Scully is retired, but the Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, and all kinds of PECOTA love.
Kershaw, Koufax, Sutton and Scully.
Vin Scully will be back in the booth for 2014. This calls for an infographic!
Ben and Sam discuss whether several extensions would still be signed today, then talk about the Cubs’ decision to exceed their international spending allowance.
Vin Scully, the early years.
Vin Scully files away facts about each player, and then he repeats those facts forever. These are the facts he repeats about Buster Posey.
A tough test ahead for ‘a Dodger team that is a wonder.’