The Los Angeles Red S....Dodgers

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I cherish every inning he calls because I know we do not have many years left from Vinny. I think he's about 147 years old. But what a wonderful voice and the man knows how to call a game.

I was a bit surprised when the Dodgers renewed his contract. For another 5 years, if I recall correctly. After last season, I was surprised he was even back for this. But I'm glad. Even with his increased rate of confusing names and the count, I can hardly stand to listen to a game called by anyone else. His voice IS baseball to me.

As for :ism:

1) Why did you open this thread?

2) Alex hit the nail on the head. Professionals performing amazing feats of athleticism, the best in the world plus the unpredictable live aspect = excitement for me.

Now, I'm not one to talk about "my team" or say, "We made the playoffs!" I am quite cognizant of the fact that I'm sitting on my butt drinking a beer, not playing the game. But at the same time, the only games I actually watch on tv or listen to on the radio during the regular season are Dodger games. I'd go seem any game in person, and I'll watch any playoff game (I can watch championships of just about any sport) on tv. But only the Dodgers hold my interest on TV. Part of it is the Vin Scully factor, and part of it is that it's just fun to care, even though I'm well aware of the pointlessness.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Sigh, and so it begins.

The Dodgers started with two key off-season acquisitions (Kenny Lofton and Nomar Garciapara) on the bench with injuries. Color me not surprised. The good news is, they scored 9 runs! The bad news is, the Braves scored 11. And to top it off, Saenz, Garciapara's replacement at 1st, hit into the final out with a man at 3rd. Figures.