My Basesball Addiction: It's ALL HIS FAULT

[sepdet]

Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, who, as he often says, was born "shortly before the invention of fire," has been calling all the team's home games for over 60 years. (He used to call all the games, but now sticks to the west coast.)

He gave fans a scare by getting checked into a hospital this week after falling and cracking his head in a hotel room. The man is 82. This is probably his last year in the booth.

But here he was, back on Sunday to call his first 2010 game, a spring training game. Before Vin got started, he saluted "the gentle heroes of 911 Calabasas" and the hospital, apologized for causing the accident that had everyone worried, and thanked everyone their for well-wishes, prayers and concern.

Between innings, news reporters pressed Vin details-- he hates talking about himsefl. After briefly describing the accident and his treatment, he concluded cheerfully,

"I'm supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I'm not allowed to split any infinitives for at least another week."

I don't know if our team is ready for the season, but our bard should be ready by Opening Day.

And -- hey Fir! -- Yanks/Dodgers -- I guess I'd better get tickets and take pictures, huh? You're probably gonna cream us.

Comments

[firerosearien.livejournal.com]

Heh, get me a ticket and I'll find the money for plane fare. Somehow.

Can't wait.

[sepdet.livejournal.com]

*grumbles* I can only get tickets to the Yankees games if I buy a season package.

Between the shenanigans of our team owners this year, the jacked-up prices, the 2-hour commute through LA traffic each way, and the fact that it's Vin's last broadcast season, I was planning to skip my usual package this year, stay home and watch the games with Vin in HD.

I will have to see if I can get a ticket to one of those games on StubHub. And let me know if you're serious about that, eh? Should I be looking for two? :)

[firerosearien.livejournal.com]

Heh, right now it's pushing it, but ask me again in a month or two and maybe I'll have sold another ad by that time or something, haha.

[trekqueen.livejournal.com]

I bet the inner language geek within you had a little squee at that quote of his. :D