Vin Scully’s Voice Not Ready To Quiet Down
He hasn't decided when to retire. As far as we're concerned, he can stay on as long as he'd like.
He's not going anywhere.
Like a lot of baseball stars, Vin Scully isn’t sure when he wants to retire. But unlike those stars, he can hang around as long as he wants and we won’t mind.
A few weeks ago in an interview with the LA Times Bill Plaschke, Scully said one more year behind the mic, “that makes sense.” Now…
"But I regret that I said that."The fact is Scully hasn't made a decision on how much longer he'll work.
"And if I did make a decision I wouldn't reveal it," Scully told me. "It would be proper for the Dodgers to make the announcement."
That would be Scully, proper and polite to the end. And as long as he wants to stay on, for however many games he wants to stay on, the Dodgers and their fans will gladly let him.
Scully’s voice is a sign of spring in Los Angeles, now as much a part of the summer landscape in the city as the beach and backyard barbecues. X-Files creator Chris Carter said he named a character in the show Scully after the broadcaster, adding that he was the voice of God in Los Angeles.
Deciding when to step away from something you have been doing for 60 years — and still do better than anyone — is no easy choice. Scully’s vacillation and indecisiveness on when exactly he wants to step away are natural. Players on the field have done it for years (at least pre-steroids, when guys actually started to get worse in their mid-30s).
Scully is the most valuable Dodger. He has earned the right to leave the broadcast booth whenever he wants. We should all just try to soak up the moments until he does.
