Rest in Peace to the poet laureate of baseball. Memories arise of watching Dodger games with my Dad on that old black and white television set. Now you're both gone and that part of my life lives only in memory.
I'm watching Roy Firestone's Sports Talk interview with Vin Scully and it just occurred to me: Mr Scully passed away 40 years to the day that he was inducted in the Broadcaster's Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. It has come full circle. Thank you sir. Rest easy.
We all have experienced Vin's greatness over the years. However, we must acknowledge Roy Firestone's professionalism and his ability to get a fabulous interview. I'm so glad to have found this channel and have subscribed. I hope to revisit some of the greatest sports interviews ever.
I have learned to appreciate the fact that Vin Scully was able to appreciate the talents of players on the other teams as well as his own. Relocated to Southern California from Pittsburgh, it was great to hear Scully praise 'the great one' in our right field back in the 1960s. Beyond that, what a fine man he is, he appeals to the nobler emotions and strivings in the human psyche. I will try to be more like him...classy and brilliant.
Wow, to think that his 1982 award speech (at about 8:30 of this video) marked only the half way point of his career...33 years. Amazing, thanks for the memories Vin!
"Deuces wild: two on, two out, two - two the count." My favorite Vin moment happened here in Arizona. The Dodgers' pitcher Duaner Sanchez threw his glove at a batted ball knocking it down. The umpires then did the circular hand motion, calling the batter safe and awarding him third base with a triple. Vinny came on Phoenix television the next day, and said, "I have never seen that." Hence, I appreciated the oddity I had witnessed at the ballpark and how special it was.
Something people don't talk about much, but Scully was the first announcer who caused people to bring transistor radios to the park to hear him call the game.
If there were a school people could go to and learn the greatest attitude to carry through life, Vin Scully would be the instructor for all of them. What an impressive human being in so many ways. Truly one of the great Americans that’s ever lived.
It didn't get any better than Up Close with Roy Firestone. Everyone interviewed you learned so much about them and it became touching.Sports and touching doesn't always go hand in hand but it did with Roy
Vinnie..... Vinnie -- and Sandy -- exemplify the very BEST of what this country has represented: class, grace, poise, humility, dignity and honor. They will never be replaced.
Mazda SportsLook was my favorite show back in the day. I remember watching it every afternoon during summer vacation in my teens. It would be nice to see all the episodes unearthed and made available.
Didn't realize until I saw this...Scully passed away on the 40th anniversary of his Hall of Fame induction. That seems so poetic, considering his last game was the 80th anniversary of the day he became a Giants fan.
Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Bob Montgomery, Jerry Remy, Harry Carry, Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Skip Carry, Don Sutton and the rest. I was lucky as a kid to an adult to hear these great announcers/color analysts.
Skip Carry was my favorite basketball announcer! In the late 1960s when the Atlanta Hawks were still in the Western Conference, on my transistor radio, in my bedroom, in Brooklyn, New York, I was able to pick up the Atlanta Hawks late night west coast games against teams like the Los Angeles Lakers. I enjoyed Skip Carry's play by play much more than Merv Albert's.
0:55 My dad was in a business deal with Gordon McLendon, and I wound up with a third guy's name as my middle name because there was no way he wouldn't believe I wasn't named after McLendon (I wasn't).
couldn't have been 1981 because there's a graphic that said that Vin Scully did the 1990 World Series on the radio so this had to have been in the nineties or after
Regarding the story about Gordon McLendon, I hate to doubt Vin Scully's accuracy, but I checked the box scores. I cannot find a single instance of the Boston Braves defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers on a walkoff sacrifice fly in 1950, 1951 or 1952.
One reason Roy Firestone never made it on a national over-the-air network is because (at least for a time) he had a forehead the size of a postage stamp, which distracted viewers from what he was saying. You could say he had a forehead for radio.
There will never be another Vincent Edward Scully 🎙💙💖💔
He will be forever missed 😢 November 29, 1927 ~ August 2, 2022
I could listen to Vin Scully talk about anything all day.
Agreed
that dude is an encyclopedia of baseball
Yes he is
Yes
yes indeed i love his voice ......he could be describing a bird sitting on a tree branch as he then takes flight.. and it will be poetry
I am so blessed to live nearby LA, and able to listen to Vin all these years! It doesn't get any better than that! A true icon!
Roy Firestone is a great interviewer
This guy is as gracious as can be
I used to watch Roy Firestone all the time. He was very good at what he did. Vin Scully is the best.
Rest in Peace to the poet laureate of baseball. Memories arise of watching Dodger games with my Dad on that old black and white television set. Now you're both gone and that part of my life lives only in memory.
I love hearing Vin talk about historic baseball
Vin Scully you passed away yesterday and although you are physically gone you will always be with us
espn needs to give roy another show . best interviewer of all time .
shoromeo I'll use an old Vin Scully line as it pertains to Firestone and what you just said.....And HOOOOW.
vin scully simply the best
I'm watching Roy Firestone's Sports Talk interview with Vin Scully and it just occurred to me: Mr Scully passed away 40 years to the day that he was inducted in the Broadcaster's Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. It has come full circle. Thank you sir. Rest easy.
And Enjoy the Sea.
RIP Vinny , what an ending to the interview.
Love Vin Scully. Simply the greatest to ever do it.
This is a stellar interview. Thank you for having posted this so that we have this reminder of the true class that was Vin Scully.
Roy Firestone was my favorite sports interviewer. Vin Scully is such a great, nice man. I admire him greatly. And I'm a Giants fan!
This guy is a total professional! Smooth as silk!
There's never been anyone better than Scully.
Chick Hearns
We all have experienced Vin's greatness over the years. However, we must acknowledge Roy Firestone's professionalism and his ability to get a fabulous interview. I'm so glad to have found this channel and have subscribed. I hope to revisit some of the greatest sports interviews ever.
Wow, at the end Roy asks him how much longer he will broadcast. He ended up doing it for 26 more years!
I saw the sea, Vin...thank you for painting the picture.
The Greatest announcer of the greatest game.
I have learned to appreciate the fact that Vin Scully was able to appreciate the talents of players on the other teams as well as his own. Relocated to Southern California from Pittsburgh, it was great to hear Scully praise 'the great one' in our right field back in the 1960s.
Beyond that, what a fine man he is, he appeals to the nobler emotions and strivings in the human psyche. I will try to be more like him...classy and brilliant.
@Johnny Pastrana Very well put!! Thank you 💙❤️💙
The Voice of MLB Baseball ⚾ 67/94 Great yrs. As Time Slip's Through Thee Hourglass ⏳ 🇺🇸 🙏
Good night Vin, and thank you again.
Wow, to think that his 1982 award speech (at about 8:30 of this video) marked only the half way point of his career...33 years. Amazing, thanks for the memories Vin!
This is quickly my favorite TH-cam video. Wow.
subscribed
so proud of my dad's show and you Roy
it warms my heart
These two together -- wow! Roy did interviews with respect and obvious preparation. And Vin was ... well, Vin. A great show featuring two of the best.
Just want to say Roy Firestone your the best!
Vin was a treat. Glad in my lifetime i got to hear him. Great interview Roy. We need more journalists like you today.
Such an honest and decent human being. Humble to a fault, despite being one of the very best in his field. You did it the right way, Vin. God bless.
The "soundtrack of summer" in so.cal. for so long,thank you Vinny.
I get emotional every time I hear “Swung on and missed - a perfect game”
One of 3 called perfect games!
There isn't going to be another Vin Scully in the world like the wonderful person like Vin Scully in play by play o f sports
"Deuces wild: two on, two out, two - two the count." My favorite Vin moment happened here in Arizona. The Dodgers' pitcher Duaner Sanchez threw his glove at a batted ball knocking it down. The umpires then did the circular hand motion, calling the batter safe and awarding him third base with a triple. Vinny came on Phoenix television the next day, and said, "I have never seen that." Hence, I appreciated the oddity I had witnessed at the ballpark and how special it was.
Vin Scully was simply the BEST, “Often Imitated, Never Duplicated”.
Roy and Vin make for a viewing experience that I don't want to end
Something people don't talk about much, but Scully was the first announcer who caused people to bring transistor radios to the park to hear him call the game.
If there were a school people could go to and learn the greatest attitude to carry through life, Vin Scully would be the instructor for all of them. What an impressive human being in so many ways. Truly one of the great Americans that’s ever lived.
It didn't get any better than Up Close with Roy Firestone. Everyone interviewed you learned so much about them and it became touching.Sports and touching doesn't always go hand in hand but it did with Roy
The Goat of all Goats
Vinnie..... Vinnie -- and Sandy -- exemplify the very BEST of what this country has represented: class, grace, poise, humility, dignity and honor. They will never be replaced.
I think I'm going to cry...
Me too, Jimmy.
rest in peace vin scully
Love you Vin
Mazda SportsLook was my favorite show back in the day. I remember watching it every afternoon during summer vacation in my teens. It would be nice to see all the episodes unearthed and made available.
God's announcer.
Didn't realize until I saw this...Scully passed away on the 40th anniversary of his Hall of Fame induction. That seems so poetic, considering his last game was the 80th anniversary of the day he became a Giants fan.
Nothing remotely like this show today. TV won't allow this kind of in depth pacing anymore, not in sports features anyway. Too bad. Good stuff.
Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Bob Montgomery, Jerry Remy, Harry Carry, Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Skip Carry, Don Sutton and the rest. I was lucky as a kid to an adult to hear these great announcers/color analysts.
Skip Carry was my favorite basketball announcer! In the late 1960s when the Atlanta Hawks were still in the Western Conference, on my transistor radio, in my bedroom, in Brooklyn, New York, I was able to pick up the Atlanta Hawks late night west coast games against teams like the Los Angeles Lakers. I enjoyed Skip Carry's play by play much more than Merv Albert's.
@@frederickpando9444 Cool story. Also Al Michaels and all the greats for the NFL, Hockey Night in Canada and NBA announcers
Vin Scully is referring to John Ashcroft, then governor of Missouri and future Attorney General
my heart hurts....
Dodger broadcast are not the same anymore after his retirement
0:55 My dad was in a business deal with Gordon McLendon, and I wound up with a third guy's name as my middle name because there was no way he wouldn't believe I wasn't named after McLendon (I wasn't).
John Ashcroft was the governor of Missouri.
Interview was in 1996.
If you don't love Vin, you probably don't like Santa Claus either.
I don't know why Roy Firestone always reminded me of Jiminy Cricket.
My goodness.
Our long national nightmare is finally over ...
Vin was 100 years old even back in 1981. This guy is like a vampire.
couldn't have been 1981 because there's a graphic that said that Vin Scully did the 1990 World Series on the radio so this had to have been in the nineties or after
1991. Vin retired in 2016.
1990
What a great interview. Roy Firestone has the smallest forehead in history.
Regarding the story about Gordon McLendon, I hate to doubt Vin Scully's accuracy, but I checked the box scores. I cannot find a single instance of the Boston Braves defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers on a walkoff sacrifice fly in 1950, 1951 or 1952.
One reason Roy Firestone never made it on a national over-the-air network is because (at least for a time) he had a forehead the size of a postage stamp, which distracted viewers from what he was saying. You could say he had a forehead for radio.
Nothing about your comment was funny. Try again idiot.
Lame..He did just fine. Did local LA sports for years, even played the comedy clubs. Was a great interviewer.
@@douglaslowe5 And he is the punchline of every Bob Costas joke that doesn't involve pro wrestling.
Roy Firestone's hairline is distractive....
"Scully is too floury
Scully is pedantic
He's indulgent at times even patronizing"
~ Joe Garagiola