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Dodgers salute Vin Scully with classic team photo

By Elektra Kokinakis

Sep 23, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully is honored before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully is honored before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Los Angeles Dodgers took a team photo that paid tribute to legendary broadcaster, Vin Scully.

There are good broadcasters. There are great broadcasters. There are legendary broadcasters. And then there is Vin Scully, who stands alone above the rest as the greatest announcer in the history of baseball—maybe sports.

Vin has done play-by-play for the Dodgers for 67 years—meaning his time dates back to the days of the Brooklyn Dodgers. So, when time came for the team to show him some respect, they came up with just about the best way possible:

https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/769297018883715072

This is not a meme created in a dark room by someone in the media department. This is not a couple of guys paying homage to someone they respect. This is an entire organization showing love to the only announcer that pretty much all of them have ever known.

Instead of taking a photo and letting some media intern put Vin’s face over everyone else’s face, the entire organization came out to show love. Scully has been Mr. Dodger for so long that he has seen just about every major era of the franchise come and go, and they were not about to let that end without an incredible tribute.

There really are not many comparisons in sports for how long he has been the voice of the Dodgers. The closest may be former Cardinals, White Sox and Cubs announcer Harry Caray who spent 53 years broadcasting. Scully joined the Brooklyn booth five years after Caray broke into broadcasting for the Cardinals, and has continued broadcasting 18 years after Caray passed away.

Longevity is really where the comparisons end. Caray broadcasted for four different teams; Scully never left the Dodgers. Caray was very much a homer, rooting for whatever team he announced; Scully has evenly announced every game he has ever called.

When it comes to rock solid broadcasting, Vin Scully is the shining beacon which all other play-by-play sportscasters aspire to. It’s pretty easy to see why fans think he’s the best, and why the Dodgers would honor him with such a cool team photo.

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