This document provides an overview of a conference presentation about Vin Scully's legendary career as a baseball broadcaster from 1950 to 2016. It discusses Scully's humble beginnings with the Brooklyn Dodgers and his unmatched longevity broadcasting for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles until his retirement at age 88. The presentation explores Scully's equanimous style, his reluctance to make himself the focus, and his ability to craft human stories within his play-by-play descriptions. It references Scully's most famous calls and quotes that exemplify his poetic narration and storytelling abilities. The presentation examines how Scully helped cultivate meaning and appreciation for the game through his broadcasts.
Believe, Again? - Redemption For the 2013 Red Sox - NH Magazine Cover Story Darren Garnick
"In the most agnostic state in the country, nothing inspires a renewal of faith quite like the start of baseball season. Say a prayer for Red Sox NHation."
-- April 2013 cover story for New Hampshire Magazine by Darren Garnick, who drills deep into the Granite State core of Red Sox Country.
(Includes the confessional, "Embracing the Enemy: How I Learned to Stop Hating the Yankees."
Believe, Again? - Redemption For the 2013 Red Sox - NH Magazine Cover Story Darren Garnick
"In the most agnostic state in the country, nothing inspires a renewal of faith quite like the start of baseball season. Say a prayer for Red Sox NHation."
-- April 2013 cover story for New Hampshire Magazine by Darren Garnick, who drills deep into the Granite State core of Red Sox Country.
(Includes the confessional, "Embracing the Enemy: How I Learned to Stop Hating the Yankees."
"No Justice in This World": David James Duncan's "The Brothers K" -- presentation, 25th anniversary meeting of the Baseball in Literature and Culture conference, originally scheduled for April 3, 2020... postponed to July 16, 2021
Mr. Sutro Buys a Townsite: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and the Central Paci...mikemahl
This article has as its starting point a Central Pacific Railroad deed dated September 12, 1872, recording a remarkable intersection of two great Western themes: the transcontinental railroad and Comstock Lode mining. It is signed by both Leland Stanford as President and Mark Hopkins as Trustee; Hopkins' signature is exceedingly rare. It conveys to Adolph Sutro one section of land in Lyon County, Nevada, which investigation reveals to have encompassed the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel and nearly all of the town of Sutro. That tunnel, nine years in the building, drained the deep levels of the Comstock Lode to a point four miles distant near the Carson River. The deed bears U.S. and Nevada revenue stamps. The stories of Hopkins, Sutro and the Tunnel are retold, complete with photos and maps.
Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction.Jack �tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the beloved, erratic, and grieved-over prodigal son of a Presbyterian minister in Gilead, Iowa. In segregated St. Louis sometime after World War II, Jack falls in love with Della Miles, an African American high school teacher who is also the daughter of a preacher?discerning, generous, and independent. Their fraught, beautiful romance is one of Robinson�s greatest achievements.The Gilead novels are about the dilemmas and promise of American history?about the ongoing legacy of the Civil War and the enduring impact of both racial inequality and deep-rooted religious belief. They touch the deepest chords in our national character and resonate with our deepest feelings. .
"No Justice in This World": David James Duncan's "The Brothers K" -- presentation, 25th anniversary meeting of the Baseball in Literature and Culture conference, originally scheduled for April 3, 2020... postponed to July 16, 2021
Mr. Sutro Buys a Townsite: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and the Central Paci...mikemahl
This article has as its starting point a Central Pacific Railroad deed dated September 12, 1872, recording a remarkable intersection of two great Western themes: the transcontinental railroad and Comstock Lode mining. It is signed by both Leland Stanford as President and Mark Hopkins as Trustee; Hopkins' signature is exceedingly rare. It conveys to Adolph Sutro one section of land in Lyon County, Nevada, which investigation reveals to have encompassed the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel and nearly all of the town of Sutro. That tunnel, nine years in the building, drained the deep levels of the Comstock Lode to a point four miles distant near the Carson River. The deed bears U.S. and Nevada revenue stamps. The stories of Hopkins, Sutro and the Tunnel are retold, complete with photos and maps.
Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the latest in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction.Jack �tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the beloved, erratic, and grieved-over prodigal son of a Presbyterian minister in Gilead, Iowa. In segregated St. Louis sometime after World War II, Jack falls in love with Della Miles, an African American high school teacher who is also the daughter of a preacher?discerning, generous, and independent. Their fraught, beautiful romance is one of Robinson�s greatest achievements.The Gilead novels are about the dilemmas and promise of American history?about the ongoing legacy of the Civil War and the enduring impact of both racial inequality and deep-rooted religious belief. They touch the deepest chords in our national character and resonate with our deepest feelings. .
**German below**
The GeoMapFish framework is an innovative Open Source Web-GIS solution which is broadly and successfully applied in practice. In this talk, an insight into the used framework and features will give an overview of existing applications using GeoMapFish. Further, current and planned updates, features or extensions will be introduced as for example the new editing functions in regards to user roles or the option to directly add QGIS server links. The GeoMapFish framework offers a rich set of functionalities which guarantees a high degree of flexibility and performance. Along the large and interdisciplinary users’ group, new features will be continuously optimized and released. With such a concept and its ongoing enrichments through extensions and framework enhancements, the constant development of GeoMapFish can be ensured.
**German**
Das GeoMapFish Web-GIS-Framework – Neuerungen und Anwendungen der neuen Version 2.x
Das Open-Source-GeoMapFish-Framework stellt eine reiche Palette an Funktionalitäten für deren Nutzer bereit und bietet hierdurch ein großes Maß an Flexibilität und Performanz. Durch die große und interdisziplinäre Community werden Features stetig erweitert und optimiert. So werden fortgehend neue Plugins entwickelt, wodurch sich das Angebot an Funktionalitäten stets vergrößert, als auch Optimierungen durch die ständigen Weiterentwicklungen des Frameworks gewährleistet werden.
Die aktuelle Version basiert clientseitig auf OpenLayers 3 und Angular. Dennoch bleibt die Kompatibilität mit der Vorgängerversion (1.6) und GeoExt auf Clientseite immer noch bestehen. Die Serverseite nutzt für Webdienste weiterhin Python und für Print-Funktionen Java (JasperReports). GeoMapFish stützt sich auf OGC-Standards und bietet hierdurch eine einheitliche Architektur für clientseitige Applikationen und Services, wie z.B. Web Map Service (WMS) und Web Feature Service (WFS).
Im Vortrag soll ebenfalls ein Überblick über Neuerungen und zukünftige Entwicklungen gegeben werden. Des weiteren werden zahlreiche und erfolgreiche Anwendungsbeispiele präsentiert, wie die vom Schweizer Bund initiierten ÖREB (Kataster der öffentlich-rechtlichen Eigentumsbeschränkungen) Webviewer der verschiedenen Kantone, welche ebenfalls zur GeoMapFish-Nutzergruppe zählen.
https://frab.fossgis-konferenz.de/de/2017/public/events/5154
Depuis 2005, la Scène de Musiques Actuelles (SMAC) Les Abattoirs programme le Festival ELECTROCHOC, coup de projecteur sur les musiques électroniques et les arts numériques, dans un esprit de découverte et de diversité.
Le Festival propose une double programmation : le jour avec des ateliers de découverte et d’initiation aux arts nu- mériques, le soir avec des concerts tous plus électrisant les uns que les autres.
Pour cette douzième édition, nous vous proposons de :
- Suivre la trace de l’ABATT’Mobile, camion numérique qui va sillonner le territoire de la Capi en amont du Festival;
- Rester connectés aux réseaux sociaux des Abattoirs qui vous livrent les dernières actualités du Festival;
- Participer aux ateliers et installations d’arts numériques, en famille, en groupe ou en classe;
- Applaudir les restitutions d’ateliers jeudi 30 mars et le spectacle jeune public Chrones jeudi 06 avril;
- Assister aux soirées concerts les vendredis et samedis soirs du Festival !
A Measurement Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum and Its Effects on...Emiliano De Cristofaro
Presentation at the Computational Social Science (CSS) Initiative London, 27 March 2017.
Based on the paper by Gabriel Hine, Jeremiah Onaolapo, Emiliano De Cristofaro, Nicolas Kourtellis, Ilias Leontiadis, Riginos Samaras, Gianluca Stringhini, and Jeremy Blackburn, "Kek, Cucks, and God Emperor Trump: A Measurement Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum and Its Effects on the Web." To appear at 11th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2017)
https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.03452
Moving beyond Blackboard: The VLE journey at DundeeNatalie Lafferty
This presentation was given as part of the E-Learning for the Learner: the challenge of providing learner centred education in the Age of the Internet Symposium held at the Association for Medical Education in Europe annual meeting held in Lyon, France, 27-29 August 2012
'n Inleiding tot Sosiale Media, in Afrikaans, vir doodgewone webswerwers. Vind uit wat sosiale media so spesiaal maak, en hoe jy meer daaroor kan leer.
All the basics that interior designers work onNitidodesign
If you are new to the prospect of buying and treating a property, you need to understand that there are lots of factors in making a space comfortable. There are certain ways in which interior designers carry out the design process for desining.
Vin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers for 67 Years, Dies at 94.docxReverlavie
The team has had many great players since World War II, but it was Mr. Scully, a gifted storyteller and a master of the graceful phrase, who became the enduring face of the franchise.
Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94.docxBoomidiaDealShop
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.
IHP 501 Journal Guidelines and Rubric Overview Succtroutmanboris
IHP 501 Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Successful professionals need good reflective and writing skills, and journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. The
journal assignments provide you an opportunity to focus on how you can advocate for global health and policy in your current or future role as a health
professional. You will submit journal assignments in Modules One, Three, Seven, and Ten. Approach each journal assignment as an opportunity to reflect upon
and apply what you learned from the assigned readings, discussions, and activities, incorporating any knowledge or expertise you have based on past
educational and professional experiences.
Prompt: When completing journal assignments, articulate your insights and ideas in a professional manner. This journal assignment does not require references;
however, if you do use references, use proper APA formatting. You should also use language appropriate for a health professional and provide annotations to
clarify as necessary (e.g., with use of company-specific acronyms). Journals are private between the student and the instructor.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your journal
assignments must be 2 to 3 paragraphs in length. Any references or citations must be in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Reflection Reflects on the role of the health professional
as it relates to the assigned journal topic
(advocacy, policy, vulnerable populations)
Provides reflection, but the focus is unclear or
unrelated to the questions posed
Does not provide reflection 80
Articulation Clearly articulates ideas and thoughts Responses require clarification in order to
support understanding of key ideas and
thoughts
Key ideas or thoughts are not understandable 20
Total 100%
Playgoer’s guide to
by August Wilson
Directed by Seret Scott
Barbara & Bill Roberts, Honorary Producers
Prepared by Kelly L. Miller
Production Dramaturg & Literary Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: THE PLAY
Part II: THE PLAYWRIGHT
Part III: THE PRODUCTION
Part IV: CONTEXT FOR THE PLAY
Part V: RESOURCES
Part I: THE PLAY
Wilson Play Like Listening to the Blues
by Linda Sullivan Baity
T
roy Maxson has
spent his entire
life trapped
behind fences he
cannot scale. He
is a man at once proud
and humiliated, hopeful
and disillusioned,
passionate and yet
powerless to surmount
the obstacles of racial
prejudice, prison bars,
family obligations and
self-imposed emotional
walls that block his way
at every turn.
This middle-
aged African-American
garbage collector and
legendary ex-player
in the Negro baseball
league is the beating
heart of August Wilson’s
masterwork, Fences. As the drama’s compelling central character, Troy Maxson (a character loosely ...
IHP 501 Journal Guidelines and Rubric Overview Succ.docxShiraPrater50
IHP 501 Journal Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Successful professionals need good reflective and writing skills, and journal activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills. The
journal assignments provide you an opportunity to focus on how you can advocate for global health and policy in your current or future role as a health
professional. You will submit journal assignments in Modules One, Three, Seven, and Ten. Approach each journal assignment as an opportunity to reflect upon
and apply what you learned from the assigned readings, discussions, and activities, incorporating any knowledge or expertise you have based on past
educational and professional experiences.
Prompt: When completing journal assignments, articulate your insights and ideas in a professional manner. This journal assignment does not require references;
however, if you do use references, use proper APA formatting. You should also use language appropriate for a health professional and provide annotations to
clarify as necessary (e.g., with use of company-specific acronyms). Journals are private between the student and the instructor.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your journal
assignments must be 2 to 3 paragraphs in length. Any references or citations must be in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Reflection Reflects on the role of the health professional
as it relates to the assigned journal topic
(advocacy, policy, vulnerable populations)
Provides reflection, but the focus is unclear or
unrelated to the questions posed
Does not provide reflection 80
Articulation Clearly articulates ideas and thoughts Responses require clarification in order to
support understanding of key ideas and
thoughts
Key ideas or thoughts are not understandable 20
Total 100%
Playgoer’s guide to
by August Wilson
Directed by Seret Scott
Barbara & Bill Roberts, Honorary Producers
Prepared by Kelly L. Miller
Production Dramaturg & Literary Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: THE PLAY
Part II: THE PLAYWRIGHT
Part III: THE PRODUCTION
Part IV: CONTEXT FOR THE PLAY
Part V: RESOURCES
Part I: THE PLAY
Wilson Play Like Listening to the Blues
by Linda Sullivan Baity
T
roy Maxson has
spent his entire
life trapped
behind fences he
cannot scale. He
is a man at once proud
and humiliated, hopeful
and disillusioned,
passionate and yet
powerless to surmount
the obstacles of racial
prejudice, prison bars,
family obligations and
self-imposed emotional
walls that block his way
at every turn.
This middle-
aged African-American
garbage collector and
legendary ex-player
in the Negro baseball
league is the beating
heart of August Wilson’s
masterwork, Fences. As the drama’s compelling central character, Troy Maxson (a character loosely ...
Healthy Minds, Flourishing Lives: A Philosophical Approach to Mental Health a...Osopher
Honors College lecture, April 8, 2024. Phil Oliver, Dept of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
"Healthy Minds, Flourishing Lives: A Philosophical Approach to Mental Health and Happiness"
Why I Love Baseball - powerpoint slide showOsopher
27th annual Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference presentation: "Why I Love Baseball"...
(complementing and contrasting with Joe Posnanski's eponymous book)
Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference
Baseball in Literature and Culture,
March 24, 2023 (Postponed from July 7-9, 2022); On the campus of Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas
“Character(s) of the game: virtue, integrity, and eccentricity in our pastime” -- 26th annual conference on Baseball in Literature and Culture, on the campus of Ottawa University, Ottawa KS... slideshow UNDER CONSTRUCTION, conference postponement announced June 2022, new date tba (probably Mar/Apr '23)
"Promoting Happiness, Demoting Authority: Richard Rorty's Pragmatic Turn Revisited"/"Pragmatism and the Pursuit of Hope and Happiness"... presented Feb.25-26, 2022, American Philosophical Association Central Division, Palmer House Chicago--William James Society/Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP)
"The Spirit of Modern Philosophy" Revisited: A Committed Jamesian Reconsiders Royce (Again, at the William James Society session at the APA Central DIvision meeting in Chicago, 2.26.20.
Who cares?
Reflections on caring about baseball, sports, life, the universe, everything… and why we should...
Presented at the Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference hosted by Ottawa University, March 29, 2019
A presentation to the Middle Tennessee State University chapter of Students for Environmental Action (SEAofMTSU), in celebration of Earth Week 2016, April 21, 2016.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2. “Missing Vin”
celebrating the unrivaled coast-to-coast broadcast legacy
of Vin Scully, Brooklyn 1950 - Los Angeles 2016
Phil Oliver
phil.oliver@mtsu.edu
delightsprings.blogspot.com
Middle Tennessee State University
3. Alternate (if more enigmatic) title:
“Whoosh”: finding secular meaning
in the booth
(along with humility, gratitude, and classic
virtue, arete)
4. “Hi everybody and a very pleasant good afternoon to you, wherever you may be.”
officialvinscully.com
5. The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Yearbook made mention of their
newest broadcaster with the
following excerpt: "Third and
youngest member of the Dodger
airlanes trio (with Red Barber &
Connie Desmond) is Vince Scully,
a 1949 Fordham University
graduate who in his closing college
days covered Ram football,
basketball and baseball games
over the school station after
lettering for two years as an
outfielder on the diamond. Vince is
23, single, makes his home in New
York." BA
6. Vin’s equanimity about endings,
and his reluctance to be the story
(and not the teller), echoes Barber’s
advice. The night Red died, in
October 1992, Vin went on the air
recalling his old mentor’s words. “I
could almost hear him telling me,
‘Vinny, don’t spend any time during
the game talking about me. The
people have not tuned in to hear
about me. You want to talk about
me, talk after and before the game.
But when you go into that booth
you do the game.’” The game went
on; life went on...
7. Vin Scully: Dodgers' announcer reflects on Hall of Fame career | SI.com
“I’m not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author,” Scully told the graduates in the adjacent
Vincent Lombardi Fieldhouse. “It’s only me.”
Only me? Vin Scully is only the finest, most-listened-to baseball broadcaster that ever lived, and even that honorific
does not approach proper justice to the man. He ranks with Walter Cronkite among America’s most-trusted media
personalities, with Frank Sinatra and James Earl Jones among its most-iconic voices, and with Mark Twain, Garrison
Keillor and Ken Burns among its preeminent storytellers...
Tom Verducci
8. Baseball's poet laureate and painter
"Vin Scully has the most musical voice in baseball. He doesn't have the clipped, old-time-radio
cadence of most broadcasters who date back to the '50s and beyond. Although his timbre is thin,
everything is smooth and rounded. The words slide into each other. He has flow. The melody rises
and falls on the tide of the game. You can almost hum along to Vin Scully. He's often referred to as
baseball's poet laureate, and those who don't get him parody him by quoting Emerson or spouting
flowery language. But even though he will occasionally toss off some verse (he's likely to find the
lyrics of an old show tune more apt) or call a cheap base hit "a humble thing, but thine own," the
real metaphor for Vin Scully isn't poetry, or even music: It's painting...
9. Other radio announcers can tell you what's happening on the field, and you can imagine it. With Vin
Scully, you can see it. His command of the language and the game is so masterful that he always has just
the right words to describe what's going on. He paints you a picture." - Gary Kaufman in Salon (2000)
10. He was eventually the only living
constant in the game year after
year, for many of us, the charming
and elegant storyteller with the
bottomless memory. His retirement,
so long anticipated, is hard not to
regret. What an iconic, celebration-
worthy career! But it’s over. Can’t
we be sad about that, AND glad it
happenend? But getting the sad-
glad ratio right is always a
challenge.
11. Tyler Kepner: "The Farewell Tour Comes to Vin Scully", "Extra Bases", The New York Times, August 27, 2016.
Bryce Harper, who grew up in Las Vegas and listened to Scully’s broadcasts, met with him during the
Washington Nationals’ visit in June. Harper — who does a Scully imitation but calls it “terrible” —
proudly owns a copy of Scully’s broadcast of his major league debut in Los Angeles in 2012.
“He talked about my mom and dad on it, where I was from, said my dad was an ironworker from Vegas,
things like that,” Harper said. “But growing up, it wasn’t just about the game to him. It was about the
beauty of the game, the beauty of the fans, how much he could bring the fans together and the Dodgers
together, things like that. When you think of the Dodgers, you don’t just think about all the greats that
played for the Dodgers, you think of Vin Scully as well.”
...Scully, 88, is not only greeted by
umpires on the field. A procession of
players, managers, coaches and
umpires has made the trek — in
uniform — up the ballpark elevator
or escalators and into the Vin Scully
Press Box to say goodbye to the man
himself…
12. So, this is a paean to one of
baseball's elite chroniclers as well
as a meditation on finitude,
gratitude, and the continuity of life
that our best storytellers enshrine in
living memory. Vin was treated to a
summer of gratitude and
appreciation himself, as
representatives of team after team
made a point of meeting and
saluting the Dodger legend. Umps
and legends too. Even “J’ints” fans.
Even “J’ints”...
13. “One thing stands out - gratitude…” Jaime
Jarron
“Welcome to my Thanksgiving…”
14. He received the presidential medal
of freedom in December, a fitting
postscript to his final season. His
humble reply, when White House
press secretary Josh Earnest
phoned with the news: "Are you
sure? I'm just an old baseball
announcer." Humble indeed, for
someone who'd been enshrined in
Cooperstown for 35 years already!
Public acknowledgment of those
who ennoble us with their narrative
eloquence is itself a crucial chapter
in our story. The larger point of
"Missing Vin" is to underscore the
importance of telling our whole
story, and the stories of our best
storytellers, year after year, with
dignity and respect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=NPuIOY1TDhg
HoF class of ‘82 (Aaron,
F.Robinson)… Ford
Frick Award winners…
Spink Award winners
17. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was placed there on June 9, 1982 — about the time he
was enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
18. Joe Buck on Vin
Vin Scully memories, quotes from
broadcasters | MLB.com
Scully ends career as he lived it, with class
Cut4: Scully's final sign-off
Scully's amazing career infographic
Lupica: Summers won't be the same anymore
Fellow broadcasters on mark Scully has left
Scully's 10 greatest calls
Ten best Vin Scully stories
Scully pens heartfelt letter to Dodgers fans
Enjoy Scully's fnniest calls
Vin Scully: Broadcasting Royalty
19. 10 of his most enthralling stories
● The time Jonny Gomes was almost eaten by a wolf
● The time Madison Bumgarner chopped up a snake and saved a rabbit
● The Beatles narrowly escape Dodger Stadium
● Vin Scully's Fun Flag Facts
● Yogi Berra made sure he protected himself during a brawl
● The plight of the endangered redheads
● The little-known tale of J.D. Salinger, D-Day hero
● A Dodgers fan and a Giants fan become a moral parable
● He thought Sandy Koufax was too tan
● The proliferation of beards in Major League Baseball
● Mike Matheny owes his college career to bird poop
More than any particular story, though, what was always so enthralling
about Vin was the way he crafted the interweaving and backgrounding of
larger (though not always more profound) human stories with the
immediate unfolding story of the “child’s game” he was describing.
20. “We’ll miss
you, Vin
Scully…”
“Fun fact, his
father was one
of those soccer
players who ate
his teammate
after a plane
crash in the
Andes…”
21. “29,000 people and a million butterflies”
Vin Scully's radio call of the ninth inning of Sandy Koufax's 1965 perfect
game against the Chicago Cubs is pure baseball literature.
Three times in his sensational career has
Sandy Koufax walked out to the mound to
pitch a fateful ninth where he turned in a
no-hitter. But tonight, September the 9th,
nineteen hundred and 65, he made the
toughest walk of his career, I’m sure,
because through eight innings he has
pitched a perfect game. He has struck out
11, he has retired 24 consecutive batters,
and the first man he will look at is catcher
Chris Krug, big right-hand hitter, flied to
second, grounded to short. Dick
Tracewski is now at second base and
Koufax ready and delivers: curveball for a
strike… (continues)
22. One and 1 to Harvey Kuenn. Now he’s
ready: fastball, high, ball 2. You can’t
blame a man for pushing just a little bit
now. Sandy backs off, mops his
forehead, runs his left index finger along
his forehead, dries it off on his left pants
leg. All the while Kuenn just waiting. Now
Sandy looks in. Into his windup and the 2-
1 pitch to Kuenn: swung on and missed,
strike 2!
It is 9:46 p.m.
Two and 2 to Harvey Kuenn, one strike
away. Sandy into his windup, here’s the
pitch:
Swung on and missed, a perfect game!
(38 seconds of cheering.)
On the scoreboard in right field it is 9:46 p.m. in the City of the Angels,
Los Angeles, California. And a crowd of 29,139 just sitting in to see the
only pitcher in baseball history to hurl four no-hit, no-run games. He
has done it four straight years, and now he caps it: On his fourth no-
hitter he made it a perfect game. And Sandy Koufax, whose name will
always remind you of strikeouts, did it with a flurry. He struck out the
last six consecutive batters. So when he wrote his name in capital
letters in the record books, that “K” stands out even more than the O-
U-F-A-X.
24. When asked why he goes solo, partner Charley Steiner said "Poets don't need straight
men." Scully himself says that broadcasting solo allows him to have a conversation
with the listener rather than a broadcasting partner, and this allows a rapport with the
listener that could not otherwise occur.
25. "All year long they looked to him (Kirk Gibson) to light the fire and all year long he answered the
demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! [pause] In a year that has been so improbable,
the impossible has happened."
26. "Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as
day-to-day (pause). Aren't we all?"
"He (Bob Gibson) pitches as
though he's double-parked."
"It's a mere moment in a man's life between the
All-Star Game and an old timer's game."
27. It’s not too surprising that Vin the
storyteller/poet, though always up to
speed on the numbers of the game, did
not think they told the most important
part of the story. "Statistics are used
much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for
support, not illumination."
28. Vin Scully's Last Time on the Air for
the Dodgers Is Another Solo Flight
…
Oct 3, 2016 - Vin Scully's final game on
Sunday was something close to a miracle in
sportscasting — an 88-year-old man
performing a solo act, conversing ...
Beyond Baseball, Vin Scully Leaves Behind
an Archive of Oddities …
This year, he recited the speech from “Field of Dreams”
for the Hall of Fame tour that made its first stop at the
film’s original cornfield location in Dyersville, Iowa.
Performing a cover version of James Earl Jones’s
orationenabled Scully to deliver words that may have
felt poignant to him and his fans as he approached his
final game:
“The memories will be so thick,” he said, “they’ll have to
brush them away from their faces.”
29. Vin’s last sign-off - "I have said enough for a lifetime, and for the last time, I wish you a very pleasant good afternoon." The
screen faded, and those words led into this essay Scully had prepared ahead of time: Scully then came back on air for an
encore after that essay to share these words and a final goodbye (watch here)
30. There will be a new day and eventually a new year, and when the upcoming winter gives way to Spring, oh-ho, rest assured,
once again it will be time for Dodger baseball.” October 2, 2016
“You and I have been friends for a long time… I’ll miss our time together more than I can say. But you know what? -
32. ...Hank Aaron’s 715th home run in 1974, during which he announced the homer and then remained
silent for one minute and 44 seconds while fans cheered and fireworks boomed. When he finally
spoke again, his words were poetry.
“What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of
Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A black man is getting a standing
ovation in the Deep South for breaking the record of an all-time baseball idol, and it is a great
moment for all of us,’’ he said.
Voice for the Ages
33. In Homer's world, lack of gratitude is one of the surest
signs that a character is Deficient. (72)
[Lou Gehrig] described his heartfelt gratitude for the
kindness and encouragement he had gotten from the
fans… (191)
All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a
Secular Age
34. ...I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot
to live for.
“...perhaps the most powerful example of American rhetoric ever
produced outside the political sphere… For the moments that led up
to and were held together by Gehrig’s speech, 62,000 people knew
exactly what they were about…
Sports may be the place in contemporary life where Americans find
sacred community most easily.”
35. Dreyfus and Kelly continue: “The most important things, the most real things in
Homer’s world, well up and take us over, hold us for a while, and then, finally, let us
go. If we had to translate Homer’s word physis, then whooshing is about as close as
we can get. What there really is, for Homer, is whooshing up… These [are] the
shining moments of reality…”
They are the moments when delight springs up into our
lives, lights them up with particular and personal
significance, returns us to the meaning, the meanings, of
our lives. Those moments may feel unbidden, but they
have to be cultivated and appreciated. (I wish I could report
that William James was himself a baseball fan who
delighted and found deep meaning in the game, perhaps
even the moral equivalent of war. But, his student Morris
Raphael Cohen observed, “all great men have their
limitations.”)
36. “When something whooshes up it
focuses and organizes everything
around it. The great athlete in the midst
of play rises up and shines… And
everyone around him--the players on the
field, the coaches on the sidelines, the
fans in the stadium, the announcers in
the booth--everyone understands who
they are and what they are to do…”
37. The thing about Vin is, he
wasn’t just another random
“announcer” - he was one
of the whooshers. In
Dreyfus’ and Kelly’s terms
he was a master
practitioner of the art of
poiesis, a “sacred nurturing
practice” that “puts physis
[or whooshing] in its proper
place.”
Like Hephaestus, the craft and fire god,
Vin’s narrative craft “brought forth shining
things,” made our games mean something
more than we could see for ourselves,
helped us understand ourselves as more
than spectators and listeners but as active
participants in the cultivation of meaning.
38. Further - but we can save this for
next year, maybe - he filled the vital
meta-poietic function of holding us
at arms’ thoughtful length from the
mindless crowd, gently inducing us
to think about our place in the
panorama, to recognize “when to
rise up as one with the ecstatic
crowd and when to turn heel and
walk rapidly away.”
This is something other than Wm Carlos
Wms’ “crowd at the ballgame” that
delights in its mere uselessness,
something far more useful to a citizen of
what some of us still hope is not yet a
defunct democracy.
39. Point is: “One cannot expect every
moment of one’s existence to be a
sacred celebration of meaning and
worth,” but “there must be moments
when we rise up out of the generic and
banal and into the particular and skillfully
engaged.” Those are the celebratory
moments when routine rises to ritual,
when some of us celebrate ourselves
and our environment by tuning in,
wherever we may be, to a familiar
whooshing sound.
But as the late Douglas Adams
said, “I love deadlines. I love the
whooshing noise they make as
they go by.”
This year it won’t be the same.
40. ...I was assailed by memories, both good and bad.
Most were in a mode of gratitude— gratitude for
what I had been given by others, gratitude too that
I had been able to give something back.
Gratitude, by Oliver Sacks
41. Dr. Sacks may have spoken for Vin,
and for those of us who face with
some sadness and trepidation a first
season without our favorite bard. “I
cannot pretend I am without fear.
But my predominant feeling is one of
gratitude…
I have been a sentient being, a
thinking animal, on this beautiful
planet, and that in itself has been an
enormous privilege and adventure.”
But before you go...
42. Who first said that? Vin credited Dr.
Seuss, but one “”Quote
Investigator” says “Ludwig
Jacobowski should be credited with
coining this saying in German.
There is no substantive support for
assigning the statement to Dr.
Seuss.”
From now on, I say Vin said it.
Now I’m ready...