When Vin Scully announced his intention to retire after the 2016 season he wished it would not come with any sort of farewell tour. But the Los Angeles Dodgers and others have given Scully the recognition he deserves.
It began with a portion of Elysian Park Avenue being renamed to Vin Scully Ave. in time for this year’s first game at Dodger Stadium, and has continued with several players — Dodgers and opponents — visiting Scully in the broadcast booth.
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The Dodgers have multiple dates on their 2016 promotional calendar in honor of the voice of the franchise, and have dubbed Sept. 23-25, “Vin Scully Weekend.”
With this being his 67th and final season as Dodgers broadcaster, Scully expanded his travel scheduled ever so slightly. He called Opening Day at Petco Park, and two road games against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Scully will make the trip when the Dodgers concluded the regular season with a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. According to Bill Shaikin of the LA Times, that will be it, as the 88-year-old will not call postseason games on the radio:
Scully said Tuesday he would not call any Dodgers playoff games on radio, meaning his career will end Oct. 2 in San Francisco.
“Otherwise, I’d be saying goodbye like in grand opera, where you say goodbye 12 different times,” Scully told The Times.
With national broadcasts taking over Major League Baseball postseason games, Scully has shifted his duties to radio-only in years past. Scully missed the 2015 postseason after undergoing a medical procedure that required him to rest.
During an appearance at FanFest in January, Scully said a decision had not yet been made on whether he would call potential postseason games. As he mentioned during the January event, Scully’s career coming to a close after calling a game against the Giants is a fitting ending.
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Scully regularly attended games at the Polo Grounds and developed a certain affinity for the Dodgers’ longtime rival as a young child. The starting point, as Scully’s told it, was Oct. 2, 1936. His final six games — Sept. 23-25 and Sept. 30-Oct. 2 — will be televised by KTLA channel 5.
