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player ready...Cubs fans will get a sample-size portion of one of baseball’s greatest treasures on Sunday. Comcast SportsNet Chicago will carry the live audio of Vin Scully’s call during the third inning of the Cubs-Dodgers game, which begins at 3:10 p.m.
The 88-year-old Scully is retiring at the end of this season after 67 years behind the microphone for Dodgers games. Sunday will be the last time he calls a Cubs-Dodgers game, unless the teams happen to meet in the postseason.
Scully’s unique style — a restrained eloquence enlivened by his gift for storytelling — has made him a broadcasting legend. Most remarkably, he works games alone, without a color analyst or sidekick to fill the gaps.
“He’s so much greater than anyone who has ever done this,” Cubs radio play-by-play man Pat Hughes told the Tribune recently. “It’s not even close. It’s an embarrassment of riches. He’s the best, he’s done it the longest and he’s been with one franchise. It’s amazing all of these things can be said about one man.”
Comcast SportsNet is also asking fans to post their favorite Scully memories on Twitter, using the hashtag #VinOnCSN.