Letters: When Vin Scully talks, they all listen

Re “Patt Morrison Asks: Vin Scully, pitch perfect,” Opinion, July 11

Reading the interview with Dodgers announcer Vin Scully brought back memories of my single-parent upbringing in L.A. My mother did her best to get a male influence into my life — Boy Scouts, summer camp and more. When the Dodgers came to town, I had no idea what a professional baseball team was.

I started listening to the golden voice of Vin Scully on the radio. His smooth delivery and the way he did not take for granted that you knew what he was talking about were not only entertaining but instructional. He was a mentor for me, an overweight nerd with very few friends who could for a few hours escape with the Dodgers.

Thanks, Vin, for what you did for me. I am now 67 years old and a lifetime Dodgers fan thanks to you.

Ed Sinderman

Porter Ranch

Scully is a man completely unflappable, unfazed by his team’s success or failure. He is steadfastly fair to all opponents. He is above the world of industrial sports. He is an announcer, commentator and historian, complete with references to classical Greek philosophers.

He is always ready with a series of stories prefaced by his welcome, “A very pleasant good evening to you, wherever you may be.”

Larry Carlson

Fullerton

In the interview, Scully made a mistake when he inferred that Dodger Stadium is the heart of L.A. There is no questioning the truism that Vin Scully is the heart of L.A.

Dennis Frank Moss

Encino

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