Vin Scully Coming Back for His 60th Season

If you're 59 or younger and from Southern California, the only voice of the Dodgers you've ever known is Vin Scully. Vinny has signed for one more season - his 60th:

Vin Scully will be back for his 60th season as voice of the Dodgers.

The Hall of Fame broadcaster said he received the blessing of his wife, Sandy, to postpone retirement. Scully, 80, is in the final season of a three-year contract.

Scully said he does not intend to re-sign for more than a year, adding, "I'm really weary talking about beyond this afternoon. . . . There's a beginning, a middle and an end for all of us. I know that I have a lot more yesterdays than I have tomorrows."

Because of the amount of time his wife will have to continue to spend alone, Scully said he felt he had to talk over his plans with her. He intends to keep the same work schedule, which includes games at home and as far east as Colorado.

"She pays a terrific price," he said. "What it means is that Sandy is so selfless and unselfish and she would go through it again because she knows how much it means to me."

Of being the longest-tenured broadcaster in baseball, he said, "It's incredible to realize all those years have gone by. Every now and then I'll get a picture from my early days in Vero Beach and it's mind-boggling."

Vin started with the Dodgers when they were still in Brooklyn, and at the age of 25, was the youngest broadcaster ever to call the World Series. He not only knows when to talk and what to say, but when not to talk. When Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's homerun record during a game against the Dodgers in 1974, Vin set the mic down and just let the cheers of the crowd provide the audio for the broadcast...for 25 seconds. He then said this:

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 a record of an all-time baseball idol. And it is a great moment for all of us, and particularly Henry Aaron.

He's a class act, and you can't hear his voice without thinking of the Dodgers...and Farmer John hotdogs.