I think when I first started, I tried to make believe I was in the ballpark, sitting next to somebody and just talking. And if you go to a ballgame, and you sit there, you’re not going to talk pitches for three hours.
VIN SCULLYStatistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
More Vin Scully Quotes
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To be honest, I’ve never been interested in how many games I’ve done and seen. It doesn’t mean anything to anybody. All I know is I’m eternally grateful for having been allowed to work so many games.
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Thank you for sneaking your transistor under the pillow as you grew up loving the Tigers. God has a new adventure for me.
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Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
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When I was very small, maybe 8 years old, we had a big radio that stood on four legs, and it had a cross piece underneath it, and I used to take a pillow and crawl under the radio.
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Good is not good when better is expected.
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Don’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
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Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
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Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It’s intoxicating.
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It’s a great time of the year. If you can stand it.
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I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. The only thing I hate – and I know you have to be realistic and pay the bills in this life – is the loneliness on the road.
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I’ve told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.
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I’m not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It’s only me.
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If I categorized home runs that I’ve seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry’s. But I’ve seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson’s was probably the most theatrical home run I’ve ever seen.
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You can almost taste the pressure now.
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