It’s a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.
VIN SCULLYIt’s a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.
VIN SCULLYAlmost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
VIN SCULLYTo 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.
VIN SCULLYGood is not good when better is expected.
VIN SCULLYI guess my thermometer for my baseball fever is still a goose bump.
VIN SCULLYStatistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
VIN SCULLYOne of my favorite expressions ever uttered by a player is Roy Campanella’s line about how, in order to be a major-league player, you have to have a lot of little boy in you.
VIN SCULLYIf 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.
VIN SCULLYBe a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
VIN SCULLYI don’t like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I’m alone with a good book.
VIN SCULLYA man really determines himself by what he does.
VIN SCULLYI 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.
VIN SCULLYIt’s a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
VIN SCULLYIt’s easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.
VIN SCULLYDon’t let the winds blow your dreams away… or steal your faith in God.
VIN SCULLYI 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 SCULLY