Vin Scully once wrote a heartfelt love letter to Dodger fans before he closed out his glorious 67-year career: 'You were simply always there for me...I have been privileged to share in your passion and love for this great game.” We'll miss you, Vin💔
"I have been privileged to share in your passion and love for this great game."
Vin Scully has penned a heartfelt letter to fans as he prepares to close out a glorious 67-year career.In it, he recalls first falling in love with baseball as a boy passing a window in New York to watch the World Series between the Yankees and the then-New York Giants on Oct. 2, 1936. Exactly 80 years to the day, he'll retire with a broadcast of the Dodgers season-ending matchup against the Giants in San Francisco.On Saturday, the first 50,000 fans will get a limited-edition Scully coin and on Sunday, the first 50,000 will get a special commemorative edition of Dodger Insider magazine.
His 67 seasons with the Dodgers - starting in Brooklyn - make him the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in any sport. "You were simply always there for me," Scully wrote. "I have always felt that I needed you more than you needed me and that holds true to this very day."
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