{"id":35302,"date":"2022-08-04T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irony-abounds-as-monday-offers-final-signoff-for-vin-scully\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:27:00","slug":"irony-abounds-as-monday-offers-final-signoff-for-vin-scully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irony-abounds-as-monday-offers-final-signoff-for-vin-scully\/","title":{"rendered":"Irony abounds as Monday offers final signoff for Vin Scully"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Vin Scully&#8217;s April 25, 1976, call of Chicago Cubs player Rick Monday rescuing an American flag about to be burned in the Dodgers Stadium outfield sparked plenty of emotion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Tuesday night, Monday was broadcasting the Los Angeles Dodgers game on radio in San Francisco when it was his turn to make his own live, on-air emotional announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Scully, the legendary sports broadcaster \u2014 who did Dodgers games for 67 years and was a longtime friend of Monday&#8217;s \u2014 had died at age 94.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Monday, a Dodgers broadcaster since 1993, had found out shortly before he had to go live with the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Read more:<\/strong>Lasorda&#8217;s passing sparks stories, memories from his &#8216;favorite place on Earth&#8217; <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Also:<\/strong>Calm, cool, ex-Dodger Perranoski amazing stopper, pitching coach, raconteur<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">How do you honor an icon?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI sat there for about three or four seconds, which seemed like an eternity, and I&#8217;m saying to myself.  &#8216;OK, how would Vin attempt to do this, and how do you come back and and even present it?&#8217;  \u201d Monday said, then summarizing for me the emotional announcement he made:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThey call this game of baseball just a game.  But sometimes reality interferes with what we know is just the game.  And tonight we just got word that reality has come into it.  And for all of us that have ever listened to Dodger baseball, we lost a friend tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But there&#8217;s much more that went into Monday&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It started in 1958, when Scully and the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Santa Monica, California, where Monday lived.  He was 12, loved Little League, and had a single mother who was a big Dodgers fan.  She listened to games on the radio.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cVin Scully was in our car and telling us about this magical game of baseball,\u201d said Monday, who turned down an offer out of high school to play for the Dodgers.  \u201cI was mesmerized by (baseball) and playing it, and then he brought up things that I never even thought about:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe color of the uniforms, the color of the grass, how the field looked, how strong the throw was, how hard the ball was hit,\u201d continued Monday, who starred at Arizona State before becoming the first pick in the first Major League Baseball draft of 1965 and played for the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cIt wasn&#8217;t just the game when Vinny did it;  it was it was like pageantry,\u201d said Monday, who now lives in Vero Beach, Florida.  \u201cSo he was our friend, even though we couldn&#8217;t see him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">You may also like:<\/strong>New Treasure Coast links to Baseball Hall of Fame mean Ozark&#8217;s list down to 3<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hbr1hNp-nI4\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove('gnt_em_vp_img__yn')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Finally making Major League Baseball<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In 1972, Monday joined the Chicago Cubs and first played the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cIt was only after six years in the big leagues when the Dodgers came to Wrigley Field to play the Cubs that it had dawned on my mother, &#8216;By golly, my son&#8217;s in the major leagues, because I just heard Vin Scully announce my son&#8217;s name in the game&#8217;,\u201d Monday said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Monday met Scully while with the Cubs, the two united in 1976 by fate in that iconic moment when Monday saved the flag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">And: <\/strong>Vin Scully may be gone, but I&#8217;ll cherish those memories (and voicemail) forever<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FCXbuzYzF1M\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove('gnt_em_vp_img__yn')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Scully owned English language<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Monday joined the Dodgers the next year and, as an aspiring sports journalist, got to know Scully in a different way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cOne of the first things (Scully) said when I joined the ball club, was, &#8216;Just be yourself&#8217;,\u201d Monday recalled.  \u201cIt&#8217;s easy to tell somebody else to be yourself when you were the best there ever was.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cHe owned the English language \u2026 His description of something that seemed very simplistic was all of a sudden in living color, where you could reach out and touch it just by listening to him on the radio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">His command of the language;  his ability to tell stories, and his knowledge of the game were among reasons the O&#8217;Malley family had one person in the radio booth during games, Monday said.  nowadays, most radio teams have two broadcasters, one doing play by play;  another color commentary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:373px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/1bf539e04d01a77e6a13ab833cfdab934ca05547\/c=0-87-2979-1770\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/06\/04\/Montgomery\/Montgomery\/636637356275059875-PNIBrd2-04-27-2016-Republic-1-C008-2016-04-26-IMG-PNI-ASU-Monday-1-1-25E6O6BM-L801543030-IMG-PNI-ASU-Monday-1-1-25E6O6BM.jpg?width=660&amp;height=373&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/1bf539e04d01a77e6a13ab833cfdab934ca05547\/c=0-87-2979-1770\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/06\/04\/Montgomery\/Montgomery\/636637356275059875-PNIBrd2-04-27-2016-Republic-1-C008-2016-04-26-IMG-PNI-ASU-Monday-1-1-25E6O6BM-L801543030-IMG-PNI-ASU-Monday-1-1-25E6O6BM.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=746&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Danny Miller\/azcentral sports Rick Monday, a new member of National College Baseball Hall of Fame, is honored before the game as ASU faces off against University of Arizona on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.  In 1976 Monday stopped an american flag from being burned by protesters at Dodger stadium.\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Two radio men not a broadcast<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201c(The O&#8217;Malleys) felt that was a broadcast, and if it was two people it was a conversation,\u201d Monday said.  \u201cThe beauty that Vinnie had was he did not have someone next to him, so when he began a story, he could weave it through the game because he was the only weaver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In the late 1980s, Monday first worked as a broadcaster with Scully, on pre- and postgame shows.  He remembered Scully&#8217;s \u201cjust be yourself\u201d advice.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cIt&#8217;s difficult to be yourself when you&#8217;re seated next to an icon that you have listened to,\u201d Monday said.  \u201cThis gentleman sitting 3 feet away from you made you open your eyes as to different aspects of the game in the way that he broadcast them as a kid growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss another column like this<\/strong>?  Here&#8217;s our latest membership deal<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_fo__bet-best\" aria-label=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"comment\"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_fo_if src=\"\/tangfrag\/sports\/gaming\/bet-best?prm-embedded&prm-teamid=140&prm-gnteamid=2967&prm-league=MLB#fhp-assetid=10228607002\" loading=lazy sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" title=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\"><\/iframe>--><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_vp gnt_em_vp__yt\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"youtube\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\" aria-live=\"polite\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/aZxRpKiNswM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" onload=\"if(this.naturalWidth&lt;200){this.setAttribute('onload','this.classList.remove('gnt_em_vp_img__yn')');this.src=\" https:=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_vp_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_video_play\"\/><\/svg><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Scully signs off in San Francisco<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In 2016, Scully signed off for the last time for the Dodgers who, ironically, were playing at, like Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants \u2014 their rivals for so many years, in California and New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In the signoff, Scully noted his relationship with fans:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cYou and I have been friends for a long time, but I know in my heart I&#8217;ve always needed you more than you&#8217;ve ever needed me, and I&#8217;ll miss our time together more that I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:464px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/07\/15\/PTCN\/298cde24-e334-46bd-aa21-73e3978a840f-IMG_0976.jpg?crop=1021,1576,x934,y247&amp;width=300&amp;height=464&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/07\/15\/PTCN\/298cde24-e334-46bd-aa21-73e3978a840f-IMG_0976.jpg?crop=1021,1576,x934,y247&amp;width=600&amp;height=928&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Laurence Reisman\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The words hit home for Monday, who watched them on the internet Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cWe were 60 feet away from the very booth where he finally put the headset down for the final time,\u201d Monday said, noting he and others knew Scully had not been feeling well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cBut you&#8217;re never prepared to lose a friend,\u201d Monday said.  \u201cAnd anyone that ever heard Vin do a ballgame lost a friend yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Scully was the best, but Monday offered a critique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe only time that Vinnie was wrong in my mind was on that very last goodbye \u2026 where he made a comment that over the years he needed the fans more than the fans needed him,\u201d Monday said.  \u201cWe all came to that conclusion last night because we lost the friend that had brought us this magical game of baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>This column reflects the opinion of Laurence Reisman.  Contact him via email at larry.reisman@tcpalm.com, phone at 772-978-2223, Facebook.com\/larryreisman or Twitter @LaurenceReisman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vin Scully&#8217;s April 25, 1976, call of Chicago Cubs player Rick Monday rescuing an American flag about to be burned in the Dodgers Stadium outfield sparked plenty of emotion. On Tuesday night, Monday was broadcasting the Los Angeles Dodgers game on radio in San Francisco when it was his turn to make his own live, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irony-abounds-as-monday-offers-final-signoff-for-vin-scully\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Irony abounds as Monday offers final signoff for Vin Scully<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35054,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/vin-scully-was-los-angeles\/","url_meta":{"origin":35302,"position":0},"title":"Vin Scully Was Los Angeles","date":"August 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"He was Venice Beach, Pink's hot-dog stand and the Hollywood Bowl all rolled into one. 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