Acting Governor Declares Friday As Vin Scully Day In California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Acting governor and state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon issued a proclamation declaring Friday as Vin Scully Day in California.
The 49-year old de Leon represents the 24th District and has been a member of the Legislature since 2010.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom are out of town, so de Leon is using his temporary executive power while he can.
Here are tidbits from de Leon's proclamation:
At the age of 88 and in his 67th season announcing Dodger baseball, the voice of Vin Scully has become the song of summer for generations of Los Angeles baseball fans and aficionados of excellence in sports broadcasting. For his devotees, and there are millions nationwide, his catchphrase "It's time for Dodger's baseball" is as beautifully simple as a ballpark dinner of a sack of peanuts, a Dodger Dog, and a cold drink.
As he nears his announced retirement at the end of this season, I urge all Californians to take time to appreciate the treasure that is Vin Scully as not just an announcer but, as former baseball Commission "Bud" Selig put it, "the embodiment of the goodwill that our game inspires" and a reminder of why baseball is "forever the national pastime."
