Today was going to be a big news day anyway with the trade deadline, but then this happened:
It’s too bad the Dodgers were in San Francisco when the news broke, but Scully’s famous even-handedness would not have allowed any home favoritism by insisting on dying during a home game. And even Giants fans were eager to show their appreciation for a baseball life like no other.
- Bill Plaschke writes that although he may be gone, Scully’s voice will forever be a part of Los Angeles.
- Bill Shaikin writes about the bond formed between Scully and the people of Los Angeles through the transistor radio.