LA Times · Sep 25, 2016
Dodgers fans vote on Scully's top calls
Bill Plaschke discusses the magic of Vin Scully's words and silence after Kirk Gibson hit a home run in the World Series.The Dodgers asked their fans to vote on Vin Scully’s top calls over the years. Here are the results:
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No. 20 (May 22, 1999): Mark McGwire homers over the roof.
“Let’s see where that goes. It hit the top of the roof! Whoa!”
No. 19 (July 22, 2009): Manny Ramirez’s pinch-hit bobbleslam.
“That’s even more Hollywood than Hollywood! Yeah, you’re right. It’s Mannywood.”
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No. 18: (June 4, 2013): Yasiel Puig hits his second homer — and it’s a slam.
“A high fly ball into deep right field … I don’t believe it! A grand-slam home run!”
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