This is worth a read, focus on how baseball continued to be inspirational to him.
slate.com
Notable excerpt, re the Gibson HR, and how Scully was willing to allow action to do the talking … (italics are mine):
“One of Scully’s most famous pauses was on his call of Kurt Gibson’s game-winning home run in the 1988 World Series. After pronouncing the ball gone, Scully waited more than a full minute before speaking again. During that time, viewers saw Gibson hobble around the bases, pump his fist and celebrate with his team. They saw dejected Oakland A’s players in the dugout. They could feel the atmosphere inside Dodger Stadium. Then, finally: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
The Most Pure Baseball Fan in the World
The late, legendary L.A. Dodgers announcer never stopped being amazed.
Notable excerpt, re the Gibson HR, and how Scully was willing to allow action to do the talking … (italics are mine):
“One of Scully’s most famous pauses was on his call of Kurt Gibson’s game-winning home run in the 1988 World Series. After pronouncing the ball gone, Scully waited more than a full minute before speaking again. During that time, viewers saw Gibson hobble around the bases, pump his fist and celebrate with his team. They saw dejected Oakland A’s players in the dugout. They could feel the atmosphere inside Dodger Stadium. Then, finally: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
