Scully pens heartfelt letter to Dodgers fans

LOS ANGELES — Fans attending the first day of Vin Scully Weekend at Dodger Stadium were greeted by a letter from the legendary broadcaster, thanking them for the support he and his family have received and the journey of Dodger baseball they have been on.

Below is the text of Scully’s letter:

September 23, 2016

Dear Friends,

Many years ago, a little red-headed boy was walking home from school, passing a Chinese laundry and stopped to see the score of a World Series game posted in the window. The Yankees beat the Giants, 18-4, on October 2, 1936. The boy’s reaction was pity for the Giants and he became a rabid Giants’ fan from that day forward, until the joyous moment when he was hired to broadcast Brooklyn Dodgers games in 1950. Ironically, October 2, 2016 will mark my final broadcast of a Giants-Dodgers game. It will also be exactly 80 years to the day since that little boy fell in love with baseball.

Farewell, Vin …

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