Scully happy to be riding off into retirement

LOS ANGELES — Regrets? He has none. In the end, it couldn’t be simpler than that. Vin Scully said he’s prepared to go happily into the next chapter of his life.

“The Lord has blessed me,” he said Saturday afternoon. “He gave me this job at such a youthful age and allowed me to live and do it 67 years. What am I going to say? `Darn it, why didn’t I get No. 68?’ I’m totally at ease. I’m so thankful.”

Scully sat down one more time to speak with reporters and to attempt to put his wonderful ride in some kind of perspective. He’ll work his final game at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, then finish up with next weekend’s Dodger-Giants series in San Francisco.

And then what?

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“I have no idea,” Scully said. “Maybe the first thing I’ll do Monday morning is take my watch off and put in the drawer and think I can do anything I want, which is probably have a nice breakfast, read the papers, maybe take a walk and get a good book. That’s the first thing I’ll probably do.”

For his final game at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, he said he would attempt to keep it as normal as possible.

“I’m trying very hard not to think about me,” he said. “I want to think about the game and the importance of the game. When it’s all over, my family will be here, and I’ll probably go and sit with them for a little while.”

His broadcasting style has been one of optimism and of crafting phrases carefully and thoughtfully. He loves the Dodgers, but he also loves baseball, the games, the strategy, the …

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