Scully ends career as he lived it, with class

SAN FRANCISCO — Vin Scully arrived for his last day at the office Sunday morning wearing a blue sport coat with a red, white and blue tie, and of course his ever-present smile. He and his wife, Sandi, boarded a golf cart that took them to the press elevators and up to Booth 7, the visiting TV booth at AT&T Park, where a microphone awaited the last broadcast of his storied career.

From there, the final day of work for the iconic baseball voice went into routine mode on a day that was anything but routine. The 88-year-old hunkered down and prepared to announce the regular-season finale between the Giants he grew up loving and the Dodgers he spent his entire adult life bringing to millions of fans through his golden, friendly tones. And when it was over, his sign-off was purely and simply Scully.

“I have said enough for a lifetime, and for the last time I wish you all a very pleasant good afternoon,” Scully said at the end of the Giants’ 7-1 victory to clinch a National League Wild Card spot.

All around him all day long, the tributes from the Giants and their fans included signs saying “Thank You, Vin” handed out to fans and “THX VIN” plugged into one of the spots on the out-of-town scoreboard. He waved and smiled when a pregame ceremony had fans on their feet, but he was in his seat and ready to go for the first pitch, as he had been for 67 years and more than 9,000 broadcasts.

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