Vin Scully Says He Has Said Enough For a Lifetime, But He Left Us Wanting More

After Giants outfielder Angel Pagan snugged Rob Segedin's fly ball in his glove securing a Giant victory over the Dodgers and a NL Wild Card berth, Vin Scully signed off by saying, "I have said enough for a lifetime." Thus ended Vin Scully's 67-year broadcasting career which began on the East Coast and ended on the West Coast.

Scully's sign off was typically modest. Yet I must disagree. He left me and millions of Americans wanting more. In a year where too many people have said too much, Vin Scully had so much more to say and share with us - young and old alike.

But all good things must come to an end. At least, he has signed off on his terms rather than be shown the door. Sadly, never again will anyone call a baseball game all alone. Never again will we hear the kind of non-partisan language. Never again will we be asked to simply pull up a chair and just listen.

I hope Vin Scully has a happy & healthy retirement, but both baseball and America will be the poorer for his absence from the public space.