For years, Walt Weiss had the same nightmare.
And each time those dreams included the voice of Dodgers announcer Vin Scully.
“Vin Scully is my Freddy Krueger,” Weiss said. “I’d hear, ‘She is gone’ and wake up in cold fits.”
The Rockies manager was referring to Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, when Los Angeles’ hobbled star, Kirk Gibson, hit a winning pinch-hit home run against Oakland, for whom Weiss was playing shortstop.
Weiss, coaches Rene Lachemann and Darren Holmes, and Rockies players Nolan Arenado, Adam Ottavino and Nick Hundley went up to Scully’s TV booth before batting practice Thursday to honor the legendary announcer who is retiring after this, his 67th season.