It is not what anyone in the Los Angeles area wants to believe. When Vin Scully first said in August that next season would realistically be his last broadcasting the Dodgers, willful thinking became rampart.
“Probably” and “likely” were comfortable buffers that offered hope. He could change his mind. Only the more Scully has thought and talked about retiring, the more definitive his decision has become.
“Each year I knew I was getting closer and closer,” Scully said. “Finally this past fall and winter -- I think it’s time. I don’t want somebody else to tell me it’s time.