LOS ANGELES — Vin Scully recently began making his way around Dodger Stadium with a security guard or two. It's not something he really wanted, but it had become necessary. Everywhere the man goes, especially this year, he is faced with adoring, sometimes maniacal fans, all of them wanting to get a piece of baseball's greatest broadcaster. Scully will retire after this season, his 67th narrating
Some have had unfettered access to him and count themselves fortunate for the privilege. This weekend, those who call Padres games shared Dodger Stadium's cozy row of broadcasts with Scully. It was their final such opportunity — Scully, 88, has cut down on his travel in recent seasons — and it evoked memories of a living legend.