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And that's a good thing.
From Rob Neyer at ESPN.com:
If you get the chance tonight (or tomorrow night), flip over to the Padres-Dodgers game, and really watch and listen. In these days of garish, mismatched uniform tops, you won't see a better-looking set of unis than the Dodgers' home whites and the Padres' new "sand"-colored road togs. Livery-wise, it just doesn't get any better than this in the National League.
And then there's Vin Scully. Now in his 55th season with the Dodgers, Scully remains one of the best in the business. And young baseball fans are incredibly lucky that Scully's still in fine fettle. The other thing I appreciate about Dodger broadcasts is the singularity of Scully's soothing voice. Every other broadcast, of course, features two guys in the booth. That's not so bad. Shoot, it's what I grew up with. But do we really need a third cook stirring the pot? These days, many (most?) broadcasts feature the two guys in the booth and a reporter roving the stands, trying to drum up interesting stories where, more often than not, they don't exist.
All these broadcasters, all those alternate uniforms, they're designed to hold the attention of an inattentive public. And what's refreshing about watching the Dodgers and Padres tonight is that the proceedings seem as if they're supposed to appeal to creatures with brains larger than a gerbil's.
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