June 20, 2009 - This was a Dodgers vs. Angels game that featured two brothers, Jeff Weaver for the Dodgers and Jered Weaver for the Angels, pitching against each other. After the Dodgers tied the game 2-2 in the 3rd inning, Vin Scully came out with another quote that makes me wonder if he really pays attention to the games he calls at all. Speaking in reference to the Weavers parents, who were present in the crowd, Vin states the following. "My little prayer for the Weavers, that the brothers would wind up tied and each of them go out for a pinch hitter, well, maybe in fiction". Or, maybe if the Dodgers were the home team, eh Vin? You see, the Angels were the home team and are a member of the American League. The American League has this rule that was just recently put on the books in 1973 that allows teams to have a designated hitter hit for the pitcher in all games where an American League team is the home team. If Vin just used common sense, or maybe looked at each teams batting orders, he would've known it was best to keep that "little prayer" of his to himself. The beauty of this comment of course is that he had time to think about it. It wasn't just a comment that came off the cusp. He was referring to thoughts he had before the game actually started. So he had all of this time to figure out that neither pitcher would be batting because the Angels were the home team, and he still made the comment.
June 20, 2009 - Vin Scully, while talking about Jeff Weaver, stated the following. "Jeff Weaver as you might recall, while pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006, pitched in all three postseason series and started in one. The decisive Game 5 of the World Series between the Cardinals and the Tigers, and turned in a great inning". So let me see if I'm following this correctly. He started Game 5 of the World Series, and turned in a great inning. Well, how great could it have been if he got pulled after one inning? Most starting pitchers, especially in the World Series, come out to pitch the 2nd inning when they had a great 1st inning. Ole Vin is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic, the cheese fell off his cracker a long time ago.
