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Dick Enberg Passes at 82 RIP

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He was one of the truly great announcers and I always enjoyed listening to him, no matter the sport.
 
One of the best! A sad loss.
 
Damn, that’s sad. I enjoyed his work over the years.


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Classic voice, true gentlemen, and a professional broadcaster who simply reported what happened on the field/court without inserting himself into the storyline.

RIP Mr. Enberg.
 
A true broadcasting legend who I always thoroughly enjoyed listening to. RIP Mr. Endberg
 
I have heard Enberg do amazing game calls, but honestly I feel this was his best game ever called. I will always remember him for this.

 
Just saying his name brings back a lot of memories from him at big sports moments on TV.


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I heard this earlier. Another sports icon gone
 
You know when modern days broadcasters are brought here such as Joe Buck, Johnny Miller, Chris Berman, Chris Collinsworth, Jon Gruden...etc there is almost always a divided line some love them, some hate them. But in the case of Dick Enberg and Vin Scully, true legends and masters of their crafts, you never hear a bad word or criticism of them. Of course they came up in an era where they learned to relay the game to the viewer or listener and not interject themselves as part of it. I think that plays a huge role in the way we appreciate them.

I was listening to a clip of Vin Scully calling the home-run Kirk Gibson hit in the the 1988 World Series, the walk-off one where he limped to the plate. After he called it gone, he didn't say another word for almost 2 minutes. Then he called one of his best lines eve, "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened"

https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U157X0jy5iw

RIP to the Legend!!
 
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You know when modern days broadcasters are brought here such as Joe Buck, Johnny Miller, Chris Berman, Chris Collinsworth, Jon Gruden...etc there is almost always a divided line some love them, some hate them. But in the case of Dick Enberg and Vin Scully, true legends and masters of their crafts, you never hear a bad word or criticism of them. Of course they came up in an era where they learned to relay the game to the viewer or listener and not interject themselves as part of it. I think that plays a huge role in the way we appreciate them.

I was listening to a clip of Vin Scully calling the home-run Kirk Gibson hit in the the 1988 World Series, the walk-off one where he limped to the plate. After he called it gone, he didn't say another word for almost 2 minutes. Then he called one of his best lines eve, "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened"

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U157X0jy5iw

RIP to Both Legends!!
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If by both you mean Enberg and Scully, Vin is still among us.

I agree with an earlier post. Enberg was one of a handful who covered the event masterfully without inserting himself into the story or being seen as biased one way or the other. I compare him favorably to Curt Gowdy, who took pride in offering opinions and seeing the "you're biased" mail come in 50/50.
 
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If by both you mean Enberg and Scully, Vin is still among us.

I agree with an earlier post. Enberg was one of a handful who covered the event masterfully without inserting himself into the story or being seen as biased one way or the other. I compare him favorably to Curt Gowdy, who took pride in offering opinions and seeing the "you're biased" mail come in 50/50.
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Thanks...didn't mean to rush Vin off to the big broadcast booth in the sky...yet. he's just retired, not gone.
 
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