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Vin Scully was always more than just the voice of Dodgers baseball. He was an icon, a friend, a legend, a mentor, maybe even just a friendly face who treated all those he met with respect, humility and kindness. He was more than words could properly convey. One only had…

I got to meet Vin Scully at Petco Park once while I was working in San Diego. He was kind enough to give me 10 minutes for a story I was writing about then-Padres broadcaster Dick Enberg.

The patch shows a microphone and says “Vin” on it.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will honor broadcasting legend Vin Scully with a commemorative jersey patch beginning Wednesday when they play the Giants in San Francisco.

SAN DIEGO — Vin Scully was baseball's Sinatra, a man who sang the song of the game with great timing and phrasing, without blowing a lyric, or dangling a participle. But unlike Frank, when Vinny approached the final innings, his pipes, his chops, his instrument, never failed him.

Paralysis was not an option.

Imagine being so good at your job that you are universally beloved, even in this divided world that can find reason to argue and nitpick everything.

PHILADELPHIA — Vin Scully, the beloved voice of the Dodgers for 67 years, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was 94.

The Los Angeles pitcher called Scully “the best there ever was.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Trea Turner took some groundballs on the field at Oracle Park, walked over to a group of children to sign autographs, and headed into the visitors' clubhouse to text a good friend Tuesday before first pitch against the San Francisco Giants.

LOS ANGELES — Everybody knows that Vin Scully was a wonderful fixture of Dodgers baseball.