,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,september #bh1 #bjaf,mrs4 ,feinstein   
7for herself and ,mrs4 ,boxer7 submitted
 the following concurrent resolution2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,concurrent            
,,resolution  ,honoring ,vincent ,edward
 ,vin ,scully1 the ,united ,states      
baseball broadcaster who has            
magnificently served as the play-by-play
 announcer for the ,brooklyn and ,los   
,angeles ,dodgers for #fg ,major ,league
 ,baseball seasons since #aiej4         
,whereas ,vincent ,edward ,vin ,scully  
was born in the ,bronx1 ,new ,york1 on  
,november #bi1 #aibg2 ,whereas ,vin     
,scully was raised in the ,washington   
,heights neighborhood of ,manhattan1    
,new ,york2 ,whereas when ,vin ,scully  
was #h years old he decided he wanted to
 become a sports announcer2 ,whereas in 
#aiej1 at the age of #bb1 ,vin ,scully  
joined the radio and television         

broadcast team for the ,brooklyn        
,dodgers2 ,whereas in #aiec1 at the age 
of #be1 ,vin ,scully became the youngest
 individual to announce the broadcast of
 a ,world ,series game2 ,whereas ,vin   
,scully announced ,brooklyn ,dodgers'   
games through #aieg1 after which he     
moved with the ,dodgers to ,los ,angeles
 as the first team in ,major ,league    
,baseball to play in ,southern          
,california2 ,whereas ,vin ,scully is   
credited with teaching the game of      
baseball to ,los ,angeles2 ,whereas     
since #aiej1 ,vin ,scully has announced 
more than #i1jjj ,major ,league         
,baseball games and almost #a_/b of all 
,los ,angeles ,dodgers games ever       
played2 ,whereas ,vin ,scully has       
announced numerous iconic moments in    
baseball history1 including-- 7#a7 on   
,september #i1 #aife1 ,vin ,scully      
announced ,los ,angeles ,dodgers'       
pitcher ,sandy ,koufax's perfect game   
against the ,chicago ,cubs1 concluding1 
,sandy ,koufax1 whose name will always  

remind you of strikeouts1 did it with a 
flourish4 ,he struck out the last #f    
consecutive batters4 ,so when he wrote  
his name in capital letters in the      
record book1 that ,k stands out more    
than the oufax42  7#b7 on ,april #h1    
#aigd1 ,vin ,scully called the #gaeth   
homerun by ,hank ,aaron to break ,babe  
,ruth's longstanding homerun record1    
stating1 ,what a marvelous moment for   
baseball1 what a marvelous moment for   
,atlanta and the ,state of ,georgia1    
what a marvelous moment for the country 
and the world4 ,a black man is getting a
 standing ovation in the ,deep ,south   
for breaking a record of an all-time    
baseball idol4 ,and it is a great moment
 for all of us1 and particularly for    
,henry ,aaron42 and  7#c7 on ,october   
#ae1 #aihh1 during ,game #a of the #aihh
 ,world ,series at ,dodger ,stadium1    
,vin ,scully announced a game-winning1  
pinch hit homerun by injured ,los       
,angeles ,dodger ,kirk ,gibson against  
,oakland ,athletics' reliever ,dennis   

,eckersley1 declaring1 ,high fly ball   
into right field1 she is gone6 ''' ,in a
 year that has been so improbable1 the  
impossible has happened42  ,whereas ,vin
 ,scully has described the exploits of  
some of baseball's all-time greats1     
including ,jackie ,robinson1 ,roy       
,campanella1 ,sandy ,koufax1 ,don       
,drysdale1 ,duke ,snider1 ,don ,sutton1 
,fernando ,valenzuela1 ,tommy ,lasorda1 
,orel ,hershiser1 ,mike ,piazza1 and    
,clayton ,kershaw1 among many others2   
,whereas ,vin ,scully has been nicknamed
 ,the ,shakespeare of ,baseball1 ,the   
,voice of the ,dodgers1 and ,the ,voice 
of ,summer2 ,whereas ,vin ,scully has   
been awarded the honors of--  7#a7      
,national ,sportscaster of the ,year    
from the ,national ,sports ,media       
,association in #aife1 #aigh1 and #aihb2
  7#b7 ,ford ,frick ,award from the     
,national ,baseball ,hall of ,fame in   
#aihb2  7#c7 induction into the         
,national ,sports ,media ,association   
,hall of ,fame in #aiia2  7#d7 induction

 into the ,american ,sportscasters      
,association ,hall of ,fame in #aiib2   
7#e7 ,life ,achievement ,emmy ,award for
 ,sportscasting in #aiie2  7#f7         
induction into the ,national ,radio     
,hall of ,fame in #aiie2  7#g7          
,sportscaster of the ,century from the  
,american ,sportscasters ,association in
 #bjjj2  7#h7 induction into the        
,california ,sports ,hall of ,fame in   
#bjjh2  7#i7 induction into the         
,national ,association of ,broadcasters 
,broadcasting ,hall of ,fame in #bjji2  
7#aj7 ,ambassador ,award of ,excellence 
from the ,los ,angeles ,sports          
,entertainment ,commission in #bjji2    
7#aa7 ,top ,sportscaster of ,all-,time  
from the ,american ,sportscasters       
,association in #bjji2  7#ab7 ,baseball 
,commissioner's ,historic ,achievement  
,award in #bjad2 and  7#ac7 #cb-time    
,california ,sportscaster of the ,year2 
,whereas1 on ,september #bc1 #bjaf1     
during a pregame ceremony at ,dodgers   
,stadium to honor ,vin ,scully for his  

iconic life and contributions1 he was   
likened to ,norman ,rockwell and film   
character ,george ,bailey2 and ,whereas 
,vin ,scully will announce his final    
game on ,october #b1 #bjaf1 when the    
,los ,angeles ,dodgers visit the ,san   
,francisco ,giants3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 honors the   
life and legendary career of ,vincent   
,edward ,vin ,scully1 whose character1  
artistry1 and storytelling as an        
announcer for the ,brooklyn and ,los    
,angeles ,dodgers has set the standard  
for sports announcing2 and  7#b7 wishes 
,vin ,scully a fulfilling retirement as 
he bids farewell to the broadcast booth 
following the #bjaf ,major ,league      
,baseball season4