{"product_id":"perfect-eloquence-an-appreciation-of-vin-scully-hardcover","title":"Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Hoffarth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Rapoport\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Vin Scully passed away in 2022, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him, what might it include? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists--one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016--reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The contributions include a range of stories and remembrances from those who knew and followed him. The consensus of the contributions is that Scully's actions spoke louder than his well-recognized words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by sports journalist Tom Hoffarth. Readers can consider Scully's life through common themes: his sincerity, his humility, his professionalism, his passion for his faith, his devotion to his family, his insistence on remembering and giving context to important moments in the history of not just the game but the world in general, all wrapped up in a gift for weaving storytelling with accurate reporting, fellowship with performance art, humor, and connection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Hoffarth\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associated Press award-winning journalist with more than forty years of experience reporting in Southern California, focusing on sports and the media. He has written for the Southern California News Group, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngelus News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporte\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSports Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a coauthor (with Tom Kelly) of \u003ci\u003eTales from the USC Trojans Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Trojans Stories Ever Told\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRon Rapoport\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years and is the author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44793033949286,"sku":"9781496238788","price":43.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/yH2G39N-wF9781496238788.webp?v=1771109546","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/perfect-eloquence-an-appreciation-of-vin-scully-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}