A Dodger fan gauges Vin Scully’s shot at sainthood
In the time since the April 2024 release of my book “Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully,” I get a recurring question from readers. It’s usually asked with trepidation, admittedly, since it might feel sacrilegious to even bring it up: Could the late beloved Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster be worthy of canonization?
St. Vinny?
Scully’s peers might call him the patron saint of sports broadcasting. But for heaven’s sake, what could be more out-of-left-field than the notion of a “sports guy” being raised to the altars?
In large part, this book was inspired by writing the Angelus cover story in August of 2022 that celebrated Scully’s Catholic life in the days following his passing. Angelus Editor-in-Chief Pablo Kay has one of the 67 essays in the compilation. It is based on interactions with Scully that led to takeaways that spoke to his love of family and his faith — and how those spread to kindness, humility, and compassion. His actions behind the scenes often left a deeper mark than his Hall of Fame-winning words.