Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully waves to the crowd before the start of his final game behind the microphone at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 24, 2016, in Los Angeles. - Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS
The Chicago Cubs paid homage to the late Vin Scully on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, showing the video of his seventh-inning stretch performance from 1998. That was the first season after Harry Caray’s death, when the Cubs began asking guest performers to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in honor of the legendary broadcaster. The Cubs decided to keep the tradition after ‘98, and now every celebrity who comes to town with something to promote has been asked to sing at Wrigley, some on multiple occasions. But Scully never did it again in his many return trips before his retirement in 2016...
