RIP....Vin Scully....

 7:52 am - Monday - August 8th - Likely, CA - 71° F, 38% humidity, wind 1 mph out of the east....mostly clear skies today with a forecast high of 95° F. On this date in 2013 we were dry camping in the parking lot of Flathead Lake Winery near Kalispell, MT courtesy of Harvest Hosts.....↴

Still had the 2002 T-Bird then

After 3 days of posting blogs on time I have regressed to my procrastinating ways, and am now back in 'catch up' mode.  Let's see, I think I need to write about Saturday first, so here goes.

Saturday would mark TLE's third straight week of participating in the weekly putting contest, and she is beginning to get serious about improving now that she has overcome her shyness about putting in front of an audience.  We spent at least two hours at the putting green  Saturday morning, and the results for TLE were very encouraging, but I get ahead of myself.  

Saturday was also the first of three days with temps in the mid 90's, and consequently, we did not do much outdoors after we returned from our putting foray.  English Premier Soccer has returned for another 8 months, and our favorite team, Tottenham Hot Spurs, was playing Southampton, but it was not televised due to the Women's AIG Open (the female equivalent of The Open), which was being played at Muirfield this year.  Anyway, we do have 'Peacock' streaming service, and were able to watch it upon our return from the putting green.  Tottenham was really playing well the last 1/3 of the last season, and managed to finish in the top 4 by the end of the season, so we were expecting great things this season, and we were not disappointed.  Tottenham easily topped Southampton 4-1.

On another sports front, our L.A. Dodgers, at 75-33, have the best record in the Major League, which makes me happy.  On a sad note, Vin Scully, who called Dodger games on the radio for 67 years (most of my life) passed away this past week.  No one could call a game, or a homerun like Vin Scully, and my most memorable moment in time was the first game of the 1988 World Series as Kirk Gibson came to the plate with 2 outs in the 9th, a man (Mike Davis) on second, and the Dodger trailing the Oakland A's 4-3.  Kirk Gibson didn't start the game as he had a pulled hamstring, and a swollen knee....he could hardly walk, let alone run.....it was a supreme roll of the dice by Tommy Lasorda (manager then).  Here is the call....

.....I still get goose bumps when I watch this video.  My son, Chris (15 at the time I think), were watching the game at the time....all four of our other kids were asleep in bed.  When Kirk Gibson hit his iconic homerun we both started screaming at the top of our lungs, causing all four younger children to wake up, with a couple of them crying....lol.  I remember attending games at Dodger Stadium (we lived in Pasadena at the time, and were only 20 minutes from Dodger Stadium), and hearing Vin Scully's voice echoing throughout the stadium over thousands of transistor radios.....people were at the game watching it live, but wanted to hear Vin Scully's commentary....that is how good he was.  And, alas, another era in my life comes to an end.....Vin Scully....please rest in peace, and know your beloved Dodgers are fine, and doing well.

Around 3:45 pm we headed over to the Clubhouse for the weekly putting contest held at 4 pm.  All of my practice did not help me that much as I was eliminated in the third round.  TLE did not make it out of the 2nd round, but she was tied 2-2 going to the 5th hole in the first round before losing, and tied 2-2 in the loser bracket in her second round before losing......she really putted quite well, and I am so proud of her for her persistence.  By the way, she is using a 100 year old putter (one of the two hickory shaft putters my son shipped to us), and loves it.  Of course, it is a conversation piece each week, and she loves talking about it.

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