导出博客文章Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, who called his final Los Angeles Dodgers game
on Oct. 2 after 67 years in the booth, was at the White House on Tuesday to
receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama.Scully, who turns 89
next week, was one of 21 individuals to earn the nations highest civilian honor,
bestowed upon those who make significant cultural contributions to the United
States or international contributions in the areas of culture or world
peace.Scully, a 1982 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, arrived in
Washington on Monday morning with his wife, Sandra, before sharing a moment with
White House press secretary and Dodgers fan Josh Earnest, who last week called
Scully to inform him of the award.Among those receiving the Medal of Freedom
alongside Scully were NBA greats Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well
as musician Bruce Springsteen. Some of the other honorees included Ellen
DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Bill and Melinda Gates, Lorne Michaels and Tom
Hanks.President Obama spoke for nearly an hour while citing each individual, and
introduced Scully by calling him one of baseballs signature sounds. The
Commander in Chief jokingly said he considered having Scully announce each
recipient instead of him.The ceremony concluded with Obama inviting each
individual up to the podium so that he could place the actual Medal of Freedom
around their necks while an official narrator offered further words of praise.
Scully appeared emotional as he shook Obamas hand and bowed his head while
returning to his seat.Scully joined the Dodgers in 1950, when the team was still
based in Brooklyn. Known for his calm delivery and storytelling capabilities,
Scullys famous pregame catchphrase was, Its time for Dodger baseball!-- Nick
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Pittsburgh Pirates are running out of time. It may already be too late.Ryan
Vogelsong pitched four shaky innings in Pittsburghs 8-0 loss to Cincinnati on
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race.After Cincinnati got to Vogelsong (3-5) for five runs in the second on its
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giving playing time to some younger and little-used players. But Hurdle insisted
he isnt throwing in the towel.Not yet. Not for me, he said. My vision is to get
us playing better. Thats my thought. Im not going to walk out of here with
anything other than knowing I have a job to do. Negative emotions, I dont carry
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where my focus is.After opening the series with a 4-1 win on Thursday night, the
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finale. It was Polancos first career ejection.Cincinnati left-hander Brandon
Finnegan (9-10) struck out seven in five innings, but allowed five hits and
walked five.The seven strikeouts played for him, Hurdle said. It got him out of
the all messes. We werent able to convert in some situations that were there for
us with a single, let alone a double, let alone a homer. That would have been
great. Our execution in crunch time when we were trying to move or score or
(get) a two-out hit has been challenging. ... We werent able to punch through
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very well. But its nice beating any team, especially winning a series.Cincinnati
grabbed control in the second, taking advantage of an error by center fielder
Andrew McCutchen and some wildness by Vogelsong. Holt had the big blow, a
two-run triple that gave the Reds a 4-0 lead. Eugenio Suarez followed with an
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Gerrit Cole (7-9, 3.55 ERA) is expected to return from the disabled list to
start Monday at Philadelphia. Cole has been inactive since Aug. 24 with right
elbow inflammation. He has made just 20 starts after pitching 32 games in 2015.
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