Pull Up a Chair : The Vin Scully Story

As Vin Scully enters his 59th year as a baseball announcer, this new book will celebrate his career for the first time. Written by a noted expert on major league announcers, this chronicle includes anecdotes about Scully's youth in New York City, working with his mentor, Red Barber, fine-tuning his language skills, and the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, as well as his experiences with Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy, Harry Caray, Don Drysdale, Joe Garagiola and Jackie Robinson. Scully's touching personal life is balanced by his brilliant work on "Game of the Week" broadcasts, and his memories of the great moments in baseball history, such as the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1955 championship, Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965, and Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error, among dozens more. Scully's life story is the story of baseball and also post-war America, and will be a huge seller for opening day and all summer long.