Sounds of the Game
Several events over the past few weeks have gotten me thinking about the way we hear sports. The first was the announcement that USC is looking to "update the football gameday experience" by replacing their longtime PA announcer Dennis Packer. The second was Vin Scully’s absence during Dodger’s broadcasts, including the home opener, due to a bad cold. And the third was the Dodgers honoring their longtime organist Nancy Bea Hefley for 25 years of service. Classic Vin Scully We typically think of sports as purely visual experiences. However, when you take away the sounds of the game, you learn to appreciate how important this sense is to your experience. Growing up, my three teams were the Lakers, the Dodgers, and USC football. I didn’t go to many Lakers or Dodgers games, so I spent a lot of time watching them on television. This meant that I spent countless hours learning the games from Vin Scully and Chick Hearn,...