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Touch 'Em All: Scully to keep calling 'em in '13

More good news for the Dodgers, even better than their days-old acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez and two other all-stars from the Red Sox. Beloved broadcaster Vin Scully is sticking around for another year.

Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will return to the booth for his 64th season next year. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will return to the booth for his 64th season next year. (Jae C. Hong/AP)Read more

More good news for the Dodgers, even better than their days-old acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez and two other all-stars from the Red Sox. Beloved broadcaster Vin Scully is sticking around for another year.

The 84-year-old Hall of Famer, who began his career in 1950 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, will return for a record 64th season in 2013.

"I was so impressed by the new ownership," Scully said Sunday morning in the Dodgers' press box. "I was here for the press conference, and I heard some big talk. I wondered whether they would actually do what they said they would do. . . . How high will they try to take the team? Well, they have done it 10 times over. And what they've done is revitalized the city, revitalized the team, the fans - and myself."

That's saying a lot for a fellow who has called three perfect games; 25 no-hitters; 25 World Series; Kirk Gibson's game-winning home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series; Hank Aaron's record-setting 715th home run; Barry Bonds' record-breaking 71st, 72d, and 73d homers; and the scoreless-inning streaks of Dodger greats Don Drysdale and Orel Hershiser.

Happy to see you stick around, Vin.

On Yankees' bona fides

The Yankees' Curtis Granderson did his part Sunday vs. the Indians to enhance the Bronx Bombers' reputation for you-know-what: He hit his 33d homer of the season - the 200th of his career.

A significant achievement for the 31-year-old slugger to be sure, but one that pales in comparison to his teammates because the Yankees currently have a record eight players with 200 or more career blasts.

Granderson trails teammates Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira, Raul Ibanez, Eric Chavez, and Andruw Jones - all who previously joined the 200-homer club.

Orioles modestly all in

For the first time in what seems like forever, the Orioles are making a run for the playoffs. To prove they're serious, on Sunday they obtained veteran lefthander Joe Saunders from Arizona to help bolster a pitching staff with three rookies in the rotations.

The last time the Orioles were in the playoffs was in 1997, so they can be forgiven for making such a paltry "big" move - Saunders has a modest 6-10 record with a 4.22 ERA this season.