Vin Scully responds to Fox’s All-Star game invitation

To the chagrin of baseball fans everywhere, the Vin Scully farewell tour will not include the All-Star game.

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated writes that Scully, who is in his 67th and final season calling Dodgers games, has declined an invitation from Fox to take part in their broadcast of the upcoming Midsummer Classic. The network made it clear to Scully they were willing to accommodate him and proposed a number of options to get him in the booth.

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With the game in San Diego, there was some hope Scully would be willing to come down from Los Angeles, but even a short trip wasn't enough to get him to change his answer.

Scully's reasoning lines up with his principles: he doesn't want to take any attention away from the players who will take the field July 12 at Petco Park representing their respective leagues.

While it's too bad for the fans watching at home that Scully won't be at the All-Star game and receive another deserved tribute, it's that same reverence for the game that's made him a beloved broadcaster.

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Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr