Vin Scully to be Honored

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will be honored Saturday night when baseball scouts honor him with the Bud Selig Executive Leadership Award at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza where the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation is hosting their annual Spirit of the Game gala. Because we have seen a steady increase of statistical analysis and sabermetrics, some scouting positions throughout baseball have been eliminated in recent years. This gala is held to raise money for those baseball scouts who are now retired or lost their positions in the scouting world and need assistance in this tough economy. The charity was founded former super agent and current White Sox executive, Dennis Gilbert, who serves as the foundation’s chairman. “It absolutely cost scouts jobs,” said Dennis Gilbert, who has helped raise nearly $4 million to date for the charity. Unlike other team personnel, scouts aren’t paid very well. According to Dodgers president Stan Kasten, “They aren’t paid nearly wha...