MLB: Scully will return for 60th season

Maybe by then he’ll be able to tell the difference between a fastball and a splitter…

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully said Friday he will return to the Dodgers for a 60th season at the microphone in 2009.

Scully, whose current three-year contract runs through 2008, said he decided to return after receiving clearance from his wife, Sandra.

“When you’re on the road as much as we are, it’s the loneliness of your wife that you consider,” Scully, 80, said. “But she said, ‘It’s been such a part of my life for so long, you might as well do it if you want to do it.’ And I still enjoy it. I still feel like I’m happy to be here, I still get goosebumps with an exciting play. So, I told Frank [McCourt, club chairman] that I’ll try it for another year.”

Scully said he will continue with the same broadcasting workload—calling virtually all home games, plus road games as far east as Colorado. He said he made no commitment beyond 2009.