"I thank you very much, and God bless all of you."
One night in mid-July, Ernie Harwell watched on the Comerica Park video board as Vin Scully gave that night's farewell video tribute to him, "Dear Ernie: Fifty-three years ago, I followed you into Brooklyn. Twenty years ago, I followed you into the Hall of Fame, and our relationship has only been perfect. Baseball is so much richer for having you all these years and poorer for losing you. Sincerely yours, with love and affection, Vin Scully."