Scully assures he won't return to booth: 'Once upon a time comes around once'

The Los Angeles Dodgers are winning at a record pace, and the club is all-but-guaranteed to make the postseason for the fifth consecutive year.

But don't expect to hear a once-familiar voice while they're there.

Vin Scully - the recognizable former presence in the Dodgers' broadcast booth for 67 seasons between 1950 and 2016 - admits that though he has been asked nicely in the past, he won't come out of retirement to call the Dodgers in the playoffs.

"There's a line rattling around in my head: Once upon a time comes around once," Scully told Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.

"I'm very careful about that," Scully said. "FOX (Sports) has been kind every year when the Dodgers get into the playoffs. They've asked me to come in and do an inning or so. I don't want to do that, and I certainly don't want to get in the way of the Dodger broadcasts. They're the ones who have been riding the horse all the way. I would feel very awkward, as if people might think I can't wait to get back in the spotlight."

Scully's refusal to halt his retirement comes after his successor and current SportsNet LA play-by-by announcer Joe Davis told fans on Twitter he would love nothing more than to call a game with the Dodgers icon. But despite Davis' aspirations, the 89-year-old Scully is adamant he won't be back.

"It's very thoughtful of Joe and I appreciate his remarks, but, no, I'm done," he added.