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Justin Turner’s vision for the Dodgers’ postseason: Vin Scully leading a World Series victory parade

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully waves to the crowd while being honored at AT&T Park.

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A fan holds up a sign to thank Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully before the start of the game.

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Dodgers’ Vin Scully calls his final game of his career at AT&T Park.

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Fans holds signs near the Dodger dugout before the game.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully laughs during the seventh inning stretch at AT&T Park.

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The Giants honor Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully as he ends his career at AT&T Park.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully and Giants legend Willie Mays wave to the crowd during Scully’s final game in the booth.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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The Giants honor Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully at AT&T Park.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully waves to the crowd during his last broadcast.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully takes the elevator down as he leaves the stadium for the last time.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully walks out with wife Sandra as he leaves AT&T Park.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully says goodbye to fans as he leaves AT&T Park.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully says goodbye to Dodgers team photographer Jon SooHoo as he leaves AT&T Park in San Francisco to end his career Sunday.

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Dodgers broadcast announcer Vin Scully leaves AT&T Park following his final broadcast.

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By Chuck Schilken
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Justin Turner knows what you’re going through right now, Dodger fans. He’s going through it, too.

In a thoughtful and fun new essay on the Players’ Tribune, the Dodgers third baseman says he knows “how hungry our fans are for a World Series.”

“I live here. I get it. I understand how much this city wants another world championship,” Turner  wrote. “And when it does happen, believe me, it’s gonna be crazy. I can’t wait for that parade, and to be able to just look out and see all the fans out there celebrating with us.”

But Turner has an idea that he says actually would make that celebration even better — an idea he needed to share with Vin Scully during one of the legendary broadcaster’s final days with the Dodgers.

“How amazing would it be to see Vin Scully leading that parade?” Turner wrote in his essay.

“Just imagine it.

“I mean, I’ve already played that image in my head hundreds of times now. And it’s just … incredible.

“’When we win this whole thing,’ I told Vin that afternoon a few weeks ago, ‘you’re gonna be the grand marshal of the greatest parade this town has ever seen, and it’s gonna be frickin’ crazy.’

“Vin chuckled for a second, and then he looked at me and said with a smile, ‘That would be pretty special.’ ”

Um, yeah. That would be pretty darn special.

charles.schilken@latimes.com

Twitter: @chewkiii

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Chuck Schilken

Chuck Schilken is a sports reporter on the Fast Break team. He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than a decade as a sports reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.

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