Vin Scully rejects mayor’s idea to name street after him

Mayor Eric Garcetti probably thought he would face no opposition when he threw his support behind an idea to rename a street near Dodger Stadium after Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully.

Well, a dissenting voice has emerged.

Scully’s.

At Scully’s request, the Dodgers issued a statement Sunday night on his behalf pooh-poohing the idea.

“The mayor of Los Angeles has a great deal more important things to do than name a street after me,� Scully said in the statement. “And if he is considering the idea, better the street should be named after Walter or Peter O’Malley than myself.�

Walter O’Malley was the Dodgers’ visionary owner who moved the Dodgers to Los Angeles from Brooklyn. Peter succeeded his father as owner.

Garcetti discussed the possibility of naming a street after Scully on KABC’s “Eyewitness Newsmakers� program Sunday morning.

The question that prompted the discussion came from Scully’s daughter-in-law.

“There’s no honor that could be too great for Vin Scully, and I absolutely would love to rename a street for him,� Garcetti said. “We’ll look at a few around the stadium as a possibility. I know there’s been a lot in the Twittersphere, a lot of people tweeting and Facebooking about this.�