Day-to-day: A tragic death further stretches the GOP's razor-thin House majority

It was 1991. The Chicago Cubs were in Chavez Ravine for a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully was at the mic.

Cubs outfielder and former National League MVP Andre Dawson was out of the lineup.

"Andre Dawson has a bruised knee," the golden-throated Scully declared to his radio congregation, tuning in from Pasadena to the San Fernando Valley. "He is listed as day-to-day."

Then Scully paused for a moment. It was as though Scully was in deep reflection.