Vin Scully knows more about baseball than most, having seen almost everythingduring his legendary 67-year career as the voice of the Dodgers.That’s not to sayhe doesn’t make a mistake now and then. During Saturday’s Dodgers-Rockies broadcast, the 88-year-old announcer recalled Sandy Koufax’s tryout with the Joe Carter Jersey Dodgers in 1954 and how Scully thought the then-unknown lefty had no shot of making the major leagues.“I went down to the clubhouse. I walked in and I saw the fella (Koufax)who was going to try out,“ Scully said, via MLB.com.“My first thought was ‚No chance.‘ The reason I said no chance was because he had a suntan. I don’t mean the so-called ‚truck driver’s suntan,‘ where only your forearms are tan because you’re wearing a uniform. No-no, he was completely tan.MORE: Every team’s most beloved ballplayer“I thought,’He spent all his time on the beach, not playing baseball.'“It gets worse: Scully then watched 19-year-old Koufax take the mound in the bullpen. After not being impre sed with his fastball or curveball, Scully Roberto Perez Jersey remembered thinking, „Well, he’s just a fella who they’re taking a look at. He spends his time at the beach. And that’ll be that and I’ll probably never see him again.“Whoops.Koufax Carlos Baerga Jersey went on to a legendary career with the Dodgers and is widely regarded as the best left-hander in baseball history, earning the nickname „The Left Arm of God.“ And here’s one more surreal sign ofhow long Scully has been around: Koufax retired with arm troubles after the 1966 season as Scully wrapped up his 17th season in the Dodgers booth.
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