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Old 02-28-2007, 01:41 AM   #6
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Chick Hearn was the greatest. Vin is right up there. I miss living in LA. And I miss Chick Hearn.
Chick was great, but I put Sculley ahead of him because a baseball announcer has to fill more airtime with talk because of the pace of the game. Vin can fill the time between pitches like no other.

Chick was so good and I love that he was the guy who pretty much mentored Hot Rod Hundley.
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