LOS ANGELES -- The baseball community came alive, stories flowing, on Sunday evening as the National College Baseball Hall of Fame honored Vin Scully with the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award at Bel-Air Country Club.
The 41st President of the United States and Scully, the Dodgers' incomparable play-by-play voice, share a history best described, naturally, by one of the planet's master storytellers.
"I was an outfielder, a center fielder," said Scully, who wore number 17 at Fordham University. "I could run, throw and catch, but I wasn't much of a hitter.
"One of my most memorable games was when we played Yale in 1947.