I grew up in So Cal during the era of Sandy Kofax, Don Drysdale etc.. and Vin Scully was there to chronicle it all.
His voice is the sound of summer for me as well. A fine man with a life well lived.
I got a portable radio for my 11th birthday in 1958, which meant I heard EVERY Dodger game in 1959.
Our family visiting friends on the weekend? I took my radio.
School nights? No problem, my parents didn’t know I was listening. They thought I was doing my homework. Lol.
Needless to say, Vin Scully was a big part of that year.