He had an ice skating race with Jackie Robinson and that Barry Zito's uncle is Patrick Duffy.
There are many 'technical' (and in some cases boring) broadcasters in baseball, but Vin is all about the people in it.
Yes, and to distraction. It's now got to the point where he is often unable to interrupt his story (script) during important plays. I've watched every single Dodger game for the last three or four years and can tell you it's no fun listening to Vinny tell and re-tell his anecdotes, sometimes twice in the same game. I'm sure he is experiencing short-term memory problems (for a few years I'd say) and can't always remember what stuff he has included during each broadcast.
He has such an uncanny ability to describe the action on the field that these things can be overlooked, I guess, but it harder and harder for me these days. I listen with headphones that have a switch, so that my wife can hear in hers, and find myself turning off the sound when I sense another reiteration of a (PC) Jackie Robinson experience or the wonderful way a Dominican player has treated his parents.
Vin could read the phone directory and make it listenable, as they say, but that's the problem. If you are a keen baseball fan, his pontificating acts as a barrier to watching the game, almost like static. I think he has developed a case of narcissism that, as much as he is wont to apologize for, gets in the way of his delivery. I've been listening to Scully from day one in Los Angeles and respect him for being the best play-by-play guy of all time. Unfortunately, there is no one to replace him, it appears, so I'll just have to keep flipping my switch during the games.