My mom was a big baseball fan. She saw all the greats like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. When she married my dad they moved to California from New York. But she never forgave the Dodgers for moving to LA. She spent her remaining years rooting for any team playing against the Dodgers. I remember her listening on the transistor radio in the evenings to Vin Scully’s play by play and telling me he was the best. I became a Dodgers fan around the age of 13. To me, Vin Scully was the voice of baseball. Even I remember the name of Gil Hodges though he was before my time. If Vin Scully says Gil Hodges should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame then it should be.
Scully makes an interesting point I've not heard elsewhere: character cuts both ways. I find his argument persuasive.