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It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner.

Vin Scully

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Vin Scully
Age: 96
Born: 1927
Born: November 29
Journalist
Sports Commentator
Sportscaster
The Bronx
New York City
Vincent Edward Scully
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