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The ability to throw 100 mph cannot be taught, cannot be learned, it can only be God-given.

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Vin Scully
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: November 29
Journalist
Sports Commentator
Sportscaster
The Bronx
New York City
Vincent Edward Scully
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