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He's never hit a home run, thrown a shutout or even hit fungos, but golden-throated broadcaster Yin Scully is the most popular Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  Dodger of all time, according to according to
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

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 a poll recently taken on the team's Web site.

Scully, who just started his 53rd year calling Dodger games, is a member of both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Some of the most beloved Dodgers, such as Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson
, Roy Campanella
    Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player — primarily at the position of catcher — in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
     and Duke Snider
      Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles, California), nicknamed "The Silver Fox", is a former Major League baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-62), New York Mets (1963)
      , never played in L.A, but Scully: Standout. Scully still topped a fairly impressive list. Longtime manager and current front-office executive Tommy Lasorda came in second place, followed by Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Garvey.

      Dodgers spokesman Derrick Hall said the results were not exactly a surprise.

      "Any poll we have that includes Vin Scully, he's going to win," Hall said, pointing out that fans in a 1976 poll named Scully the most memorable personality in franchise history. We think he's the best broadcaster of all time and he really epitomizes what the Dodgers are all about."
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      Title Annotation:Vin Scully remains one of the most popular Dodger
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      Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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      Geographic Code:1U9CA
      Date:Apr 15, 2002
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