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Vin Scully recalls thinking Sandy Koufax had 'no chance' to make majors

Vin Scully knows more about baseball than most, having seen almost everything during his legendary 67-year career as the voice of the Dodgers.

That's not to say he doesn't make a mistake now and then. During Saturday's Dodgers-Rockies broadcast, the 88-year-old announcer recalled Sandy Koufax's tryout with the Dodgers in 1954— and how Scully thought the then-unknown lefty had no shot of making the major leagues.

"I went down to the clubhouse. I walked in and I saw the fella (Koufax) who was going to try out," Scully said, via MLB.com. "My first thought was 'No chance.