Barber called Scully, pictured in a broadcast booth prior to a Los Angeles Dodgers game, 'the son I never had.' Sporting News via Getty ImagesVin Scully, who died on Aug. 2, 2022, is widely viewed as the greatest baseball announcer of all time. But for an earlier generation, his mentor, Red Barber, held that distinction. In our recent biography "Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend," we uncovered moving private letters and public references documenting the rich personal bonds