 His welcome to opening day signal spring, his calls of World Series games wrapped up seasons and eras. In the intro to the first two episodes, Stan Musial and Phil Rizzuto, I mentioned I would give a quick backstory of each guest and our baseball relationship. Here's the Vin Scully story. My parents dated at Ebbets Field. My mom's favorite player was Duke Snyder, a future guest of Hardball. My dad's was Gil Hodges. His wife, Joan, will also be on a future episode.