The first part of the quote is missing in most of the articles about this. It therefore leaves the quote without context.
This article from The Washington Times shows a more complete version of the quote and helps put it into context.
"Legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully ranted against socialism on air Friday after introducing Milwaukee Brewers infielder and Venezuela native Hernan Perez.
"'Perez, 25 years old, originally drafted by the Tigers. Lives in Venezuela,' the Hall-of-Famer said during the Brewers-Dodgers game. 'Boy, can you imagine you're a young kid, you're playing in the United States, you're from Venezuela, and every time you look at the news it's a nightmare.
"'Socialism failing to work, as it always does, this time in Venezuela,' Mr. Scully continued. 'You talk about giving everybody something free and all of a sudden there's no food to eat. And who do you think is the richest person in Venezuela? The daughter of Hugo Chavez. Hello! Anyway, 0-and-2.'"
