[raccoonradio]

Holy Cow...well, I’m a Red Sox fan, but I say RIP...
and we do remember and enjoy his contribution to Paradise
by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf. “Here’s the throw!
Here’s the play at the plate! Holy Cow I think he’s gonna make it...”

[andy58-in-nh]

I was thinking the same exact thing. I’m also a Sox fan, but for the three years I lived in Manhattan (all those years ago) I really enjoyed listening to him call Yankee games; he had a great on-air repartee with Bill White (later the NL President). Scooter was one of the last players from those great post-WWII teams, and a pretty good little shortstop. RIP.

[johnny7]

He was released by the Yankees on August 25, 1956. Rizzuto often talked about the unusual circumstances of his release. Late in the 1956 season, the Yankees acquired Enos Slaughter, and asked Rizzuto to meet with the front office to discuss adjustments to the upcoming postseason roster. They then asked Rizzuto to look over the list of Yankee players and suggest which ones might be cut to make room for Slaughter. For each name Rizzuto mentioned, a reason was given as to why that player needed to be kept. Finally, Rizzuto realized that the expendable name was his own.