Grew up listening to Rizzuto on the radio and television broadcasts of Yankees games. The conversations he used to get into with Bill White were classics—often ending up with White unable to control his laughter. Listening to Scooter made you feel like you were sitting back on a lazy (hazy, crazy) summer day with friends and, oh yeah, a ballgame was going on.
I also remember being at Phil Rizzuto day at the Stadium. Seaver pitched a no-hitter (I think) against the Yankees that day. But what made that day special was they honored Rizzuto by giving him a cow! And the darned cow knocked Phil right on his backside! Classic Rizzuto.
I’ve been missing listening to his voice for years now. He was a part of my childhood/young adulthood.
seaver got his 300th win that day with the reds.
can’t forget frank messer.
Do you have the YES Network? If so, Mike and the Mad Dog are doing a Rizzuto retrospective right now..