RIP Phil Rizzuto

[aceofspades7]

I have many fond memories of watching yankees games and listening to you on channel 11.

[Don Stugots]

oh no. i am so sorry to hear about this.

[Furtherman]

The Money Store is closed.

[Tallman388]

There was nothing better than the Scooter calling Bobby Murcer "Huckleberry"

R.I.P.

[BeerBandit]

I remember watching Andy Hawkins pitch that losing no-hitter in the early nineties, where he never gave up a hit but the game was wrought with Yankee errors, and on a fly ball to Jesse Barfield, I think, Phil Rizzutto, then part of the Yankee broadcast team, said, "Oh, I hope he doesn't drop it."

He did.

An infamous Yankee game I love that I watched as a young Mets fan.

[Fat_Sunny]

Someone Has To Say It...


HOLY COW !

[spadanko]

RIP Scooter... this Bud's for you!

as much as I ahte the Yanks, ya gotta love Scooter

[MikeB]

Someone Has To Say It...


Holy Cow !

fixed

[badorties]

I have many fond memories of watching yankees games and listening to you on channel 11.

i have great memories of my childhood associated with the scooter

the interplay between him and bill white and later with tom seaver was just the best

a few weeks ago, there was thunder and lightning during a game and bobby murcer was reminiscing fondly how scooter would've been long gone over the GWB

RIP

[Dash77]

R.I.P Scootter.....Sorry you ran out of gas...

[Justice4all]

RIP Scooter.
When you were on the radio I felt as if I was listening to my grandfather telling stories of the old days of baseball. It felt warm and enjoyable. Even when you left the stadium early you still made it fun ti listen to you during the games.

Thanks for the memories. All of them.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

RIP Scooter

He Made the Yanks Watchable in the 1980's when they sucked and before all you Bandwaggoners boarded the Yankee Train in 1995

:king:

[ScottFromGA]

only thing i know about this guy is from Billy Madison....


Rirruto?
thoses are lower case z's....
it looks like Rirruto.
::class laughs::

I HATE ALL OF YOU!!

funny movie.

[Fezticle98]

RIP Phil.

Is it true they are going to bury him in the pavement on a street in NYC?

[TheMojoPin]

RIP Phil.

So how many hours of ESPN programming has this already taken up?

[topless_mike]

i remember watching yankee games on chan 11 when he used to call them.
i loved listening to him talk about whatever, then say something like "oh yeah, the count is 0-1" (as if he forgot that there is a game going on.)

sigh

maybe its better now. he doesnt have to watch talentless hacks like Joe Buck call the games.

[Doctor Z]

I heard his heart stopped as soon as he heard "YOU CAN BET ON BETTEMIT!"

But seriously, this is sad news. Rizutto was an absolute legend and he'll be missed. I hope the Yankees honor him tonight at The Stadium.

[ChrisTheCop]

He loved the game, that was obvious to anyone who watched/listened to him talk about it.
RIP Scooter.
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[Snacks]

how ironic, last night crippler, justice and I were talking about scooter as an announcer and how funny he was. I have a lot of good memories as child listening to yankee games and scooter doing play by play (or talking about pizza, peoples birthdays, his neighbors grandchildren , etc lol) He will be missed.

[El Mudo]

RIP Phil.

Is it true they are going to bury him in the pavement on a street in NYC?



I hope they dont have to squeeze his head during the funeral service

[peewee]

holy cow this is awful news. i am a young yankee fan so i didn't get to hear him for too long, but my first yankee memories are with him announcing the games.

[FUNKMAN]

the little engine that could

RIP

[Tenbatsuzen]

I grew up listening to Rizzuto. There will never... ever... be another broadcaster quite like him. He was never full of himself. He always brought a smile to my face. I used to do an impression of him when I was younger.

I lost a little piece of my childhood today.

Seeing Yogi right now breaks my heart.

[DarkHippie]

Oh Scooter, we hardly knew thee. I still associate watching yankee games as a kid with rizzuto. He was something special. I actually had tears in my eyes when i heard this. its like a piece of my youth is gone.

Rest in peace, Scooter, you ol' huckleberry

[DarkHippie]

I grew up listening to Rizzuto. There will never... ever... be another broadcaster quite like him. He was never full of himself. He always brought a smile to my face. I used to do an impression of him when I was younger.

I lost a little piece of my childhood today.

Seeing Yogi right now breaks my heart.

I thought yogi was gonna cry. then i remembered that there's no crying in baseball

[torker]

He didn't really die, he just left early to beat the traffic.

RIP, Scooter.

[sailor]

horrible news. so sad. may there be no lightning during his funeral.

[Tenbatsuzen]

He didn't really die, he just left early to beat the traffic.

RIP, Scooter.

+1

[zildjian361]

the little engine that could

RIP

very sad see ya #10 the GWB will mis ya.:sad:

[Bulldogcakes]

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Thanks for a million laughs, Scooter. He will be missed.

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[DarkHippie]

Way to show your appreciation for the Scooter, Yanks. 12-0 O's in the 7th.

[Ritalin]

Scooter, you took a huge bite of the apple. Congrats on a great life.!

Good for you, little buddy!

[BoondockSaint]

Way to show your appreciation for the Scooter, Yanks. 12-0 O's in the 7th.

The Mets would never do that to Bud Harrelson.

[cougarjake13]

Rip Scooter !!!!!!!!!

[cougarjake13]

He didn't really die, he just left early to beat the traffic.

RIP, Scooter.

but he wasnt a dodger

[Sarge]

Rest in Peace Scooter.

[ChrisTheCop]

Way to show your appreciation for the Scooter, Yanks. 12-0 O's in the 7th.

i thought theyd at least score 2 runs, so they could lose by

10 (in scooters honor)


but nooooooo.


but hey 5 times 2 is 10, so i guess they did good.

[spadanko]

He didn't really die, he just left early to beat the traffic.

RIP, Scooter.


that is awesome!! well played, Scooter would love that

[Leatherneck2081]

I grew up listening to the Scooter as well.......

I remember one game...I think Mike Stanley was catching. Pitcher delivered the ball and it hit the plate, bounced up under protector and caught Stanley right in the jewels. Rizzuto made the call. "That one rang the bell....."

[A.J.]

Even though I'm a Red Sox fan, my family is all Yankee fans so I often had to watch Yankee games on Channel 11 with Scooter, Frank Messer and Bill White doing the play by play. As others have said before, it was a big part of my childhood too.

Billy Crystal did a bit on Letterman some years ago about Scooter that was one of the funniest things he ever did. It was something to the effect that Scooter never got fazed calling a game: "nuclear missiles are heading toward Manhattan as Mattingly looks at Ball One."

Thoughts and prayers to Cora.

[TheMojoPin]

RIP Phil.

So how many hours of ESPN programming has this already taken up?

Oh my God, I thought I was kidding with this.

ESPN is a dog's ass.

[Thomas Merton]

RIP. Scooter is the perfect baseball nickname. He was given the moniker by a southern teammate who said Phil, when running the bases, was "scootin', not runnin' ".

I heard he had no clue the meaning of his call that is included in Meatloaf's Dashboard song. "Its a suicide bunt, looks he's going to make it home..."