Holy Cow!
the infield chatter
stops………………………. by dagosan, in mem. Phil “The Scooter” Rizzuto
The nickname Scooter has been much-defiled this year, but for millions of Yankee fans “The Scooter” is a sobriquet used with love, admiration and affection. Phil Rizzuto, the man known as The Scooter died on Monday at the age of 89. Chicago Sports.com, “Yankee legend Phil Rizzuto dies“; USAToday Obituary and Timeline (Aug. 14, 2007). The Hall of Famer was considered by many to be the best shortstop of his era (the heart of the Yankees while the team won nine pennants in 13 years), and then went on to become a popular Yankee broadcaster for 40 years — with his signature verbal punctuation, “Holy Cow!” As Don Mattingly said yesterday, “Scooter was awesome. It’s a tough day for Yankees fans and the whole organization.” A tough little guy with a lot of heart and great sense of humor.
the shortstop backpedals
into fireflies
summer loneliness . . .
dropping the pop up
i toss to myself
. ………………….. . by Ed Markowski . . .
“late innings” – Baseball Haiku (2007)
“summer loneliness” – from the pinch-book pop up (tribe press, 2004)
[photo: Al Bello/Getty]
calm evening
the ballgame play-by-play
across the water………………………….. by jim kacian
extra innings
a runner’s shadow
down the third base line
…………………………….. by John Stevenson from Quiet Enough (2004), Baseball Haiku (2007)
fireflies…
the smallest boy hits
the game winning homer
………………………. by ed markowski
See the details of Phil Rizzuto’s baseball career, with lots of links, at MLB.com.