Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Say it ain't so

Posted by el duque at 12:09 PM


Phil Rizzuto, gone too soon.


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Luckily, #10 is forever honored in a renowned book of poetry, distributed worldwide and translated into many languages.

A scooter flag flies on the yacht, "Rummy," anchored in Deruyter Lake.

He was my hero and idol when I was a kid, dying to be a Yankee.

- Alphonso

August 14, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...

The video of Rizzuto's HoF induction speech is up at yankees.com. I have to watch it later. I was there, and it was an absolute classic. Hilarious.

August 14, 2007 at 2:51 PM
Stang said...

Beautiful post, Duque.

August 14, 2007 at 3:02 PM
cynstr said...

Baseball lost a class act today. A terrific defensive shortstop, probably one of the best bunters to ever play the game, and an all around good guy. A sad day for baseball,and baseball fans everywhere.

August 14, 2007 at 7:55 PM
Anonymous said...

Hey White
You know where your loyalties are?
Right here.
The old pinstripes.

No.
You never wore them.
So you have a right to sing the blues.

August 14, 2007 at 10:21 PM
Anonymous said...

PRAYER FOR THE CAPTAIN

There's a little prayer I always say
Whenever I think of my family or when I'm flying,
When I'm afraid, and I am afraid of flying.
It's just a little one. You can say it no matter what,
Whether you're Catholic or Jewish or Protestant or
whatever.
And I've probably said it a thousand times
Since I heard the news on Thurman Munson.

It's not trying to be maudlin or anything.
His Eminence, Cardinal Cooke, is going to come out
And say a little prayer for Thurman Munson.
But this is just a little one I say time and time again,
It's just: Angel of God, Thurman's guardian dear,
To whom his love commits him here there or everywhere,
Ever this night and day be at his side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.

For some reason it makes me feel like I'm talking to
Thurman,
Or whoever's name you put in there,
Whether it be my wife or any of my children, my parents
or anything.
It's just something to keep you really from going bananas.
Because if you let this,
If you keep thinking about what happened, and you can't
understand it,
That's what really drives you to despair.

Faith. You gotta have faith.
You know, they say time heals all wounds,
And I don't quite agree with that a hundred percent.
It gets you to cope with wounds.
You carry them the rest of your life.

August 3, 1979
Baltimore at New York
Pregame show

August 14, 2007 at 10:35 PM
rap said...

My humble contribution http://tinyurl.com/373rom

August 15, 2007 at 12:15 PM

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