Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottFandango
That lack of love for RIZZUTO is surprising....guess you guys never heard of GLUE
RIZZUTO was the glue for many many championships, he was also awarded MVP at the time, rightfully being recognized as a VERY important part of the greatest run ever...
More then hrs in baseball....
RIZZUTO was better, had more championships than maranvile, but nobody complains about him rabbit
The anti new York bias is thick on this board.
|
Scott
I'm not sure about "The anti new York bias is thick on this board" ?
Anyhow, I agree with everything else in your post here regarding "The Scooter".
As some of you know, Phil Rizzuto was my nearby neighbor when I grew up in Hillside, NJ. I met him many times and even flew 1st class with him on a 2-hour flight to Chicago in 1984.
One of the best tributes I heard given to Rizzuto was from Ted Williams. I met Ted in the 1980's and we had a great conversation. Ted firmly believed and told me.....
"If Phil Rizzuto was the Red Sox shortstop in the late 1940's and the early 1950's, the Red Sox would have been the AL Champs those years, not the Yankees."
TED Z