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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

All you Yankee haters will love this, but from 1964 - 1975 and 1982 - 1994 the Yankees didn't have much of a powerhouse, but people (including me) continued to watch/listen to games not just to root for the team, but because of the on air personalities. It was great the way Phil played off against all of his partners, but especially Frank Messer and Bill White. You could count on a couple of "huckleberries" and "Holy Cows!" per game, not to mention a few birthday wishes and an occasional recipe for pesto sauce. And at the first crack of thunder, Phil was out of the booth like his pants were on fire. Everyone knew what was coming, but they loved it anyway, I think, because he came across as a genuinely likbale guy.