Hall of Fame shortstop and Yankees broadcaster extraordinaire, the incomparable Phil Rizutto (1917-2007) waxed poetic on America's favorite pastime from the glorious days of Mantle and Maris well into the reign of Jeter and Rivera. For more than a quarter century the Bard of the Booth captured great moments in baseballand effortlessly interwove them with essential and often hilarious insights into the human condition. In loving commemoration and celebration of the life and career of an exceptional Man of Baseball, this new edition of O Holy Cow! includes a new foreword by baseball legend Bobby Murcer, a new poem written by editors Tom Peyer and Hart Seely, and more than sixty additional never-before-published masterworks of short, impromptu verse that capture the unmistakable voice of the unforgettable Rizzuto.

O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto

Humor & Entertainment

Rizzuto, Phil

Humor

Ecco

The October Twelve: Five Years of Yankee Glory 1949-1953

The Hall of Fame shortstop recounts the period when the Yankees won five consecutive World Championships, the longest winning streak in the history of the game

Sports & Outdoors

Horton, Tom

Baseball

Forge

Phil "The Scooter" Rizzuto, the Hall-of-Fame Yankee shortstop, was the team's national TV announcer for thirty-five years. He now tells the story of his five most exciting seasons, 1949-1953, when he and eleven teammates achieved the impossible dream. The Yankees won five consecutive World Championships, the longest winning streak in history. The twelve who played on all five teams--Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Eddie Lopat, Yogi Berra, Charlie Silvera, Bobby Brown, Jerry Coleman, Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Gene Woodling, Hank Bauer, and, of course, Phil--are legends. The October Twelve is their unforgettable story.

Forge Books

A Hall-of-Fame shortstop and thirty-five-year television announcer for the Yankees describes the seasons between 1949 and 1953 during which he and his teammates won five consecutive World Championships. Reprint.

Collects the during-the-game observations, comments, digressions, and just plain ramblings of the legendary New York Yankee shortstop and present-day television broadcaster known affectionately as "The Scooter," presenting these unique insights as poetry. Original.

Peyer, Tom

Seely, Hart

Ecco Pr

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O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto

The October Twelve: Five Years of Yankee Glory 1949-1953

The October Twelve: Five Years of Yankee Glory 1949-1953

The October Twelve: Five Years of Yankee Glory 1949-1953

O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto