I will remember him for this:
"Okay here we go! We got a real pressure cooker going here,two down, nobody on,no score, bottom of the ninth ...
There's the windup, and there it is,a line shot up the middle, look at him go! This boy can really fly!
He's rounding first and really turning it on now,he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second;the ball is bobbled out in center,and here comes the throw, and what a throw!
He's gonna slide in head first,here he comes, he's out! No. Wait. Safe. Safe at second base. "Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!"
This kid really makes things happen out there.
Batter steps up to the plate here's the pitch,he's going, and what a jump he's got,he's trying for third, here's the throw,its in the dirt, safe at third!
Holy cow, stolen base! He's taking a pretty big lead out there,almost daring him to try and pick him off.
The pitcher glances over, winds up, and it's bunted,bunted down the third base line,the suicide squeeze is on!
Here he comes, squeeze play,it's gonna be close, here's the throw,here's the play at the plate,
"Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!"
Yup, that's Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto's portion of the classic 1977 song by Meat Loaf, "Paradise By The Dashboard Light."
As the story goes, Rizzuto claimed he did not know his part would be used to refer to sex, but Meat Loaf claims he knew exactly how they were going to use it. Rizzuto tried to distance himself from the song when he got angry letters from some Yankee fans with conservative values. Meat Loaf asked him to tour with him, but Rizzuto turned him down.
Photo Slideshow from MLB Website
Other blogs and sites remembering Scooter Rizzuto:
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Remember "The Money Store?"
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Notable Names Database Weblog (I had to look for 5 minutes to figure that out from 'NNDB')
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