O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto

Rizzuto, Phil; Peyer, Tom; Seely, Hart

ISBN 10: 0880013257 / ISBN 13: 9780880013253

Published by Ecco Pr (edition Stated First Edition), 1993

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0880013257-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto
• Publisher: Ecco Pr (edition Stated First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880013257
• ISBN 13: 9780880013253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Stated First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

Review

It's difficult for me to write about O Holy Cow! because the sheer brilliance of this volume of poetry completely disarmed me. The editors have discovered a gold mine of "found poetry" in the wordsmithing of New York Yankees baseball announcer Phil Rizzuto. Long considered one of the finest talkers in the game, Tom Peyer and Hart Seely have found that with proper arrangement on the page, Rizzuo's words become modern verse to rival our finest contemporary bards. I'll just let this short selection whet your appetite for the poetic feast that awaits:
F.Y.I. A little high. Two balls. No strikes.
Riverview Medical Center Is down the Jersey shore.
Three balls No strikes.