The New York Post's enjoyably cranky Phil Mushnick has this amusing remembrance of Phil Rizzuto:
The first-person Phil Rizzuto stories are all great, and hard to choose among. Marty Appel, former Yankees publicity director and later Rizzuto's executive producer when the Yanks were on WPIX, cites Rizzuto's unusual flair for marketing, one that could cause consternation among Yankees officials.
"My favorite was when a screaming line drive foul was hit into the lower stands," Appel said. "Phil hollered, 'Holy cow, it's a wonder more people don't get killed coming to the ballgame!' "
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