Phil Rizzuto famed shortstop and broadcaster extraordinaire for the New York Yankees has waxed poetic on America s favorite pastime since the glorious days of Mantle and Maris. For more than a quarter century the Bard of the Booth has captured great moments in baseball - and effortlessly woven them together with essential and often hilarious insights into the human condition. Editors Tom Peyer and Hart Seely have forever captured Rizzuto s unmistakable voice in this collection which gathers his funniest and most inspiring verses - from comments on Maris getting booed to explications of how the Red Sox control the weather. With an introduction by Roy Blount Jr. and game stats following each poem \ O Holy Cow!\ is a must for baseball fans Scooter devotees and everyone interested in major league fun.