Morning Practice and the Scooter
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- August
- 14
Gonna have a morning practice report. But first, I was saddened to hear about the death of Phil Rizzuto.
I’m too young, of course, to ever have seen him as a player. But I grew up with him as an announcer. Even went to this high school journalists day at Yankee Stadium where he addressed a whole group of us. Coolest thing I ever did until I got into this racket fulltime. And Scooter was as accommodating as ever, regaling us wannabes with stories of his favorite calls.
Me, I loved his enthusiasm for even the most mundane action. And the way he called every partner he ever had “You Huckleberry!” Frank Messer, Bill White, whoever. They all got the treatment. He kind of made me remember what baseball—and by extension all sports—were about. Having fun. Being passionate.
Tell me about your favorite Rizzuto story. In the meantime, munch on this morning’s practice.
- Eli Manning and Jared Lorenzen had perfectly mediocre days, with numerous passes sailing to no one. Part of that could be miscommunication with receivers. Only Lorenzen had a physical excuse, as he showed up at lunch with his left knee wrapped for a second day after he was grazed by a defensive back yesterday.
- It wasn’t all bad, however. Especially for Manning, who ended practice with a touchdown in the two-minute drill. Credit Michael Jennings for making a nifty Z-out cut (in-out in my world) to get away from Corey Webster. Manning put it on the money, and Jennings caught the ball, turned it upfield, and ran the final 20 yards for the score.
- Jeremy Shockey showed good hands in making a leaping, rolling catch near the goal line in back of R.W. McQuarters off Manning’s throw. That came just a few plays before rookie Steve Smith made a leaping catch on Lorenzen’s pass near the sidelines and held on as Kevin Dockery plowed him out of bounds.
- Jennings showed he’s not shy about contact, either. When Sam Madison tried to jam him at the line, Jennings got free with a nice forearm to Madison’s head, eliciting a grunt from the veteran cornerback.
- The defense had some moments as roster longshot Tommy Davis, a defensive end, swept past second-string left tackle Guy Whimper for a sack on Lorenzen. Second-unit middle linebacker Chase Blackburn knocked down a pass in coverage, and starting weakside linebacker Kawika Mitchell came free for a sack on Manning.
- A not-so-good sight on defense was Gerrick McPherson, who has had a decent camp, dropping an easy interception off Lorenzen’s underthrown pass.
Be back with more after the evening practice.
Ciao for now.
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Ernie Palladino
Heh Ernie, good to have you back. Listen how is Anthony Mix doing? According to a reporting on Sportingnews.com wr Marco Thomas has a chance at making the team. I’m not saying his skill aren’t up to par but i would much rather have him on the practice squad than on the team. And can you do me favor…..let Michael Jennings know to please stop please dancing sidways and just run on his punt oppurtunties.
Darryl:
Yeah, forgot to mention Mix. He had a nice diving catch in traffic off Lorenzen’s pass. Put that together with his 10-yard touchdown catch against Carolina Saturday and he’s improved his case for a roster spot. Still think Jennings will beat him out, however, because Mix doesn’t do much on special teams.
Hey Ernie
Fav Scooter story? Many…how about the time the Cow n(named Huckleberry i believe) knocked him over on Scooter Rizzuto day at Yankee so many years ago? Holy Cow indeed…
or the time when the Yankees were in Seattle in the 1980’s …and on the air Rizzuto talked about his hotel suite with a round bed and mirror on the ceiling. He said “If my wife Cora were this room, there would be no conquring Cora tonight”
I have never liked the Yankees..but I loved to listen to the Scooter….ain’t that something?
Did William Joseph finally make a tackle? I heard the tackling dummy even faked him out…rimshot
Take Care!