... world on our shoulders or to yield that burden to our friend who sits at the right hand of God. Some of you can remember when Phil Rizzuto was the record-setting shortstop for the New York Yankees. We’re told that in one game Rizzuto trotted out to his position in the top of the ninth inning, with his Yankees behind 9-0. Before the opposing team came to bat, Rizzuto turned away momentarily from the batter’s box, too dejected to look. It was at that moment that he caught sight of the great Joe DiMaggio ...
... of substitutes, there was an award ceremony years ago for the legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio at the Lotos Club of NY. At that event, DiMaggio’s former teammate, Phil Rizzuto, told the audience that one time DiMaggio, who was wildly popular, was supposed to speak at a church in New Jersey. But he couldn’t make it. And so he asked Rizzuto to substitute for him. The crowd at the church didn’t know ahead of time that DiMaggio, the scheduled speaker, wouldn’t be there and they were furious. They ...
