Scooter's Prime Lending Days Are Over

Overrated* Yankee, prime-rate Money Store hawker, and catch-phrase thief Phil Rizzuto has gone to that great infield in the sky.



*"Overrated", a redundant term when describing almost any Yankee, is still an understatement when it comes to Rizzuto. Baseball-Reference.com notes that his career stats compare most favorably to those of the immortal... Jose Offerman. It's hard to think of a bigger Cooperstown mistake. (And yes I know Ted Wiilams is to blame.)

Update: Speaking of Jose Offerman's bat skills...