ESPN’s piece on Phil Rizzuto’s career. The Yankees still suck, but Scooter was a class act by all accounts. Sad to see a baseball legend pass away.
This clip has been making the rounds on the Internet, so odds are you’ve seen it. If you haven’t, you should watch it, preferably in HD at Vimeo. At the very least, click the title of this post to see it full size.
The premise is simple: Matthew Harding took a trip to 42 countries to film short clips of him doing a silly dance, sometimes alone, sometimes with lots of local folks, often in beautiful locations. The result is this 4:28 video.
I’m proud to share the fact that this guy is from Connecticut. They don’t call us nutmeggers for nothing.
Update: The song is (called Praan) is available at Amazon’s MP3 store. The web site for the project is, appropriately, wherethehellismatt.com, where there are more videos and maps.






August 15th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Thanks for the video.
Growing up a Yankee fan, I loved Rizzuto as a broadcaster but I think the thing I will always remember about him is how positive he was with everyone. He was truly a class act both on and off the field.
Rest in Peace, Scooter