Scooter Malaprops I

[KCBOOMER]

During the broadcast of a Yankee game Phil Rizzuto expressed surprise about a certain person having ever been a Yankee manager. Who was the person and what was unusual about Phil's recollection.

[TreAnt985]

Wild guess--Martin, because he had been manager 5 times?

[gyb13]

I have no idea. But I'll guess that the person he mentioned had NEVER managed the Yankees

[KCBOOMER]

The personin question was a Yankee manager but it wasn't Martin.

[TreAnt985]

How about Showalter because he was the current manager when Rizzuto said it?

[KCBOOMER]

Not Buck. This guy is not a current manager.

[YankeeLinks]

I'm guessing it was a manager the Scooter palyed for. Casey Stengel, or Bucky Harris?

[KCBOOMER]

It is a manager Rizuto played for (thus the malaprop) but it wasn't Harris or Stengel.

[TreAnt985]

McCarthy?

[sid]

bill dickey he played for him in 1946

[KCBOOMER]

Not McCarthy or Dickey but you are getting close.

[gyb13]

that leaves Johnny Neun, who managed 14 games in 1946

[KCBOOMER]

It was Johnny Neunn about who Rizzuto expressed surprise at being a Yankee Manager.

[RichG]

Originally posted by KCBOOMER
It was Johnny Neunn about who Rizzuto expressed surprise at being a Yankee Manager.

You had me scratching my head for an answer. I guess I don't understand what the malaprop is. Is it how Nuenn's name is pronounced, which I'm not aware of?

[Skip]

It's that Rizzuto played for him, but then was surprised to hear that he'd ever been a manager.

[RedSeat]

Originally posted by RichG
You had me scratching my head for an answer. I guess I don't understand what the malaprop is. Is it how Nuenn's name is pronounced, which I'm not aware of?

Don't worry RichG. It's not you. Scooter's lapse wasn't a malaprop.

[RichG]

Originally posted by Skip
It's that Rizzuto played for him, but then was surprised to hear that he'd ever been a manager.

Thanks for clearing it up, I was looking for a malaprop. Yankee fans have told me Rizzuto was a pretty funny guy.