I don't want to rain on a dead man's parade...

and I don't want to stand up for the Cardinals' archenemies either, but it has to be said...

Phil Rizzuto's use of "Holy Cow!" in baseball broadcasts is an entirely unoriginal, blatant rip-off of Cubs announcer Harry Caray.



Phil Rizzuto's bigger contribution to pop culture was as the baseball announcer in Meatloaf's Paradise By the Dashboard Light, which Phil didn't like because of the sexual overtones of the song.

That having been said, the baseball world will miss Phil.