Rick Rizzs

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Rick Rizzs is an American sportscaster for Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners. Except for a stint with the Detroit Tigers, Rizzs has been with the Mariners since 1983 and uses the catch phrase "Good-bye, baseball!" as his signature home run call.

Rick is a 1975 graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. From 1975-80, he handled baseball play-by-play duties at the double-A level for Alexandria, Louisiana, Amarillo, Texas and Memphis. He became the sports director at WBNS radio in Columbus, Ohio in 1981, where he called Ohio State football and triple-A baseball for two seasons. He was named the Ohio "Sportscaster of the Year" in 1981 by the Ohio Sportscasters Association. In 2000, Rick was named the Chicago-area sportscaster of the year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club. From 1992-94, he teamed with Bob Rathbun to call the action for the Tigers on WJR/Detroit. Rizzs resides in Issaquah, Washington. He has one son, Nick and one grandson, Jaxon.

Rizzs also provided the commentary for the 2005 Nintendo Gamecube game Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, but the game's US release was canceled. According to rumors, the game has been delayed to be released on Nintendo's Wii console.