"If you don't know where you're going, you might end up somewhere else".
Never saw him play, but so much else to remember.
He was 90.
Never saw him play, but so much else to remember.
He was 90.
R.I. P. Yogi Berra
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labworm
US Veteran
A great player and humorous spokesman for the game.
RIP Yogi
RIP Yogi
labworm
US Veteran
Just read this a few minutes ago and I am sure it is worth posting.
His wife once asked Berra where he wanted to be buried, in St. Louis, New York or Montclair.
"I don't know," he said. "Why don't you surprise me?"
His wife once asked Berra where he wanted to be buried, in St. Louis, New York or Montclair.
"I don't know," he said. "Why don't you surprise me?"
fat tom
Absent Comrade
Often the object of ridicule because of his physical appearance,he once said: "I never seen anybody hit one with his face.", he was,to me,the greatest catcher to ever play the game. You can pull the stats on any of the others that immediately come to mind and you will be convinced when you compare them to Yogi's. He was on the receiving end of more championship awards than anybody in baseball! ANYBODY! I saw him play,even met him once. The game is lessened by his passing. God bless you Larry,you deserve it.
f.t.
f.t.
Yogi on Funerals.
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
straightshooter1
US Veteran
When I as a kid I loved to watch him play.
He was really a great player, and, truly demonstrated that you can't judge a book by its cover.
Short, squat, yet a great athlete.
And, of course, I loved his language skills.
I "think" his last season was 1965, the year I joined the Army, so I missed the '65 season. By the time I was reunited with the world, in '68, he was no longer a player.
Bob
He was really a great player, and, truly demonstrated that you can't judge a book by its cover.
Short, squat, yet a great athlete.
And, of course, I loved his language skills.
I "think" his last season was 1965, the year I joined the Army, so I missed the '65 season. By the time I was reunited with the world, in '68, he was no longer a player.
Bob
Florida Guy
Member
I grew up watching Yogi and Mickey (Mantle & mouse) and Whitey. As a NY'er, either you were a Bklyn. Dodger fan or a Yankee fan.
Favorite Yogi-ism: Speaking about a restaurant... That place is so crowded, nobody goes there any more.
Will miss ya Yogi.
Favorite Yogi-ism: Speaking about a restaurant... That place is so crowded, nobody goes there any more.
Will miss ya Yogi.
Not only was Yogi a great ballplayer, he served honorably in WWII in the Navy, as a gunner's mate on a rocket launching craft on D-Day.
Another of my childhood heroes gone. I shed a tear when Mantle died. I was never a Yankees fan, but I admired some of the players.
RIP
Another of my childhood heroes gone. I shed a tear when Mantle died. I was never a Yankees fan, but I admired some of the players.
RIP
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Mr yoo-hoo. The chocolate drink.
Yup seen them all play together in Yankee stadium. Met Mantle in a Ridgewood, nj drug store. Went to summer camp with Bill Skourans kid. Poor spelling met him there too.
It was a innocent time for baseball now we have juicers
Yup seen them all play together in Yankee stadium. Met Mantle in a Ridgewood, nj drug store. Went to summer camp with Bill Skourans kid. Poor spelling met him there too.
It was a innocent time for baseball now we have juicers
One of my favorite Yogi stories was when he was to be interviewed for an article by Mary Daley. They were to meet at a little outdoor New York restaurant for lunch.
It was a hot, sultry, humid New York day. Ms. Daley was at the restaurant when Yogi showed up, dressed in a blue sport coat, open-collared shirt and slacks.
Daley exclaimed, "Yogi, you're amazing! On this muggy, humid day, and you manage to look so cool!"
"Thanks," Yogi replied. "You don't look so hot yourself."
All-in-all, a great human being. Rest in peace, Yogi. You'll be missed.
It was a hot, sultry, humid New York day. Ms. Daley was at the restaurant when Yogi showed up, dressed in a blue sport coat, open-collared shirt and slacks.
Daley exclaimed, "Yogi, you're amazing! On this muggy, humid day, and you manage to look so cool!"
"Thanks," Yogi replied. "You don't look so hot yourself."
All-in-all, a great human being. Rest in peace, Yogi. You'll be missed.
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10 World Series rings-no one else. Without a doubt one of the top catchers in the history of the game. Very self deprecating as well as funny.
Yogi was a noted 'bad ball' hitter. He would swing at (and often clobber) pitches a foot out of the strike zone. One story goes that early in his career, a manager was trying to break him of the bad ball habit. "Yogi," he said. "Don't swing at those bad pitches. I want you to start thinking when you are at the plate."
Next time up, Yogi supposedly took three called strikes.
"You can't think and hit at the same time," he supposedly said.
The story may or may not be true. Yogi himself made conflicting statements. If it ain't true, it ought to be!
Next time up, Yogi supposedly took three called strikes.
"You can't think and hit at the same time," he supposedly said.
The story may or may not be true. Yogi himself made conflicting statements. If it ain't true, it ought to be!
Guess my thread was posted later than this one and got zapped He was a great guy
Wonderful post. The only people who did not have a smile on their face were the opposing pitchers. I remember Yogi coming up to the plate in the 1st inning, swinging his bat and the lead-loaded bat around his neck, loosening up. It was frightening to watch, the confidence he had. That was 3 MVP awards you were facing. He also holds a number of World Series records (most WS games and WS hits, IIRC), records that are obscured today by the term "post-season."
Has anyone mentioned he was in a landing craft off the beaches on D-Day? A U.S. Navy veteran. Also a great poker player and businessman. He owned bowling alleys during the bowling craze of the late 50s/early 60s and sold out before he got burnt (burned?).
Thanks to all for letting me ramble on about a favorite Yankee.
Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
P.S. "And they give you cash, which is just as good as money."
Yogi's AFLAC commercial
I heard or read that he went an entire season without making an error. In an era when the catchers mitt had only a baseball size hole in the middle of all the padding, I think that is amazing.
Don't know if it is true or not.
Don't know if it is true or not.
When Bench broke Yogi's HR record, he got a telegram from Yogi:
"I knew my record would stand until it was broken."
"I knew my record would stand until it was broken."
