Yogi Berra past today,, one of baseball's all time great !!!!

I grew watching him and Whitey Ford , Mickey Mantel, Roger.... and the hole gang as a kid.. H e will be missed.
gone are the days when you could do your whole career with one team !!
man those were the days as a kid............ is what made a lot of kids want to play baseball and watch the world series,, that was the time when the All-Star game really meant something,,,,.
RIP my friend "It ain't over till it's over............."

 

RIP Yogi

 

His malapropisms will live on and many of have become commonly used phrases. 14 world series appearances, 10 world championships; both records. We've lost one of the true legends of the game.

 

A truly GREAT baseball player.

AND one of the nicest guys you could ever meet!

Batting practice is now optional, my friend!

 

I wonder if Lenny Kravitz knew whose words he used for that song?

 

The title of his book is perfect! It's called "I really didn't say everything I said!"

A few of his quotes:

On getting enough rest: “I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.”

On "fan" mail: “Never answer an anonymous letter.”

On education: “I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.” and “You can observe a lot by watching.”

On the future: “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

 

db/sb- I still take a lot of 2 hour naps!!!!!!!

 

Just remember:

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it"

"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"

"It gets late early out here"

"The lousy teams are good this year"

 

Yogi might be remembered for his Malapropisms and self deprecating sense of humor, but once you look past those aspects, he was a kind gentleman and a true legend.

Rest in Peace Mr. Berra, and thanks for making the day of an eight year old kid in 1976 when you took the time to not only sign my baseball, but to spend twenty minutes of your busy day making me feel like the most important person in the room.

I'll never forget that day, and I'll never forget your kindness.

 

No doubt! He was a true baseball man and and a wonderful human being. He signed a baseball for me when I was 14 during batting practice his last season as a player. It was at a Mets-Dodgers game April 20, 1965. It's the only autographed baseball I have. The winning pitcher in that game was another late great hall of famer in his final season, also with a team that he was not known for playing for.....Warren Spahn.