Yogi Berra dead at 90....

[CTOkie]

He may be the most beloved Yankees player of all time and he really transcended baseball.

 

[Oklabama]

Growing up in the '50's, Yogi and Mickey Mantle were my childhood heroes. For me, there will never be another major league baseball team as great as the 1953 - 1964 Yankees had. Win or lose, they were THE team, comprised of so many great players and characters. Yogi was the chief character and a great baseball player. Elston Howard, who took Yogi's position behind home plate was a great catcher, but it just wasn't the same for me without Yogi calling the game for Whitey Ford and the other pitchers. He looked so out of place in the outfield yet did a good job and still knocked in a lot runs playing out there. Many years after Yogi had retired from playing, I read where the move to the outfield extended his playing days, so it was a the best decision for Yogi and all the fans that loved him. RIP, Yogi Berra. You were one of the greatest of all time.

 

[CTOkie]

Growing up in the '50's, Yogi and Mickey Mantle were my childhood heroes. For me, there will never be another major league baseball team as great as the 1953 - 1964 Yankees had. Win or lose, they were THE team, comprised of so many great players and characters. Yogi was the chief character and a great baseball player. Elston Howard, who took Yogi's position behind home plate was a great catcher, but it just wasn't the same for me without Yogi calling the game for Whitey Ford and the other pitchers. He looked so out of place in the outfield yet did a good job and still knocked in a lot runs playing out there. Many years after Yogi had retired from playing, I read where the move to the outfield extended his playing days, so it was a the best decision for Yogi and all the fans that loved him. RIP, Yogi Berra. You were one of the greatest of all time.

Same here, Oklabama.
I would add that Berra was a good manager with the Yankees and Mets. As a player, his clutch performances in World Series play were incredible.
BTW, I like your Joe Don Looney quote.

 

[Senior Sooner]

'It ain't over, 'til it's over'...

R.I.P., Yogi...

 

[Oklabama]

"I never said most of what I said".

 

[Soonersincefitty]

"Always go to other peoples funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."

YB

 

[runningback43]

"People don't go there anymore, it's too crowded"
Great player and great ambassador for the game of baseball.
Rest in Peace Yogi.

 

[Senior Sooner]

One of My Faves...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."

 

[Salt City Sooner]

"I hope they cut that pizza into 4 pieces; I'm not hungry enough to eat 6."

 

[K2C Sooner]

Half the lies they tell about me are not true.....

Hanna Barbara sued by Yogi over the cartoon character Yogi Bear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear

 

[K2C Sooner]

He may be the most beloved Yankees player of all time and he really transcended baseball.

CT, after visiting several blog sites today, both political and sports, I think he might have been the most beloved player of his generation and not all of them are from New York. It's amazing what people are saying about the guy. I was never a Yankee fan. I was a Yogi fan.