Yogi Managed the 1964 Yankees to the AL Pennant, and was promptly fired by then-GM Ralph Houk for not winning the World Series against the Cardinals. He joined the cross-town Mets in 1965 as a player/coach (mostly coach). So I think he had a bit of resentment towards the Yankees.
As a side note.....
He succeeded Gil Hodges as manager of the Mets after Hodges sudden death in 1972 and led the Mets to the NL Pennant in 1973.
George Steinbrenner hired him back in 1976 as a coach and named him manager in 1984. However, Steinbrenner fired him just 16 games into the 1985 season. Berra was so upset by the slight that he avoided Steinbrenner (and Yankee Stadium) for the next fifteen years. Steinbrenner apologized to him in 1999, and apparently all was forgiven.
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