It is a sad day for baseball. There may have been a few greater players, although not many, but there was no greater ambassador for the game, no player more universally loved. Mantle may have been the big name on the Yankees, but when you needed a clutch hit Yogi was the guy I looked to. I still remember the three run homer he hit to put the Yankees ahead in game 7 of the 1960 World Series, two innings before Maz won it for the Pirates. Rest in peace Yogi, you gave us a lot of great memories and for that we are ever in your debt.
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