Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

http://www.knbr.com/2015/09/22/hall-...ies-at-age-90/

[Rickyy]

I just heard it too... RIP Yogi!

Ricky Y

[Stampsfan]

Too many legends from my youth are gone.

I can just hear him telling the Mick, outside of heaven, "Nobody goes there any more... it's too crowded."

[larrie804]

+1; One of the best!

[ceast]

"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." Yogi, suffice it to say that everyone will be at your funeral, even if they aren't. RIP.

[Joshchisox08]

RIP Yogi =(

[cardsfan73]

Who knew the little 5'7" kid from the Hill in St. Louis would go on to win all those World Series with the Yankees? One of the games all time greatest players and truly a great character/ambassador for baseball.

This one hurts. Personally I always considered Yogi & Stan Musial the beloved elder statesman of the game. Losing Stan back in 2013 was really hard and losing Yogi now is right up there.

Thanks for all the memories Mr. Berra, Rest In Peace. Thoughts and prayers to all of his friends and family.

Hopefully Yogi, Stan & Jack are up in heaven sharing some laughs right now.

[bostonmarathonman]

Very sad news indeed. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the national in chicago in i believe 1998; he was one of the autograph guests and was sitting at the table with a friend sitting by his side and nobody was around or waiting in line for an autograph so I'm guessing he was done signing and was just resting. My friend and I walked up to the table and I quipped "Hey Yogi, nobody comes to see you, the line's too long!" (I was attempting to modify one of his famous quotes "Nobody goes there anymore, its too crowded " but forgot the last part). He turned to his friend and laughed and then said "No, it's nobody goes there, it's too crowded". We all had a laugh and my friend thought it was funny that I tried to use one of his own lines on him.

I'm a lifelong red sox fan and Yankees hater but Yogi was and always will be one of my all-time favorite players mostly because of the character he was and his engaging personality and gruff but friendly demeanor. RIP Yogi--you will surely be missed not just by yankees fans but by all fans of the game of baseball.

[kcohen]

A national treasure. Played in the first game I ever went to, Griffith Stadium 1959. May he rest in peace.

[oldjudge]

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.

[RaidonCollects]

One of the greatest characters in the game.

Although I never met him, I (and a lot of people) could consider him a friend.

Heard the news this morning, it was headline news, even over here in England.

~Owen

[rjackson44]

god bless

[btcarfagno]

RIP Yogi. A very underrated student of the game.

Tom C

[yanksfan09]

He will be missed!

[egri]

RIP Yogi. We've lost too many from his generation lately.

His death makes Red Schoendiest the last living player from the 1948 Bowman set.

[the 'stache]

For all that he accomplished on the field (and few can match him there), he was an even greater person off it. Yogi had a kind heart, a great sense of humor, and he was always smiling. Even if you hated the Yankees, there's no way you could not like Yogi.

The game has lost a little part of its soul today.

[gnaz01]

RIP Yogi, truly a Yankee Legend!!!!

[shernan30]

A great legend of the game has passed...There is going to be one heck of a ball game upstairs today. Maybe even a ticker tape parade through the gates. Rest in peace Yogi

[Moonlight Graham]

R.I.P. Yogi

[iwantitiwinit]

Say it isn't so --- RIP Yogi.

[pitchernut]

Rest in peace Yogi, hell of a ball player and the only Yankee I kind of liked

[Chris-Counts]

Certainly one of the the greatest catchers ever and, by the numbers, the winningest player ever, he was also one of the game's most beloved players. Rest in peace Yogi, there will never be another like you.

[Maddog]

No words for this kind of loss.

[Enfuego]

RIP Yogi, You will forever be in our hearts and minds...Thank you for what you gave back to Baseball.

[icollectDCsports]

The joy he brought to baseball fans over many decades is immeasurable. RIP, good man.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Passed the same day he made his debut 69 years ago. Reminds me of when Killebrew and Banks passed, all of the love and stories shared. Amazing ambassadors to the great and he will be greatly missed. RIP Yogi.

I remember in elementary school they had a fund raiser and one of the items was a Berra signed ball. One of the cheap, crappy 'porcelain' ones. I recognized the name and thought he was passed away already and how did they have this ball!? I had to have it. Then I got surprised at Christmas with it. One of my most prized possessions and one of my first hof autographs. Sadly the auto is fading because of the ball.


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RIP Yogi

[clydepepper]

Everyone has great things to say about Yogi - and no one deserved it more.

He truly was a National Treasure & surely everyone WILL be at his funeral even if they aren't.

He will be glad to know that there IS Baseball in heaven and they play double-headers in sunshine every afternoon....I can't wait !
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[bbeck]

About 7 years ago I was at physical therapy in West Orange N.J. and I asked my therapist the ultimate trick sports question ,"who was the only person to ever play for the Yankees, the Knicks and the Rangers? Next to me was a table with the curtain completely around it. A voice yelled out, "Gladys Gooding". I said no, Gooding only played for the Knicks and Rangers, it was Eddie Layton who played the organ for all 3. I asked my therapist who that was next to me and he said, Yogi Berra.

[Vintagecatcher]

Very sad to see the passing of perhaps the greatest catcher ever.

Unlikely any player with ever win more World Series Rings.

RIP Mr. Berra

Patrick

[tedzan]

GOD Bless you Yogi......GOD Blessed all of us all these years with your presence in the ballpark, and in the spotlight. Thank you Yogi for all the great memories.
Yogi is now in Heaven with his beloved wife, Carmen.


........ 1947 Tip Top Bread rookie card ........................................... Yogi's last appearance in Cooperstown (2012 photo) Photo by Charlotte Zanidakis
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[Iron Horse]

We lost another legend & great human being.
RIP

[GasHouseGang]

With the passing of Yogi they've posted his top 50 quotes. RIP Yogi.

1. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
2. You can observe a lot by just watching.
3. It ain’t over till it’s over
4. It’s like déjà vu all over again.
5. No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.
6. Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
7. A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.
8. Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.
9. We made too many wrong mistakes.
10. Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
11. You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.
12. You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.
13. I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
14. Never answer an anonymous letter.
15. Slump? I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.
16. How can you think and hit at the same time?
17. The future ain’t what it used to be.
18. I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.
19. It gets late early out here.
20. If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.
21. We have deep depth.
22. Pair up in threes.
23. Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel.
24. You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.
25. All pitchers are liars or crybabies.
26. Even Napoleon had his Watergate.
27. Bill Dickey is learning me his experience.
28. He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.
29. It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
30. I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don’t understand is how he lost five.
31. I don’t know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads.
32. I’m a lucky guy and I’m happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.
33. I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
34. In baseball, you don’t know nothing.
35. I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
36. I never said most of the things I said.
37. It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.
38. If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.
39. I wish everybody had the drive he (Joe DiMaggio) had. He never did anything wrong on the field. I’d never seen him dive for a ball, everything was a chest-high catch, and he never walked off the field.
40. So I’m ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face.
41. Take it with a grin of salt.
42. (On the 1973 Mets) We were overwhelming underdogs.
43. The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.
44. Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
45. Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren’t allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
46. You don’t have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it’ll go.
47. I’m lucky. Usually you’re dead to get your own museum, but I’m still alive to see mine.
48. If I didn’t make it in baseball, I won’t have made it workin’. I didn’t like to work.
49. If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.
50. A lot of guys go, ‘Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.’ I tell ’em, ‘I don’t know any.’ They want me to make one up. I don’t make ’em up. I don’t even know when I say it. They’re the truth. And it is the truth. I don’t know.

[Fred]

Wow, what a bummer. I guess he lived a long life and gave people so much joy in his Yogi-isms. He's definitely one of the more colorful characters of his era.

Does that mean that Whitey Ford is probably the last of the superstars from those early 50's Yankees teams?

[egri]

Originally Posted by Fred

Does that mean that Whitey Ford is probably the last of the superstars from those early 50's Yankees teams?

Looks like it. You could make a case for Bobby Brown, who is the last living member of the 1947 Yankees, but Ford is the last living Hall of Famer from the dynasty.

[ErikV]

Never met Yogi Berra. My only dealing with him was in the mid-1980s. I sent
him an autograph request through the mail. As I recall, within a week I got my
card back signed as requested.

RIP Yogi.

ErikV

[jerrys]

A Yogi interviewer mentioned that because he grew up in St. Louis and then lived in New Jersey since joining the Yankees - when you die where do you want to be buried? Yogi said: "Surprise me!"

[mark evans]

RIP. One of the all-time greats.

Unfortunately, I never saw Yogi play, although I did see him at an autograph show at Expo Center near Dulles Airport. Larsen was at same show. Heaven for this Yankee fan.

My dad saw Yogi play in 1943 for the Norfolk Tars before Yogi (and my dad) entered the service. My dad said Yogi lacked defensive skills that he later picked up from Bill Dickey.

[bbsports]

I live near Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, N.J. & met Yogi several times over the years. He signed many pictures & baseball cards for me. He was gracious & a class act. All sports fans in America whether you were a Yankee fan or not loved Yogi. He will be missed by all.

[chris6net]

Yogi was the best!

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by egri

RIP Yogi. We've lost too many from his generation lately.

His death makes Red Schoendiest the last living player from the 1948 Bowman set.

Bobby Doerr is still with us.............


My error.........Bobby Doerr is in the 1949 Bowman and 1948 Leaf sets.

[tedzan]

My older Daughter Debbie and her family lived in Montclair, NJ during the 1990's. Their house was on the same street as Yogi Berra's house (only 4 houses away).

On a couple of occasions, when visiting Debbie, we met Yogi and his wife, Carmen, while walking in their neighborhood. It was a real pleasure talking with them,
mostly reminiscing of the 1950's baseball scene.


TED Z
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[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by tedzan

My older Daughter Debbie and her family lived in Montclair, NJ during the 1990's. Their house was on the same street as Yogi Berra's house (only 4 houses away).



On a couple of occasions, when visiting Debbie, we met Yogi and his wife, Carmen, while walking in their neighborhood. It was a real pleasure talking with them,

mostly reminiscing of the 1950's baseball scene.





TED Z

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I can't imagine how hard it is seeing your heroes from your youth and growing up passing on. It will be tough when the guys I've watched go to a better place. Helps me appreciate what I have to see in person, Miggy, Pujols, Pedro, and the list goes on.


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[tedzan]

When in the Montclair, NJ area, I highly recommend visiting Yogi's Museum.

It's like a mini Hall of Fame.

http://yogiberramuseum.org/contact-us/


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[kkkkandp]

Yogi was a true American icon.

I think I told this at some point in time on Net 54, but...when I was in high school I caddied at a local golf club (White Beeches in Haworth, NJ) at which, I think, Yogi was a member. One day when I was working the foursome was him, Mantle, Skowron, and Lopat (the last three of whom were nearby residents). BTW - Mantle, as you might expect, could crush a golf ball. Everyone loved caddying for Yogi because he took good care of everyone!

I saw an interview on local TV of Marty Appel, former Yankee PR director, who went to visit Yogi at his assisted living facility on the Sunday before Yogi died. When Appel showed up, Yogi doffed his Yankee cap and said, "I look like Gardner (referring to Brett Gardner, the Yankee outfielder whose head is shaved)." So he still had his sense of humor. And on that day he may have uttered his last Yogi-ism. Apparently, he asked one of the nurses what time 3:30 Mass was. Classic!

RIP Yogi!

[joeadcock]

Goodbye Yogi

[Kawika]

I knew that Yogi was in the Navy and participated in the D-Day invasion but I didn't know that he was in the thick of it. This article from the St Louis Post-Dispatch sheds a little light on his wartime experience. Link