The wisdom of Yogi Berra
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You see some interesting things if you pay attention around the Yankees. Like 6-foot-10 Andrew Brackman asking 5-foot-8 Yogi Berra to autograph a photo.
I went over to ask Yogi if he had watched Brackman pitch.
“Not bad,” he said. “That kid is tall. He should play basketball.”
I told him that Brackman had played two years at North Carolina State.
“See?” Berra said with a twinkle in his eye. “I told you so.”
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Chad Jennings
Sam Borden
Josh Thomson
You know, if I ever had the luxury and honor of meeting Berra, I’d be too speechless to say anything.
I see Yogi’s already in mid-season form. I love that man.
The man’s a genius.
Yogi rocks
Ah, I love Yogi.
Yogi is in tune.
Love you Yogi!
The man is a sage…
Yogi is a tall 5-8…
PAT M.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Yogi is a tall 5-8…
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Best line I ever read about Berra was when Dan Topping and George Weiss ever saw Berra in his Navy uniform (when he was signed). Weiss said, He sure doesn’t look like much of a ballplayer.” Topping said, “Hell, he doesn’t even look like much of a sailor.”
Yogi is the best.
Yogi=Awesome
I love Yogi Berra! Seems like the nicest guy I’d probably ever meet, if I were only so lucky!
There’s my main man.
I’ve loved Yogi since 1954, I almost don’t forgive myself for idolizing Mantle growing up when Yogi was the brains behind the outfit and a 3X MVP. I didn’t really appreciate him until my baseball knowledge grew.
Speaking of genius, here are a number of Stengel quotes about Yogi and others. This is my fave — “Why has our pitching been so great? Our catcher (Yogi Berra) that’s why. He looks cumbersome but he’s quick as a cat.”
http://www.baseball-almanac.co.....teng.shtml
I hope he’s around forever …
Yogi is so cute.
I have been fortunate enough to meet Yogi twice, and stand next to him at an event at his museum. I am 5′9″, and he is no 5′8″! However, his presence in a room certainly adds to his “stature”–he is every bit the wise and funny man he appears to be.
Yogi is a treasure — may he long be with us.
As I kid, I insisted upon drinking Yoo-Hoo even though I didn’t really like it, just because he was the pitchman in the commercials.