R.I.P. Yogi Berra

Palaaemon · 09-23-2015, 04:12 AM

MLBTV is reporting the passing of Yogi Berra at the age of 90. While I am not a Yankee fan (rather a Mets fan, but we can come together at a time like this) I am a huge Yogi fan and will miss him. There is so much this man has done for not only the sport of baseball but humanity as well and is best known for his "Yogi-isms". There is so much more to say about him, but that is best left for you to research or listen to the experts rather than to me. One of Yogi's many quotes - "Always go to other peoples funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." Don't worry Yogi, you will have many many loving and adoring people to see you off to that great big stadium in the sky. We will miss you here.

Breckinridge · 09-23-2015, 04:54 AM

Yogi Berra passed away at the age of 90.....

RchW · 09-23-2015, 09:58 AM

Very sad. Not unexpected but another piece of my life and of Baseball leaves.

CONN CHRIS · 09-23-2015, 10:00 AM

The Yankees should don Navy Brown arm bands.

So long Yogi and many thanks.

The Game · 09-23-2015, 10:26 AM

My 2nd favorite C of all time, Pudge Rodriguez is #1.He will be missed.

RchW · 09-23-2015, 11:15 AM

My best memory of Berra is that B&W clip of Jackie Robinson stealing home in the 1955 WS. It looks like Berra got him and he is really Po'd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFR2gnABXhA

Cobra Mgr · 09-23-2015, 11:18 AM

"It ain't over till it's over."
"It's déjà vu all over again."
"When you come to a fork in the road ... take it."
"I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."
"Never answer an anonymous letter."
"I didn't really say everything I said."
"I want to thank you for making this day necessary."
"We made too many wrong mistakes."
"You can observe a lot by watching."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"It gets late early out here."
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
"If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them."
"Pair up in threes."
"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

Orcin · 09-23-2015, 12:36 PM

TEN rings... that says it all. He got them the old-fashioned way. He earned them.

mirrf · 09-23-2015, 12:49 PM

I never got to see him play; or manage really. But he still affected the game I love, he will be missed.

PotatoPeeler · 09-23-2015, 01:18 PM

A life well lived.

kq76 · 09-23-2015, 02:04 PM

Just a few days ago I was thinking about him and wondered if he was the oldest living baseball player. He was up there, but not in the top 50.

Sad. I always thought he was one of the most likable old-timers, if not the most well-liked.

monkeystyxx · 09-23-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

"It ain't over till it's over."
"It's déjà vu all over again."
"When you come to a fork in the road ... take it."
"I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."
"Never answer an anonymous letter."
"I didn't really say everything I said."
"I want to thank you for making this day necessary."
"We made too many wrong mistakes."
"You can observe a lot by watching."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"It gets late early out here."
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
"If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them."
"Pair up in threes."
"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."

RIP Yogi. It's hard to feel 'sad' about anyone's death when they're 90 years old, but it does give us a chance to remember them.

Déjà Bru · 09-23-2015, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Very sad. Not unexpected but another piece of my life and of Baseball leaves.

Yeah, but this:

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Originally Posted by PotatoPeeler

A life well lived.

Let's assume that he had a happy home and a loving family. If so, given what we otherwise know of his life, what better way to have spent 90 years on Earth?

Except maybe when he was managing for George Steinbrenner . . .

MrHaroldG · 09-23-2015, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

"It ain't over till it's over."
"It's déjà vu all over again."
"When you come to a fork in the road ... take it."
"I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."
"Never answer an anonymous letter."
"I didn't really say everything I said."
"I want to thank you for making this day necessary."
"We made too many wrong mistakes."
"You can observe a lot by watching."
"The future ain't what it used to be."
"It gets late early out here."
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."
"If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them."
"Pair up in threes."
"Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

Not to mention...
"It ain't the heat; it's the humility."
"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
"You give one hundred percent in the first half of a game; if that isn't enough, then in the second half, you give what's left."
"You better cut the pizza in four slices. I'm not hungry enough to eat eight."
"Think! How can you think and hit at the same time?"
"I always knew that record would stand until it was broken."
"So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face."
"You mean now?" (after someone asked him what time it was)

Bowtie · 09-23-2015, 09:13 PM

R.I.P Yogi. You are teammates once again with Sherm Lollar.

Lou Gehrig · 09-23-2015, 10:54 PM

Yogi was one-of-a-kind. An end of an era. God bless him.

MrHaroldG · 09-24-2015, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie

R.I.P Yogi. You are teammates once again with Sherm Lollar.

As well as Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Bill Skowron, Clete Boyer, etc.

Bowtie · 09-24-2015, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowtie

R.I.P Yogi. You are teammates once again with Sherm Lollar.

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Originally Posted by MrHaroldG

As well as Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Bill Skowron, Clete Boyer, etc.

I said that because I can only wonder what the two are talking about right now.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 09-24-2015, 04:23 AM

Good ol' Yogi. One of the greatest icons from one of baseball's greatest eras, post-WWII to early 1960s. So few great pre-1950 players are still left on this mortal coil.

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

If all those people whose funerals he showed up at could show up at his, I'm sure they would. A great human being, from nearly all accounts. He lived a very full life.

psd · 09-24-2015, 11:56 AM

I guess the Heavenly Professional Baseball League needed a catcher. R.I.P. Yogi.

"Nobody eats at that restaurant. It's always too crowded."
"You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you."
"I ain't in no slump...I just ain't hitting."
"You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there."
"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious."
" Bill Dickey is learning me his experience."
"I don’t know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads."

09-23-2015, 09:58 AM	#3
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09-23-2015, 11:15 AM	#6
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	My best memory of Berra is that B&W clip of Jackie Robinson stealing home in the 1955 WS. It looks like Berra got him and he is really Po'd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFR2gnABXhA __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

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09-23-2015, 04:12 AM	#1
Palaaemon Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 263	Goodbye Yogi Berra MLBTV is reporting the passing of Yogi Berra at the age of 90. While I am not a Yankee fan (rather a Mets fan, but we can come together at a time like this) I am a huge Yogi fan and will miss him. There is so much this man has done for not only the sport of baseball but humanity as well and is best known for his "Yogi-isms". There is so much more to say about him, but that is best left for you to research or listen to the experts rather than to me. One of Yogi's many quotes - "Always go to other peoples funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." Don't worry Yogi, you will have many many loving and adoring people to see you off to that great big stadium in the sky. We will miss you here. __________________ I don't have to run faster than the bear, just faster than you.

09-23-2015, 11:18 AM	#7
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,826	"It ain't over till it's over." "It's déjà vu all over again." "When you come to a fork in the road ... take it." "I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4." "Never answer an anonymous letter." "I didn't really say everything I said." "I want to thank you for making this day necessary." "We made too many wrong mistakes." "You can observe a lot by watching." "The future ain't what it used to be." "It gets late early out here." "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." "If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them." "Pair up in threes." "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

09-23-2015, 12:36 PM	#8
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,850	TEN rings... that says it all. He got them the old-fashioned way. He earned them.

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kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,796	Just a few days ago I was thinking about him and wondered if he was the oldest living baseball player. He was up there, but not in the top 50. Sad. I always thought he was one of the most likable old-timers, if not the most well-liked. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

09-23-2015, 09:13 PM	#15
Bowtie All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,316	R.I.P Yogi. You are teammates once again with Sherm Lollar. __________________

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Lou Gehrig Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New York Posts: 292	Yogi was one-of-a-kind. An end of an era. God bless him. __________________ "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." LOU GEHRIG Yankee Stadium July 4, 1939 www.alsa.org

09-24-2015, 04:23 AM	#19
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	Good ol' Yogi. One of the greatest icons from one of baseball's greatest eras, post-WWII to early 1960s. So few great pre-1950 players are still left on this mortal coil. "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." If all those people whose funerals he showed up at could show up at his, I'm sure they would. A great human being, from nearly all accounts. He lived a very full life. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

09-24-2015, 11:56 AM	#20
psd Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UConn Territory Posts: 464	I guess the Heavenly Professional Baseball League needed a catcher. R.I.P. Yogi. "Nobody eats at that restaurant. It's always too crowded." "You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you." "I ain't in no slump...I just ain't hitting." "You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there." "He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." " Bill Dickey is learning me his experience." "I don’t know (if they were men or women fans running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads."