RIP Yogi Berra

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

The nation lost an iconic baseball player Tuesday.  Yogi was 90 yrs old and died of natural causes.  

 

He had the most memorable quotes of any ball player, ever. 

 

RIP Yogi.

[Naturalhoosier 15,434]

There are hundreds of Yogism's out there.  Here is a small sampling of what the world lost:

 

Always go to other people's funerals. Otherwise they won't go to yours.

 

Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.

 

I really didn't say everything I said.

 

I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4.

 

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.

 

Slump? I ain't in no slump. ... I just ain't hitting.

 

Pair off in threes.

[Alford Bailey 12,386]

"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."

[mdn82 25,510]

The sad part is with baseballs popularity dropping since the strike most younger people have no clue that he is a top 5 catcher of all-time. Baseball has always been my favorite sport. NFL capitalized on the strike. Simple as that. Up until that point baseball was still the most popular.

[LIHoosier 26,205]

"It's deja vu all over again!"

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

I wore the #8 because of Yogi. RIP, my friend.

[Stuhoo 80,877]

In 1950 Yogi Berra hit 28 home runs and struck out a total of 12 times.

 

Yogi the comedian will live on in the American lexicon, but Yogi the baseball player....wow.

[JSHoosier 20,237]

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

Why buy expensive luggage?  You only use it when you travel.

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

 

RIP Yogi.  Coming from a Yankees fan, you will forever be missed.

[JSHoosier 20,237]

And Jackie Robinson was still out.

[mdn82 25,510]

Yeah as a Cubs fan I hope they do something for him at the World Series. He deserves a video tribute and a moment of silence.

[OliviaPope40 6,518]

You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.

[OliviaPope40 6,518]

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.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

I was a a Yankee hater, but enjoyed Mr. Berra. He was clutch always, but in the World Series he was pure STAR!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

From the time I started to follow box scores I was a Brooklyn Dodger fan (yes, I really am that old) and absolutely hated the Yankees.  But there was always something about Yogi and the way he played the game that whoever was the designated catcher in our summer pick-up games was always Yogi Berra.  I saw a tweet earlier today from Osterman that Yogi caught both games of twin bills 117 times.  That is an amazing statistic.

[OliviaPope40 6,518]

Here is what The Captain had to say about Yogi.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/derek-jeter-yogi-berra/

[JSHoosier 20,237]

The sad part is with baseballs popularity dropping since the strike most younger people have no clue that he is a top 5 catcher of all-time. Baseball has always been my favorite sport. NFL capitalized on the strike. Simple as that. Up until that point baseball was still the most popular.

More like top 2, best catcher of all time has to be either him or Johnny Bench.  A lot of people can overlook just how incredible he was as a player, an 18 time all star and 3 time MVP; over 14,000 innings caught, 10 WS titles, threw out almost 50% of baserunners, oh and he struck out a mere 414 times in over 2,200 games.  Yogi was an absolute force behind the plate, if someone doesn't say the best catcher ever is him or Bench they are wrong.

 

And Jackie Robinson was still out.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

More like top 2, best catcher of all time has to be either him or Johnny Bench.  A lot of people can overlook just how incredible he was as a player, an 18 time all star and 3 time MVP; over 14,000 innings caught, 10 WS titles, threw out almost 50% of baserunners, oh and he struck out a mere 414 times in over 2,200 games.  Yogi was an absolute force behind the plate, if someone doesn't say the best catcher ever is him or Bench they are wrong.

 

And Jackie Robinson was still out.

WRONG!  He was safe!  :cheese:

[JSHoosier 20,237]

WRONG!  He was safe!  :cheese:

Too bad Jackie himself disagreed with that.   :cheese:

[JSHoosier 20,237]

WRONG!  He was safe!  :cheese:

Proof!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,773]

Proof!

Photoshop!  :P       I'm a Dodger fan; don't confuse me with facts!