RIP Yogi
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I was born too late to have seen any of the pre 70's Yankees championship teams, but all those guys (post 1920's) were fixtures at Yankees Old Timers Day when I was growing up, and because Rizzuto was the main Yankees broadcaster for all of my youth, and he told so many stories about those teams, it became so vivid I almost felt like I did see them. And then, as I gradually grew older, one by one I watched these Yankees immortals pass away, the two biggest giants being DiMaggio and Mantle, both of whom have a monument and not just a plaque, but Rizzuto was the one that hit me hardest because that man was in my house or in my ears (thru TV and radio) every summer from infancy through adulthood. He might as well have been a member of the family, and his innate decency and sense of humor, what can I say, I loved he guy and I still miss him. Yogi was very similar, just a decent human-being that made him impossible not to like, and a truly great great Yankee. He was also real close with the Scooter. I loved when Yogi would come into the WPIX booth and reminisce with Scooter about those dynasty teams, or when they would talk about owning a bowling alley together. Now we lost Yogi too, another immortal from the golden age. The greatest living Yankee from that era is now Whitey Ford. God willing he won't be leaving anytime soon and he'll be the new last guy announced at Old Timers Day. RIP Yogi.
Once, Yogi's wife Carmen asked, "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York. If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" To this, Yogi replied, "Surprise me."
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Guy had a truly amzing life and was a great yankee of course he will get a monument.
I grew up in the Bronx in the 1950s, so Yogi was part of my life, although Mickey was my idol. Yogi would swing at anything, but almost never struck out. From everything that I have ever read, nobody ever had a bad word to say about Yogi; he was an even better person than he was a baseball player. R.I.P. Yogi.
Its a good question, I always felt you can make a strong argument that Yogi belongs with that small group of Yankee immortals. 18 time all-star, three time league MVP, and 10 time world series champ. Thats some serious credentials. He's arguably the greatest Catcher whoever lived.
lol thats a good one.
Another time someone asked him what it should say on his tombstone, and he responded ... "Its Over"
Yogi transcends baseball stats. If he's not worthy of a memorial they might as well not even have Monument Park . . .
Agreed. I'm surprised that he isn't there already
S'long LPB
S'long LPB
Only remember Yogi playing in his brief stint as a Met. It was odd as Berra had retired to manage the Yankees before getting fired for losing the '64 series. As a Met, it was not much more than a publicity stunt. Back then there were two extra players on the roster until mid May or so. Once they pared the roster to 25, he was cut and finally retired to the Mets 1B coaching box.
The photo of Berra catching Spahn that year was a memorable one. Unfortunately, they hooked up in ST but not in the regular season. Would have represented the all time greatest Mets battery on a career basis
Noteworthy is the fact that Yogi sent 3 sons to pro sports. That's a better record than the Alomar's
Larry was a catcher in the Mets system in the early 70's. He was obviously signed as an accommodation to Yogi as the kid couldn't hit at all
Dale was the most famous as the Pirates (and later NYY) 3B during the Mets golden era. He wasn't much of a threat in MLB but he did last a decade in the bigs
Tim returned kicks for the Colts in '74 or so. Also didn't distinguish himself much but I remember he had a long KOR at Shea that year in a Jets loss on a way too cold for October afternoon. I betcha some of you guys remember that day at Shea too
Yogi is seen in some of baseball's most iconic moments, such as jumping into Larsen's arms after the no-hitter and the body language displayed as the LF watching Mazeroski's HR. He's moved on physically but will remain part of the game forever
Wasn't Yogi the oldest living ex-Met? Who gets the title now?
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Only remember Yogi playing in his brief stint as a Met. It was odd as Berra had retired to manage the Yankees before getting fired for losing the '64 series. As a Met, it was not much more than a publicity stunt. Back then there were two extra players on the roster until mid May or so. Once they pared the roster to 25, he was cut and finally retired to the Mets 1B coaching box.
The photo of Berra catching Spahn that year was a memorable one. Unfortunately, they hooked up in ST but not in the regular season. Would have represented the all time greatest Mets battery on a career basis
Noteworthy is the fact that Yogi sent 3 sons to pro sports. That's a better record than the Alomar's
Larry was a catcher in the Mets system in the early 70's. He was obviously signed as an accommodation to Yogi as the kid couldn't hit at all
Dale was the most famous as the Pirates (and later NYY) 3B during the Mets golden era. He wasn't much of a threat in MLB but he did last a decade in the bigs
Tim returned kicks for the Colts in '74 or so. Also didn't distinguish himself much but I remember he had a long KOR at Shea that year in a Jets loss on a way too cold for October afternoon. I betcha some of you guys remember that day at Shea too
Yogi is seen in some of baseball's most iconic moments, such as jumping into Larsen's arms after the no-hitter and the body language displayed as the LF watching Mazeroski's HR. He's moved on physically but will remain part of the game forever
Wasn't Yogi the oldest living ex-Met? Who gets the title now?
very much the end of quite an era..
R.I.P. Yogi..
R.I.P. Yogi..
Guys, I think Yogi qualifies for a monument, he's that great, but you have to remember, only four Yankees have a monument and its four all-time greats; Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle, all the rest of the Yankees in monument park have a plaque, including Yogi. The question is not if Yogi belongs in monument park, he's been there for decades, the question is does he rise to the level of Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle, the only Yankees who have monuments.