Yogi Berra RIP

Discussion in 'Humor - Jokes - Games and Diversions' started by stg58, Sep 23, 2015.


  1. stg58

    stg58 Monkey+++ Founding Member

    Yogi passed away which is sad and no joke but Yogi sure had some memorable quotes..
    This seemed like the best place to post on Yogisms..

    RIP Yogi!

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    Yogisms: Yogi Berra's Best Sayings | MLB.com
    • Perhaps his most famous of all: "It ain't over 'til it's over."

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

    • On posterity: "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

    • "You can observe a lot by watching."

    • "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."

    • About a St. Louis restaurant: "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

    • About the effect of the sun in left field in the old Yankee Stadium during late-season games: "It gets late early out there."

    • About Bill Dickey: "He learned me all his experience."

    • "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"

    • "We made too many wrong mistakes."

    • "Pie a la mode, with ice cream."

    • "I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question."

    • "You tell the stupidest questions."

    • "Never answer an anonymous letter."

    • On the great Sandy Koufax: "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."

    • On lining up for a Spring Training drill: "Pair 'em up in threes."

    • On the 1973 Mets: "We were overwhelming underdogs."

    • The recording heard on the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center's phone: "This message won't be over 'til it's done."

    • "In baseball, you don't know nothing."

    • On being honored in his hometown of St. Louis during his rookie season: "I want to thank everybody for making this day necessary."

    • "The future ain't what it used to be."

    • "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel."

    • On pregame preparation: "I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4."

    • On advising a young player trying to emulate the great Frank Robinson's swing: "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."

    • "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."

    • "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."

    • On his hitting approach: "I can't think and hit at the same time."

    • "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face."
     
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  2. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    One of my all time favorite guys....one of the great's in baseball, he will be missed!!!!
     
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  3. Capt. Tyree

    Capt. Tyree Hawkeye

    My favorite Yogi-ism: "If you see a fork in the road, take it."
    In his prime as a ballplayer he was very tough to strike out; and was also known as a "bad" ball hitter. He could swing at pitches outside of the strike zone, successfully making contact for singles, doubles, and homeruns. He wasn't the fleetest of foot, being a career catcher, so triples were rare for him.
     
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  4. Dunerunner

    Dunerunner Brewery Monkey Moderator

    A baseball record obscured by his persona. I'll miss ya Yogi! please tell me there is baseball in heaven....
     
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  5. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    There is a baseball heaven!!!!
     
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  6. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

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  7. Dunerunner

    Dunerunner Brewery Monkey Moderator

    A baseball legend overshadowed by his witticisms. RIP Yogi!
     
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