"Yogi" (Lawrence) Berra Rocks!

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I love his malapropisms, and I used to love him catching for those famous “Yankees” and being a teammate of Maris, Mantle and Ford.

I was just so happy to have read a short interview with him in a sports magazine (sorry, don’t remember which one) and loved reading his comments about his former teammates!

One “Yogi-Ism” I remember is: “This is the earliest I’ve ever been late!”

I looked for this one on google, but unless I missed it, it was not attributed to him? Anyone know?

On another thread I wrote “Not Much On Baseball But…”, which may lead one to think, “WTF? How can he ask that if he says he doesn’t know the game!!!”

“When in Rome…” :slight_smile:

So… I paid attention to this game and learned to keep track of stats and trading cards. My personal favorites (in addition to Yogi) were: Warren Spahn and Sandy Koufax.

Hey! Don’t give me any shit, okay?:slight_smile:

The German Boy did the best he could to “fit in” in those days!:smiley:

However…

The “burning question” remains:" Who came first, Bear or Berra?"

I suspect I know the answer, but I just wanted y’all to know that in the last 49 years, I have done my best to always wonder.

Go ahead, “bust” my bubble, because everyone knows that… “If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.” - Yogi

Thanks

Q

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Berra. Yogi Bear didn’t appear until Berra was a long-well-established baseball star.

Hanna-Barbera always denied the cartoon character was named after Berra, though obviously he was.

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The famous/infamous RickJay graces this thread!!!:slight_smile:

I am honored, Sir!:slight_smile:

I wonder, would you care to update us on your prog/regress regarding the question: Are/Am I (you still “farting holes in my (your) underwear?”

Imagine if you will, opening up The Dope and seeing this thread “cold” as you’re trying to eat your dinner???

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65473

A literary masterpiece worthy of the adoration shown the Cystine Chapel, I tell you!:D:D:D

RickJay, I just want you to know that your question has been the incentive for me to laugh when I really didn’t feel like it.:frowning:

In church, for instance.

Or, at the dinner table, when my (now deceased) Dad would let one rip.

At that time, it was very important that my brother and I not make eye-contact, if you catch my drift. So to speak.

RickJay, I may have forgotten your name, but I never will forget all the laughs (in my case, “belly-laughs”), when I would quote your question at the most non-appropriate times!

I feel I owe you royalties, but if you will accept instead my undying (for now) admiration and the mention here of your worthy name, I would be MOST grateful.

In the name of all who spewed onto their “monitores” that fateful day,

I remain your most fervent admirer,

QUASIMODEM

Shit! That took me just about an hour to write, so don’t come at me with no sin-tax or shpelling mistkays either, Y’all

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I’d like to thank you, Quasimodem, for making this thread necessary.

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Bitte Schön! :slight_smile:

Paying tribute to two great men!

And for thinking of me as neccesitating this thread?

I don’t EVEN compare!

Both have brought me happiness in their own way, as does everyone here.

Thanks

Quasimodem