RIP Yogi Berra

[Lhalo]

Great picture and great comments.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/20160

[Troll Daddy]

The only player in the history of baseball to hit two HR's in a game seven WS.

[fan_since79]

Another crazy Yogi stat: As a minor league player for Class B Norfolk in 1943, he had 12 hits and 23 RBI in a doubleheader.

Edited September 26, 2015 by fan_since79

[LBHalos17]

Yogi was a baseball icon, and true American hero who was at the D-Day invasion.  Baseball lost one of it's greatest characters.

RIP Yogi.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

In a different way, however, one thing that always puzzled me was how this stocky, 5'7, not really athletic looking dude not only played professional baseball and cracked the major leagues but became an upper echelon Hall of Famer. If it were today, who would look at him and even give him the chance? That's probably another of his endearing qualities. He gave the average guy hope.

 

Yogi didn't seem to have any of the physical tools that would lead one to believe that he was destined for success in baseball. Yet somehow he not only made it, but he also became one of the all-time greats.

[Homebrewer]

Back in baseball after World War II, he was sent to the Newark Bears for the 1946 season, then was called up late in the season by the Yankees. He struggled in his first few seasons, swinging at bad pitches and developing a reputation as a wild-armed catcher, a player who was frequently “hidden” in the outfield.

 

At one point, he was advised to think when he went up to the plate and swing only at good pitches. Berra took the advice to heart on his next at-bat, promptly struck out and stormed back into the dugout, muttering, “You can't hit and think at the same time!”

[papawealey]

A true icon.

 

RIP Yogi.

[Homebrewer]

I think Miguel Montero looks a bit like Yogi..(Click on picture to enlarge) Edited September 27, 2015 by Homebrewer