Yogisms - Dave's Midwestern Ohio Memories

A Series of Guest Blogs by an out-of-state Fish Report reader originally from this area about fond memories of growing up in Midwestern Ohio during the 50’s & 60’s

Yogisms

Last week’s blog about Opening Day ended with a quote from Yogi Berra, which brought about an email from a Fish Report reader suggesting a blog on Yogi’s most famous quotes; so here goes!

Growing up I never really like the Yankees but of all the many famous players, Yogi was the most entertaining with his crazy sayings and self-deprecating humor.

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris got all the headlines, but Yogi no doubt kept all those superstars on the team loose and laughing, including when the the Yankee’s creamed the Reds in the 1961 World Series. Reds long-time announcer at the time, Waite Hoyt, was a former pitcher for the Yankees, so he had plenty of stories to tell about those times during the blow-out series. His relationship with the Yankees allowed him inside access that regular broadcasters only dream about.

Speaking of records, the Yankees hold many; the most famous of which is Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak in 1941, a record in my view that will never be broken. For Yogi’s records, check out his Hall of Fame plaque pictured below and this short video tribute about Yogi.

Some more of my favorite Yogisms:

And my all time favorite Yogism:

Next week, I’ll take a look at quotes from another interesting baseball personality, Sparky Anderson; aka Sparkyisms! Stay tuned.

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