Yankees legend Yogi Berra dead at 90
Source: New York Post
Yogi Berra, a three-time MVP who was the backbone of a record 10 world-champion Yankees teams in the 1940, 50s and 60s and who became one of the most beloved figures in franchise history despite a lengthy estrangement from the team, died Tuesday night, according to the Yogi Berra Museum. He was 90.
Berra, whose wife of 65 years, Carmen, died in March 2014, had been in failing health for some time. His death was announced by the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, N.J., to which Berra had devoted himself in the final years of his life.
Berra, a catcher who was named the A.L.’s most valuable player in 1951, 54 and 55, led the Yankees to five consecutive world championships (1949-53) and also led a team that included Mickey Mantle and, for three of those seasons, Joe DiMaggio, in RBIs for seven consecutive seasons (1949-55). Berra was an 18-time All-Star, a member of a record 14 A.L. pennant winners and a 1972 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. That was the same year his uniform No. 8 was retired by the Yankees.
Berra, who dropped out of school after the 8th grade to help support his family, is nearly as well known for his unique use of the English language as he is for his baseball career. His wit and wisdom — “It’s never over til it’s over.” “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” “If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.”— have not only found their way into the American lexicon, but also into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.
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Some Yogi-isms:
"Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise they won't go to yours."
"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
"We made too many wrong mistakes."
"I really didn't say everything I said. [...] Then again, I might have said 'em, but you never know."
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RIP, Yogi. One of the greats. And one who always spoke the unvarnished truth.
Some sage advice from the great Yogi Berra.
You can observe a lot by just watching.
If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical.
The future ain't what it used to be.
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.
If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.
It's déjà vu, all over again.
And one last one, to honor his wisdom:
You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.
RIP Yogi!
I'm from Cleveland and used to go to games all the time with my dad. We hated the Yanks, of course. But I saw Yogi, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Whitey Ford & crew.
He earned a good long life.
(I'm probably gonna be in trouble for this) My first thought on hearing the news: Well I guess it's over...
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to an American icon. R.I.P.
it will be too crowded. 
RIP Yogi.
Berra was catching in a tied-game, two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
The opposing team’s batter stepped into the batter’s box and proceeded to draw a cross on home plate.
Berra, who was also Catholic, wiped out the plate with his glove and said,
“Why don’t we let God just watch this game?”
Rest In Peace, Yogi. You truly were an original.
