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Related: About this forumYogi Berra, 90. R.I.P.
September 22, 2015 / MLB.COM
A loss that unquestionably transcends the game has sent all of baseball into deep mourning. Yogi Berra -- Hall of Famer, all-time Yankees legend, three-time Most Valuable Player, master of misstatement and beloved international icon, is gone. Berra died Tuesday night at age 90.
The announcement came early Wednesday morning and was announced via the Yogi Berra Museum's Twitter account.
His passing has created a void that cannot be filled, even by the myriad anecdotes -- some accurate, others exaggerated -- about him and the dozens of records he established. No American sports figure other than Babe Ruth, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and perhaps Arnold Palmer and Joe DiMaggio was more recognized by the general public in the 20th century. And though his profile had become significantly lower in the last decade, Berra had retained a conspicuous place in the American consciousness. He was extraordinarily popular.
He still is routinely cited, quoted and appreciated by presidents and plumbers, commissioners and comedians, wideouts and waitresses, goalies and garbage collectors, authors and auto mechanics, admirals, network anchors and professional wrestlers. All felt a kinship with the bow-legged catcher from The Hill in St. Louis who was the inspiration for a cartoon and known everywhere by his unique nickname.
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yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,454 posts)Got to see him play in 1958, Griffith Stadium.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)at Municipal Stadium.
My dad flew some Yankees charters and he got his and the whole team's autographs. I suppose that's why he liked the Yankees the rest of his life. I didn't.
Kingofalldems
(38,454 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Auggie
(31,169 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)You better cut that pizza into 4 slices because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.
RIP
Auggie
(31,169 posts)Max Patkin and Bob Uecker too, of course.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)That actually makes sense!
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)10 World Series rings. Most of anyone.