Many who know more about baseball than I ever will have and will laud Yogi Berra. But to me, I will give him the highest compliment that I know. I reserve it only for the best.
He was a good man.

One of Yogi's great lines applies today, "Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours."

Since this is a philosophy site, it is fitting to put a list of Yogi Berra's greatest philosophical lines:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/t...

As a life long Detroit Tiger fan, I nevertheless liked Yogi. The truest compliment that I can pay to any man is to call him a gentleman. That was what Yogi Berra was. Have fun playing baseball in heaven, Yogi.

It may not be over until it's over. Well, now it's over. All time great baseball producer and philosopher Yogi Berra ceased to self-generate a sufficient number of self-sustaining actions last night.

Salty: Thank you for sharing this.
A fine player indeed of the game as well as his life and a real gentleman (stated by Suzanne)) par excellence.

"If I had known that I'd live this long, I wouldn't have gotten so old." -- j
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One of the benefits of growing up in Brooklyn NY was to believe the world series always took place here. As a result I had the pleasure of seeing Yogi as well as all of the other Yankees at either Yankee Stadium or Ebbets Field as of course the Dodgers and Giants. Baseball was a better spectator sport back then. I did see him hit many home runs.We often argued who was better Yogi or Roy C. I believe they were equal. They had personality.

RIP Yogi Berra. You were the best.

Very true.

Thanks for posting, Salty. Good to remember.

RIP yogi.

just found a great article about Yogi:::

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports...

-- j
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This made me really sad.
"If I didn't wake up, I'd still be asleep."
Yogi Berra