Yogi Berra, 90. (https://twitter.com/Yogi_Museum/status/646564784494768128)
I honestly thought he was already long gone.
It's over.
Nobody goes to that cemetery anymore, it's too crowded.
He took that fork in the road.
It's funny when a legend lives as long as Yogi does. There was some vague sense of butthurt on Twitter that people were talking about Yogi's malaprops but THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT BALLPLAYER AND LET'S NOT FORGET THIS, which of course he was and, frankly, I don't think sports fans *really* need to be reminded of this. Reminds me of how my dad was getting annoyed when Ernie Banks died and people were asking folks like Len Kasper--who never saw him play-- about Ernie and of course Kasper was only able to relate what a nice person Ernie was. I had to remind my dad that most of the people who saw Ernie play are dead, what're you gonna do?
Same with Yogi. I heard Jon Heyman on the SCORE this morning. Heyman's actually pretty decent but he said something as though it was fact and I take issue with it. He said that Yogi will be remembered more for his comments and malaprops than as a ballplayer. I actually think the opposite is true--that as time goes on it'll actually be his baseball career that'll come back in to focus. We only think of the mis-speaks because that was current Yogi, who was still alive and talking out of his ass. Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:04:38 AM
It's funny when a legend lives as long as Yogi does. There was some vague sense of butthurt on Twitter that people were talking about Yogi's malaprops but THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT BALLPLAYER AND LET'S NOT FORGET THIS, which of course he was and, frankly, I don't think sports fans *really* need to be reminded of this. Reminds me of how my dad was getting annoyed when Ernie Banks died and people were asking folks like Len Kasper--who never saw him play-- about Ernie and of course Kasper was only able to relate what a nice person Ernie was. I had to remind my dad that most of the people who saw Ernie play are dead, what're you gonna do?
Same with Yogi. I heard Jon Heyman on the SCORE this morning. Heyman's actually pretty decent but he said something as though it was fact and I take issue with it. He said that Yogi will be remembered more for his comments and malaprops than as a ballplayer. I actually think the opposite is true--that as time goes on it'll actually be his baseball career that'll come back in to focus. We only think of the mis-speaks because that was current Yogi, who was still alive and talking out of his ass. Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
Hey! What the fuck?
Quote from: flannj on September 23, 2015, 10:09:20 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:04:38 AM
It's funny when a legend lives as long as Yogi does. There was some vague sense of butthurt on Twitter that people were talking about Yogi's malaprops but THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT BALLPLAYER AND LET'S NOT FORGET THIS, which of course he was and, frankly, I don't think sports fans *really* need to be reminded of this. Reminds me of how my dad was getting annoyed when Ernie Banks died and people were asking folks like Len Kasper--who never saw him play-- about Ernie and of course Kasper was only able to relate what a nice person Ernie was. I had to remind my dad that most of the people who saw Ernie play are dead, what're you gonna do?
Same with Yogi. I heard Jon Heyman on the SCORE this morning. Heyman's actually pretty decent but he said something as though it was fact and I take issue with it. He said that Yogi will be remembered more for his comments and malaprops than as a ballplayer. I actually think the opposite is true--that as time goes on it'll actually be his baseball career that'll come back in to focus. We only think of the mis-speaks because that was current Yogi, who was still alive and talking out of his ass. Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
Hey! What the fuck?
I guess I meant professional media folks and such....adults who saw him play every day etc.,
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:11:10 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 23, 2015, 10:09:20 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:04:38 AM
It's funny when a legend lives as long as Yogi does. There was some vague sense of butthurt on Twitter that people were talking about Yogi's malaprops but THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT BALLPLAYER AND LET'S NOT FORGET THIS, which of course he was and, frankly, I don't think sports fans *really* need to be reminded of this. Reminds me of how my dad was getting annoyed when Ernie Banks died and people were asking folks like Len Kasper--who never saw him play-- about Ernie and of course Kasper was only able to relate what a nice person Ernie was. I had to remind my dad that most of the people who saw Ernie play are dead, what're you gonna do?
Same with Yogi. I heard Jon Heyman on the SCORE this morning. Heyman's actually pretty decent but he said something as though it was fact and I take issue with it. He said that Yogi will be remembered more for his comments and malaprops than as a ballplayer. I actually think the opposite is true--that as time goes on it'll actually be his baseball career that'll come back in to focus. We only think of the mis-speaks because that was current Yogi, who was still alive and talking out of his ass. Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
Hey! What the fuck?
I guess I meant professional media folks and such....adults who saw him play every day etc.,
Jesus, I thought maybe you knew something I didn't.
*cancels emergency appointment at doctor's office*
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:04:38 AM
Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
This. One of the best bad-ball hitters of all time. As much romance as the Willie/Mickey/Duke debate has gotten over the years, the Yogi/Campy one is a pretty damn solid one as well.
Way to phone it in, AP.
(https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/washpost.jpg?quality=80)
Quote from: Bort on September 23, 2015, 01:33:46 PM
Way to phone it in, AP.
(https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/washpost.jpg?quality=80)
Ranger Smith finally got his revenge.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 23, 2015, 02:04:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 23, 2015, 01:33:46 PM
Way to phone it in, AP.
(https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/washpost.jpg?quality=80)
Ranger Smith finally got his revenge.
The old Exploding Picnic Basket trick.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 23, 2015, 02:04:38 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 23, 2015, 01:33:46 PM
Way to phone it in, AP.
(https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/washpost.jpg?quality=80)
Ranger Smith finally got his revenge.
No. It was the coward Boo-Boo. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w0r-ScEG4)
Quote from: flannj on September 23, 2015, 10:09:20 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 23, 2015, 10:04:38 AM
It's funny when a legend lives as long as Yogi does. There was some vague sense of butthurt on Twitter that people were talking about Yogi's malaprops but THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT BALLPLAYER AND LET'S NOT FORGET THIS, which of course he was and, frankly, I don't think sports fans *really* need to be reminded of this. Reminds me of how my dad was getting annoyed when Ernie Banks died and people were asking folks like Len Kasper--who never saw him play-- about Ernie and of course Kasper was only able to relate what a nice person Ernie was. I had to remind my dad that most of the people who saw Ernie play are dead, what're you gonna do?
Same with Yogi. I heard Jon Heyman on the SCORE this morning. Heyman's actually pretty decent but he said something as though it was fact and I take issue with it. He said that Yogi will be remembered more for his comments and malaprops than as a ballplayer. I actually think the opposite is true--that as time goes on it'll actually be his baseball career that'll come back in to focus. We only think of the mis-speaks because that was current Yogi, who was still alive and talking out of his ass. Once he's gone for a while, baseball fans in 2040 might chance across some anecdotal-related information regarding Yogi but it'll mostly be "here lies the guy that was one of the best players on 10 fucking World Series teams." That's his ultimate legacy and one that people will probably think of first, should they choose to remember him at all, in 25 years.
Hey! What the fuck?
You tell 'em.