Saw Yogi play in person at Yankee Stadium many years ago, along with Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.
Mickey was my favorite, but Yogi was probably right nest to him. Yogi was also the best clutch hitter I ever saw. If the game is on the line, the guy I want up to bat is Yogi Berra.
“You only get so many hits a year, so I’m saving them.”
Boy, did he!
I can still do Bob Sheppard announcing the lineup for the great 1961 Yankees.
I saw Yogi hit one over the right field fence at Yankee Stadium when I was nine years old. It was a one-time and memorable visit to New York City. The Orioles beat the Yanks 2 to 1.
Wow.
I really do wish I could have seen some of those fellows.