This day in baseball: Yogi fired
Posted: October 17, 2014 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, Yogi Berra 4 CommentsIn spite of a 99-63 record for the season, on October 17, 1964, the New York Yankees fired manager Yogi Berra. The Yankees had lost the 1964 World Series to the Cardinals in seven games.
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Like it was Yogi’s fault Bob Gibson was unhittable. Yutz.
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You can’t help but feel sorry for Yogi. Definitely got the short end of the stick.
There were some good ball players in that series. It’s funny to think of yogi Berra fired from Yankees. Ghost of Steinbrenner to come.
Making it to the World Series isn’t always enough, depending on the team. Welcome to sports….