Quote of the day
Posted: November 18, 2020 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mel Ott, MLB, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra 1 CommentHe isn’t much to look at, and he looks like he’s doing everything wrong, but he can hit. He got a couple of hits off us on wild pitches.
~Mel Ott, on underestimating Yogi Berra
Mel Ott (ESPN)
Quote of the day
Posted: November 2, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Don Larsen, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes, sports, World Series, Yogi Berra 5 CommentsSometimes a week might go by when I don’t think about that game, but I don’t remember when it happened last.
~Don Larsen
Yogi Berra and Don Larsen (Wikipedia)
Quote of the day
Posted: July 8, 2020 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentLosing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It’s also a powerful motivator.
~Yogi Berra
Quote of the day
Posted: May 10, 2020 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentIf I didn’t make it in baseball, I won’t have made it workin’. I didn’t like to work.
~Yogi Berra
Quote of the day
Posted: August 19, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, humor, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentNo one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.
~Yogi Berra
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Quote of the day
Posted: December 8, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: A. Bartlett Giamatti, Baseball, Homer, mythology, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentTalking to Yogi Berra about baseball is like talking to Homer about the gods.
~A. Bartlett Giamatti
Giamatti (ESPN.com)
This day in baseball: Yogi joins the Mets
Posted: November 17, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, sports, Yogi Berra 2 CommentsOn November 17, 1964, Yogi Berra signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets as a player-coach for $35,000 per season. He played only four games with the Mets in 1965, collecting two hits.
History.com
Abner the Baseball
Posted: November 9, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, cartoons, humor, Major League Baseball, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentThis little cartoon from the 1960s tells the story of a baseball, appropriately named Abner, and his journey from the bottom of a ball bag to the halls of Cooperstown. It’s a fun twist to think about the game from the ball’s perspective, and I almost felt sorry for little Abner at times. (On the other hand, Abner does have a rather melodramatic “woe is me” sort of attitude about his situation, which also prompts a bit of snickering.)
I love how the cartoon spins a touch of reality into the saga, even if the details are a bit sketchy. The Mickey Mantle caricature is particularly amusing, as he carries himself in a manner that I’ve never associated with the real Mantle.
Quote of the day
Posted: September 27, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, humor, quotes, sports, Yogi Berra Leave a commentWhen you come to a fork in the road, take it.
~Yogi Berra
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Infographic: Catching: A History
Posted: June 6, 2018 Filed under: 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Baseball equipment, history, infographics, Joe Girardi, Major League Baseball, Mickey Cochrane, MLB, sports, Yogi Berra 1 CommentI haven’t had a chance to do much more than skim all the information on this infographic, but what I’ve noted so far is certainly fascinating. Click on the image below for a (slightly) larger version — though even then, you might still need to zoom in on it.
