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Post by Retro Jimbue on Mar 26, 2007 15:50:04 GMT -5
I just heard two new Yogi-isms this weekend. The first comes from Ralph Kiner. Kiner tells the story: Yogi was attending the funeral of an ex-ballplayer. Someone asked Yogi, “What are you doing here?” Yogi responded, “If you don’t go to theirs (funeral) they won’t come to yours”. The second comes from Bill James’ book, “The Baseball Abstract”. James relays the following story...Yogi was NYY manager in the early 60s and his pitcher brushed back the two hitters who preceded Jimmy Pearsall in the Red Sox lineup. Pearsall steps up to bat, looks into the Yankee dugout and shouts to Yogi: “If your pitcher hits me, I’ll whack you across the head with my bat and claim insanity”. Yogi reflects on Pearsall’s threat and answers back: “Relax Jimmy, we haven’t hit a .230 hitter all year!’
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Post by GoodFriar on Mar 27, 2007 7:19:13 GMT -5
Now, that is funny.
The thing about Piersall is he really was insane...he didn't have to claim anything.
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Post by dg on Mar 27, 2007 7:33:31 GMT -5
Great stuff, Jimbue!!
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Post by J-Rem on Mar 27, 2007 10:03:24 GMT -5
Great post, Jimbo. When I was doing research for the banners I stumbled across this quote...
"It's always the same. Combs walks. Koenig singles. Ruth hits one out of the park. Gehrig doubles. Lazzeri triples. Then Dugan goes in the dirt on his can." --- Joe Dugan
Had to laugh...
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Post by dyf7 on Mar 27, 2007 10:19:31 GMT -5
LMAO, classic, thanks jb, that makes my day!
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Post by johnnyyankee on Mar 27, 2007 12:48:39 GMT -5
Last year we had a post on Yogisms that was real good. My favorite one is the one where he comes home and his wife is crying. He asks her what's wrong and she says she had just seen Dr. Zhivago. He then asks her what was wrong with her, because he thought she was hurting and Dr. Zhivago was the doctor....
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Post by bbt on Mar 27, 2007 14:04:06 GMT -5
....asked about sagging attendance at the major league ballparks during the late 60s and 70s.... Yogi said, "If people don't want to go to the ballpark, nobody's gonna stop 'em." ;D ;D
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Post by asburyboss on Mar 27, 2007 15:38:49 GMT -5
In the Bronx, BBT..."nobody goes there anynmore cuz it's too crowded"
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Post by bbt on Mar 27, 2007 15:52:45 GMT -5
...THAT'S TOOOO GOOD, ab!!!!!
;D ;D ;D
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