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Yogi Berra It Ain't Over documentary on Netflix
Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:00 pm
Solid doc. It is easy to forget he was far more than just Yogi-isms.
To wit:
Imagine a year when a player has 597 at bats, 28 HRs, 124 RBIs, and 12 SO. Yes, 12 strike outs for the whole year.
To wit:
Imagine a year when a player has 597 at bats, 28 HRs, 124 RBIs, and 12 SO. Yes, 12 strike outs for the whole year.
This post was edited on 10/29/23 at 8:05 pm
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Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:09 pm to Obtuse1
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12 strike outs for the whole year.
It’s because he knew that 90% of the game is half mental.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:11 pm to Obtuse1
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:56 pm to Obtuse1
The difference in strikeout rate is incredible between these eras.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 9:07 pm to Obtuse1
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Yes, 12 strike outs for the whole year.
Wait until you learn about Joe Sewell
Posted on 10/29/23 at 9:18 pm to Obtuse1
When the camera was off and the writers were gone (and sometimes when the writers were there if someone he didn’t know was poking too hard) he could be a cantankerous SOB, because he was tough as nails and hard-nosed and competitive and came to beat your arse.
I think Bench was the GOAT and a few people who have come along would probably rank ahead of Yogi if you only look at the numbers, but if I could pick any catcher in history for an imaginary team to go to war with, it would be Yogi. Because he came to beat your arse. Ten rings show that he was pretty good at it.
Great overall athlete too. He used to work out with a minor league hockey team during the offseason before the Yankees put a stop to it.
He also was at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Enough said.
I think Bench was the GOAT and a few people who have come along would probably rank ahead of Yogi if you only look at the numbers, but if I could pick any catcher in history for an imaginary team to go to war with, it would be Yogi. Because he came to beat your arse. Ten rings show that he was pretty good at it.
Great overall athlete too. He used to work out with a minor league hockey team during the offseason before the Yankees put a stop to it.
He also was at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Enough said.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 10:47 pm to Obtuse1
Eventually it was over
Posted on 10/29/23 at 11:26 pm to lsu31always
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Wait until you learn about Joe Sewell
Sewell played in the 20's and 30s which was a different era but even so he didn't hit HRs like Yogi. Without the production, Yogi's stat doesn't mean as much. There are a couple of others with low SO numbers in the modern era like Nellie Fox and Don Mueller (sp?) but again they were anything but power hitters.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 8:52 am to Obtuse1
Hopefully if it does good viewership, they'll do Art Donovan
Posted on 10/30/23 at 9:10 am to Obtuse1
won 3 MVPs but only once was he even the best player on his own team lol
Posted on 10/30/23 at 9:59 am to Lester Earl
One of the best things about Yogi as a hitter was that there was no such thing as a bad pitch. He would swing at & hit anything from his chin down to his ankles. He hit more HR's with his golf swing than any other swing.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 7:45 am to Obtuse1
That was a great documentary.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 9:36 am to Obtuse1
New York Yankees Mount Rushmore
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Yogi's stats:
18× All-Star (1948–1961², 1962²)
13× World Series champion (1947, 1949–1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1978)
3× AL MVP (1951, 1954, 1955)
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Yogi's stats:
18× All-Star (1948–1961², 1962²)
13× World Series champion (1947, 1949–1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1978)
3× AL MVP (1951, 1954, 1955)
This post was edited on 10/31/23 at 9:38 am
Posted on 10/31/23 at 11:08 am to Obtuse1
One other thing about Yogi. He knew how to use those Yogi-isms to his advantage and benefit. He was a champion athlete but he also grew up dirt poor and like a lot of people who grew up dirt poor he spent the rest of his life making damn sure he would never be dirt poor again. Casey Stengel once said making money was the first thing he thought about when he woke up in the morning and the last thing he thought about before he went to bed at night. Just think what price tag a catcher with his skills would carry today …
Posted on 10/31/23 at 11:10 am to Obtuse1
Added to My List
Posted on 10/31/23 at 5:35 pm to Sao
OK, just finished. Excellent hour and a half. Grew up knowing his name moreso than his true accomplishments. This did a great job clearing up his true spot in the pantheon of Yankee and really, baseball history. Highly recommend.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 6:47 pm to Obtuse1
Watched it late this afternoon. I hate the Yankees and yet I enjoyed that documentary as much as any sports documentary I’ve seen. What an icon of a man. Brilliant.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 8:51 pm to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 10/31/23 at 8:57 pm to Obtuse1
Arguably the best catcher ever. He was a freak before that was a thing. I'd take Yogi 12 out of 10 times to start a franchise.
Posted on 10/31/23 at 9:08 pm to Sao
Good stuff. Yogi was a national treasure. Pre famous, pre hair loss Jason Alexander in there too. 
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