Saying Goodbye to an American Icon and Yankee Legend!

  Farewell Yogi

"Yogi Berra 1956" by Ukendt - Baseball Digest, front cover, September 1956 issue. Photo Courtesy by Delaywaves

A great American Icon, a legend, a Hall of Famer and a Yankee for life left us on September 22, 2015. Yogi Berra epitomized what the Yankees were and are still about, which is hard work, building camaraderie among your teammates; with having one goal in mind and that is winning championships.On Thursday, the New York Yankees honored the Late Yogi Berra.

Yogi Berra was known for his talents on the field, but he was also known for his Yogism’s; which can be best described as either paradoxical or obviously redundant. 

As far as Yogism's is concerned Berra once said, "I never said some of the things I said." Here are some of his most memorable Yogism’s that actually came from the Hall of Famer. As fans most of us could resonate with sayings:

“It ain't over till it's over." "It's déjà vu all over again." "When you come to a fork in the road ... take it." and in people, in general, have paid their respects; as well as their own personal tributes to the late Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. Alex Rodriguez  was quite fond of Berra!

Here is Alex Rodriguez in own words describing his feelings and experiences with Yogi while he was still alive.

In conclusion: a perfect ending to this tribute would be to honor Yogi by showing, this last clip and this last quote; from Don Larsen who, along with Yogi Berra made History.

Don Larsen was the only pitcher in the history of baseball, to pitch a perfect game and Yogi was fortunate to have caught and called that game, here is Larsen remembering that night:

On Wednesday, the day after Yogi passed away, Larsen shared memories about Berra’s leap after learning of his former catcher’s death at the age of 90.

“He was pretty heavy!” Larsen said. “With all that (catcher’s) equipment on, he was 190 pounds. He almost knocked me over” (Stalwick, Howie). Pretty amazing folks, I leave you with this last video capturing Yogi's life “Rest in Peace Yogi."