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Post by JoeinCT on Jul 14, 2015 18:41:15 GMT -8
How could you not vote Yogi Berra as a living legend of the game!!!   ;-| |
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Post by BigLoad on Jul 14, 2015 20:22:12 GMT -8
I could chalk it up to people hating the Yankees, but I don't think it's possible for anyone to dislike Yogi Berra.
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Post by FamilySherpa on Jul 15, 2015 9:13:09 GMT -8
You would think they would have voted him in on performance merit alone, but there are plenty of accounts of yogi berra being extremely unfriendly and often over the top rude while doing publicity time for the Yankees.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jul 15, 2015 10:26:58 GMT -8
He more recently spent a lot of time with the Mets, which might have lost him Yankees votes.
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Post by starwalker on Jul 15, 2015 13:43:34 GMT -8
Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and Sandy Koufax. As much as I like Yogi and the way he played, I don't think he was as good as those four players. You could have an argument about Koufax as he didn't last as long as the others, I guess.
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Post by RumiDude on Jul 15, 2015 18:40:52 GMT -8
Johnny Bench was a great player and revolutionized the catcher position, but he is completely overshadowed by Yogi Berra.
Willie Mayes is the greatest player to ever put on a pair of spikes, IMO. He is also the most complete player ever.
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Post by BigLoad on Jul 15, 2015 21:53:05 GMT -8
Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench and Sandy Koufax. As much as I like Yogi and the way he played, I don't think he was as good as those four players. You could have an argument about Koufax as he didn't last as long as the others, I guess. I think he's more deserving as a manager than as a player. |
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Post by Lamebeaver on Jul 16, 2015 10:18:27 GMT -8
As Yogi would say: "There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em."
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