An Ode to April Sports (2) - Another Diversion By George

Our Ode to April Sports (2) -

Another Diversion By George

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Further to By George Journal's sports-themed April posts, all this week we've been pitching baseball quotes, memes and interesting articles to help provide some welcomed diversions from the endless coronavirus news.

This newsletter is devoted to the zaniness of Yogi Berra, that loveable Yankee catcher who had a special way with words. In 2015, Yogi died and By George paid tribute to the man and his wit. On another occasion, By George featured Yogi's insights into his life. This past week, we posted a few more quotes and memes to celebrate the man.

Yogi is one-of-a-kind, always able to capture your attention and put a smile on your face. I don't know of a better tonic for our current state of malaise.

We hope you enjoyed the last few weeks of sport diversions in the By George Journal. Write us and let us know if they scored,

Chris

Yogi-isms

Here are By George's Dozen FAV quotes from the man who could leave all others speechless with his insight.

It's like deja-vu all over again
You can observe a lot by watching
The future ain't what it used to be
When you come to a fork in the road, take it
If you don't know where you're going, you might end up some place else
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be
Baseball is 90% mental - the other half is physical
He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious
I always thought that record would stand until it was broken
The future ain't what it used to be
It ain't over 'til it's over
I never said most of the things I said... Take it with a grin of salt

Here are a few more of Yogi Berra's unflappable gems.

Never answer an anonymous letter
It ain't the heat; it's the humility
I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore
Pie a la mode, with ice cream
You tell the stupidest questions
I wish I had an answer to that, because I'm tired of answering that question
(about a St. Louis restaurant) No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours

And he was never at a loss of words about the game he loved:

We made too many wrong mistakes
The lousy teams are good this year
We were overwhelming underdogs
(about the effect of the sun in left field in the old Yankee Stadium during late-season games) It gets late early out there
(about teammate Bill Dickey) He learned me all his experience
If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them

ICYM the first pitch in the By George Journal, we have the replay here.

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Here's a link to the By George archive of " all things baseball"

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