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DFW

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11. Berra was an institution unto himself
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:06 PM
Sep 2015

Great and funny guy (not always intentionally, but always!). My dad used to take me to Yankees-Senators games at Griffith Stadium when I was a kid, and I saw Berra catching from afar a few times, but that was as close as I ever got.

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POTUS is right BeyondGeography Sep 2015 #1
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Jovial prophet? oberliner Sep 2015 #4
He prophisied that... meaculpa2011 Sep 2015 #5
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Berra was an institution unto himself DFW Sep 2015 #11
A collection of great Yogi-isms hifiguy Sep 2015 #12
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Rest in peace, Yogi Hiraeth Sep 2015 #19
My Hero. klook Sep 2015 #20
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