Dr. Jill Biden, Yogi Berra and First Lady Michelle Obama took to the field in pre-game ceremonies prior to Game IOne of the 2009 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Rich Pilling / MLB Photos via Getty Images)
by Mark Silva
It's not often that we get to post a photograph of Yogi Berra here in the Swamp, but the baseball legend brought a couple of noteworthy guests with him to the field of the 2009 World Series opener with the Phillies and Yankees -- first win, Philadelphia.
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore,'' Berra has said.
That and: "Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical."
And, as he has asked: "If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?"
All without a TelePrompTer.
Comments
"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"
Posted by: Bubba ✔ | October 29, 2009 11:53 AM
"This is like deja vu all over again."
Posted by: bill r. | October 29, 2009 12:17 PM
Maybe the Republican-Libertarians should see if Yogi Berra could be their spokesman !! He would make a whole more sense than the Republican-Libertarians are making these days, with all of their lying and fear-mongering !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.
Posted by: Don Fitzgerald, IL | October 29, 2009 12:23 PM
To Don Fitzgerald: For once you are partially right even though you still do not know the difference between a Republican and a Libertarian. It is unfortunate that Yogi Berra does not live in Illinois. Yogi would be a marked improvement over the current group of corrupt and incompetent Chicago Democrats that are running the State into the ground toward bankruptcy. I bet Yogi would not get himself impeached and convicted on the charges.
Posted by: Depot- Jim | October 29, 2009 2:16 PM
When told by a queen visiting New York on a particularly humid day that he appeared "quite cool," Yogi innocently responded "Thanks; you don't look so hot yourself."
The above yogi-ism made me smile; he sounds like a sweetheart, with all that fame and yet he is simple, down to earth human being.
Posted by: grossesse | October 30, 2009 1:23 AM
And they give you cash, which is just as good as money (unless its the devalued dollar).
Posted by: Terry | October 30, 2009 10:21 PM
Where do you think Florida got their arrogance from? "It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra. by 49er16 on Nov 28, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs ... Unless they lose to Nebraska, it is 100% certain they are going to the championship.
Posted by: dsi r4 | December 2, 2009 1:11 AM