Subject: Yogi-isms

Yogi-isms:

Amusing unintended or unconventional, grammatical errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary attributed to baseball player ‘Yogi’ Berra.

If the fans don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop ‘em

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Sports Yogi-isms

80 percent of the balls that don’t reach the hole, don’t go in.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Golf Sports Yogi-isms

It’s never happened in World Series competition, and it still hasn’t.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

It was a dry rain.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Science/Weather Yogi-isms

I’m as red as a sheet.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Malaprops Yogi-isms

How long have you known me, Jack?… and you still don’t know how to spell my name.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

I think they just got through marinating the greens.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Golf Sports Yogi-isms

You can observe a lot just by watching.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

It ain’t over ’til it’s over.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

Never answer an anonymous letter.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

No, you didn’t wake me up; I had to get up to answer the phone anyway.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Sleep Yogi-isms

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

I made a wrong mistake.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Misspokements Mistakes Problems Yogi-isms

Don’t get me right; I’m just asking!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

I don’t know if it’s good for baseball, but it sure beats the hell out of rooming with Phil Rizzuto!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

Why buy good luggage?… you only use it when you travel.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Yogi-isms

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

And they give you cash, which is just as good as money.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Money Yogi-isms

If you see the ball, hit it… that’s what it’s there for.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms