...yup, and they say that when he first came up, Yogi was not very good defensively and the Yanx had Bill Dickey tutor him.
On September 28th of 1951, see italicized story of Yogi and Allie Reynolds, it speaks for itself, a good visceral of Yogi, and Infamy, which was his Legacy. (at end of page)... Only Catcher to do several record records, no other would ever do, ie the only Man on Earth to Catch a Perfecto World Series Game. To - both of Allie Reynolds back to back No-Hitters. ***see italics, and URL prior. Its a damn shame Yogi didn't get The Presidential Medal of Freedom while He was alive. I'd of hung one on Yogi, 1st day in Office. Typical of POTUS....pos. From the side of DiMaggio, to handling of Reynolds. To the Commerce Comet, and breaking in Whitey. What a Fairy Tale come true Career, and Man who embodied that personae better than anyone. Who didn't want to catch like Berra as a Little Leaguer in the 50s-early 60s, I did. I found the 2nd URL, tells it like it was, the day it happened.....a doh- catch, then Infamy. http://sportslistoftheday.com/2011/...-20-players-with-the-most-world-series-rings/ a snippet of: - http://www.pinstripealley.com/2012/9/28/3421608/allie-reynolds-second-no-hitter-september-28-1951 Reynolds pitched, and Williams swung. The ball went straight up in the air, behind the plate. He was going to do it! He approached the ball, but his sure-handed catcher Berra moved over a few steps to get it. Yogi got under it, waited... and completely muffed it. The ball bounced off the top of his glove as he closed his mitt a millisecond too early. Williams had new life, and Berra felt awful. When asked if he was upset about the missed opportunity, Reynolds dismissed this idea, saying, "No. I was just afraid I had stepped on Yogi's hand. I asked him and he said I didn't. I saw the wind blowing the ball toward the field." Reynolds was daring enough to throw the exact same pitch to Williams since he had just popped it up. Unbelievably, the .344/.482/.634 lifetime hitter popped it up again to Berra behind the plate. This time, Yogi made sure he didn't miss the opportunity. He caught it for the third out, and Reynolds had his second no-hitter of the '51 season. There could not, and never will be another Yogi Berra, were lucky too of had Him for as long as We did.
