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Yogi Berra once reportedly said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.”<\/p>\n

Indeed, the New York Yankees legend said a lot of interesting things during his long and colorful life. Well, for the great Yankees catcher, it’s over.<\/p>\n

Yogi died today at age 90.<\/p>\n

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Whether he said all those goofy thing, muttered those mangled malaprops, it doesn’t really matter. He once said he didn’t say “most of the things I said.”<\/p>\n

But let’s put this man’s life and ability into a bit of perspective, shall we?<\/p>\n

Berra served in the Navy during World War II. One of his tours was at a place called Normandy Beach, France, where he served as a gunner’s mate on an attack transport during the invasion.<\/p>\n

One does not draw that kind of assignment by being a numbskull.<\/p>\n

A dozen years later, Berra was the catcher while his teammate — pitcher Don Larsen — threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Berra’s task in that historic game was to call the pitches that Larsen would throw.<\/p>\n

Catchers generally serve as\u00a0a sort of surrogate\u00a0manager on the field of play. They are the only position players who can see the entire field on every play.<\/p>\n

One doesn’t draw that assignment, either, by being a dummy.<\/p>\n

Yogi Berra made a name for himself first and foremost by being a great baseball player. The other stuff, the goofy statements? He might have said some of those things.<\/p>\n

It was part of his shtick.<\/p>\n\n

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