Vin Scully reflects on the life and legacy of Yogi Berra
Vin Scully reflects on the life, legacy of Yogi Berra
"Anyone and everyone who loves this game of baseball, realizes we lost a gem."
That's Vin Scully reflecting on the passing of Yogi Berra late Tuesday night. Players and fans across MLB have spent the day reminiscing and mourning Berra, and ahead of Wednesday night's D-backs-Dodgers game, Scully added his own:
"The legacy of Yogi Berra, I believe, as long as people talk about the game, whenever they mention the name Yogi Berra, they will smile. Because he was that kind of a human being. Don Mattingly played with him, knew him so very, very well -- Don usually wears a windbreaker, but he is not wearing the windbreaker tonight. He is proud to wear the No. 8. That was Yogi's number when Don played with him in New York. ... One of the sweetest men, and one of the great players. Overshadowed by some of the great names in Yankee history … but for instance, you know he only hit three home runs less than Joe DiMaggio?"
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