Yogi Berra died five years ago today.
He's (rightfully) cherished for being a lovable character, which I think has come to overshadow the fact that he was a ridiculously great player. See his stacked plaque: 3-time MVP, 10 rings! 100 RBI 5 times, 4 years in a row - AND he fought at D-Day! Oh, and over 19 years he struck out a grand total of 414 times.
Not that the strikeout thing should be the closer after D-Day, but still very impressive.
My favorite from all the billions of Yogi-isms is, upon being asked at a pizzeria if he wanted the pizza cut into 4 slices or 6:
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
It was also on his triumphant return to The Stadium that David Cone threw his perfect game. Don Larson threw the first pitch to Yogi. Shit was spooky, and I didn't miss a minute of it.
A truly great Yankee who will always be missed.
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