"It ain't over till it's over"

Yogi had it right:   "It ain't over till it's over"

His Spirit has joined the Eternals…and HIS NAME AND contributions to sports, humanity and our America Experience and his personally own Yogi-isms that were part of his persona will continue to march in the various halls of SPORTS especially Baseball.

Few people in the world are recognized by their first name; in the case of Yogi I am sure that his first name also represent his SIGNATURE!

Many baby boomers grew up watching the New York Yankees in our black TV if we were lucky to have had a TV.  In St. Paul, Oregon.. during the baseball season Migrants had already arrived to the area to work in the fields until October.  Entertainment for the youth of this special era was to walk form camp and hit the big town.  On the way there, I used to pick up bottle s/cans and by the time I arrived in town I would convert my finds into cash.  A bottle of pop, candy bar or corn nuts which I loved- were enough to take to the Ruiz's house which was located by the Rodeo Grounds.  They were a family who had a bit more than the rest of us.

A color TV was a luxury in most homes and Julian was a hard worker had labor contracts and could afford  many luxuries that we could not even dream about much less have them in our own camp.

Yogi-isms…Yogi-- "It is over"….

Thanks to my friend Google…These are some of my favorites

1. “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

2. “It’s deja vu all over again.”

3. “I usually take a two-hour nap from 1 to 4.”

4. “Never answer an anonymous letter.”

5. “We made too many wrong mistakes.”

6. “You can observe a lot by watching.”

7. “The future ain’t what it used to be.”

8. “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”

9. “It gets late early out here.”

10. “If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.”

11. “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.”

12. “Pair up in threes.”

13. “Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel.”

14. “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.”

15. “All pitchers are liars or crybabies.”

16. “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.

Yogi was a philosopher without even trying.  Simplicity was his passion.  He knew how to play the game in and out of the green diamond.  NO!..It ain't over for YOGI…as he will be REMEMBERED-SEMPER!

THANK YOU!  MUCHAS GRACIAS!  conAMISTAD soymiguel de Oregon!