Tag Archives: Yogi Berra

Encore: My Mazeroski Moment (Or, How the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Helped Make Me Grow Up)

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The Pop History Dig is a terrific website that chronicles signature events and figures of 20th century popular culture. And the latest submission by encyclopedic author Jack Doyle is one close to the hardworking staff’s heart. “The Mazeroski Moment” 1960 … Continue reading →

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My Mazeroski Moment (Or, How the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Helped Make Me Grow Up)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Driving Mr. Yogi

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

If Yogi Berra is the son Casey Stengel never had (quote-off here), Ron Guidry is the son Yogi now has. First, there was this Harvey Araton piece in the New York Times last year: For Berra and Guidry, It Happens … Continue reading →

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Yogi Berra Has A Gay Old Time At ‘Moneyball’

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Scene: A movie theater in Montclair, N.J. Yogi Berra is here to see “Moneyball.” Berra didn’t earn a ton of money playing baseball. The game was different then. When Yogi was a 17-year-old prospect from St. Louis, he signed with … Continue reading →

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