As we mourn the loss of Yankee great Yogi Berra, the Bronx Pinstripes team wants to hear your favorite memories of the legendary catcher.
#RememberingYogi | Tweet us your favorite #Yogi memory – we’re going to compile fan tweets into an article. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/0NMJVLOVst
— Bronx Pinstripes (@BronxPinstripes) September 23, 2015
Through the use of the hashtag #RememberingYogi, we have received an out-pour of tweets regarding Yogi, as many fans across the world have shared some of their fondest memories of him. As promised, we have compiled a few of our favorite tweets in hopes of sharing some of these great memories with you. To start, here’s a video message from the Founder of Bronx Pinstripes, Scott Reinen:
We lost an American icon today. I’ll never forget the day I caddied for Yogi at Ridgewood CC. #RememberingYogi pic.twitter.com/NMB3lMHcK7 — Scott Reinen (@ScottReinen) September 23, 2015
Here’s some tweets we received today in regards to Yogi Berra:
Yogi made me fall for baseball. Loved him like family. RIP. @Yankees @BronxPinstripes @FeinsandNYDN @YankeesWFAN pic.twitter.com/EEiV5YmIp7
— Richard Schiff (@Richard_Schiff) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes @YESNetwork mine was seeing him at Old Timer’s day. Won’t ever forget being in his presence! #icon ? pic.twitter.com/iHWw750QJz — GinnyRainey (@ginrainey2) September 23, 2015
Baseball is 90% mental and the the other half is physical. #RememberingYogi #yogism #RIP — Sam Martin (@sammybaseball1) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes @YESNetwork #RememberingYogi grandfather raised in Boston #Yankees fan cause of #yogi & what he meant to Italian Americans — Dan Petrigno (@DanMizer) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes @YESNetwork I got to meet Yogi on a few occasions @ his museum. Talking to him was like talking with your Grandfather! #8 — Jim Casey (@jcasey24win) September 23, 2015
Got to meet Yogi at the baseball hall of fame , great guy, did things the right way…RIP Yogi #RememberingYogi pic.twitter.com/f3L4r8eCeb — Tom Monahan (@tmonox9) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes #RememberingYogi I wasn’t around but I’ve seen film of him catching Don Larson’s perfect game in 1956 WS. — Jake Cramer (@JRCramer28) September 23, 2015
.@BronxPinstripes Yogi was and always will be the glue that has tied generations of #Yankees fans together. #RememberingYogi — Kristy (@fangilante) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes I met Yogi & Scooter when I was 10 at the stadium in the 70’s. To me they were gods, but both treated me like a friend. — Chris (@Tandil1368) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes @YESNetwork on top of being a HoF ball player, he was an American war hero during WWII. He’s going to be truly missed — Dan DeGregorio (@dandegregs) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes On May 12, 2012 he made a surprise visit to Yankee Stadium on his birthday and 40,000+ sang “Happy Birthday To You” to him! — The Nator (@BradeyLiverio) September 23, 2015
@BronxPinstripes @YESNetwork Seeing him return on a rainy Opening Day in 1999 to throw out the first pitch after his long absence. — Joe Girardi’s Binder (@BinderGirardi) September 23, 2015
#RememberingYogi Immediately getting in the face of the home plate umpire after Jackie stole home. #MLB #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/XYzK9dY6ey
— Matt Mendoza (@MattMendoza1995) September 23, 2015
#RememberingYogi He was not just a great Yankee and winner, but a guy of incredible and immense principle.
— Jasmine Cranford (@jasminecranford) September 23, 2015
He was a baseball icon for my grandfather, dad, and me. #Legend #RememberingYogi https://t.co/3pMjZQsMOm
— Andrew (@Yankees_talk) September 23, 2015
If you have any memories you would like to share with us, we would love to hear them! Throughout the day, continue sending us your thoughts and memories about Yogi Berra on Twitter by tweeting us @BronxPinstripes while using the hashtag #RememberingYogi.
