Driving Mr. Yogi

May 5, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

In the recently released book, Driving Mr. Yogi by Harvey Araton, the front seat is occupied ably by Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry, but the back seat is filled with the Pantheon of modern day Yankee heroes. Characteristically, George Steibrenner spills over into the front and tries to take the wheel. But Yogi Berra is too much […]

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Red Sox Poor Start The Result Of A Lack Of Discipline And Poor Execution

April 7, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment

Home plate ump Dale Scott tells a chagrined Jason Varitek the play at home plate required a tag because Youk had tagged the third base bag The Red Sox put forth an embarrassing effort last night and, in the process, saw their record fall to 0-5â€¦ just the sixth time in the franchiseâ€™s history that […]

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