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President Obama Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

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b.d.6/06/2014 8:09:32 pm PDT

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Yogi really is a badass:

*MVP 3 times
*Took a NL team and a AL team to the World Series
*As a player, coach, or manager, Berra appeared in 21 World Series
*According to the win shares formula developed by sabermetrician Bill James, Berra is the greatest catcher of all time and the 52nd greatest non-pitching player in major-league history.
*Appeared in 14 World Series, winning 10
*Caught perfect game in Word Series
*15 time All Star
*Berra led all American League catchers eight times in games caught and in chances accepted, six times in double plays (a major league record), eight times in putouts, three times in assists, and once in fielding percentage. Berra left the game with the AL records for catcher putouts (8,723) and chances accepted (9,520). He was also one of only four catchers to ever field 1.000 for a season, playing 88 errorless games in 1958. He was the first catcher to leave a finger outside his glove, a style most other catchers eventually emulated

en.wikipedia.org

That picture of Jackie Robinson stealing home?

yep, that’s Yogi Berra as catcher: