![]() ![]() “He’s officially recognized as having one of the major impacts on the structure of contemporary American language,” Payne said. ![]() That the term ‘Yogism’ exists in the first place says something about Berra’s influence. “The fellow retained his common man touch, and, of course, not only are the ‘Yogisms’ humorous, some of them are pretty insightful for a fellow who couldn’t believe he was playing in the major leagues and thought he must have been given someone else’s uniform by mistake,” Hurley observed. Shorter and broader than the typical baseball player, Berra himself was surprised at his success. “In each one of the stories, he offers a wonderful side lesson whether you like baseball or not,” Payne suggested. too, is considered one of the greatest catchers of all time), to becoming a coach. Inside the clubhouse, before he steps onto the field, Berra is practising his speech and, while doing so, gets sidetracked and retraces his life, from growing up as working class kid who left school after Grade 8, to being a Second World War navy veteran, to junior catcher playing with some of the greats - including DiMaggio and Mantle - of the game (he. “Somebody convinced him that holding a grudge wasn’t exactly Yogi quality,” Payne said of the catcher returning for ‘Yogi Day.’ The play is set on July 18, 1999, as Berra returns to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 14 years after a dispute with controversial owner George Steinbrenner. If Yogi Berra was living in Kingston, anyone who knew him would want to be close friends.” Not just a funny guy, but a sensitive guy,” he explained. “Yogi as a man was a very kind and thoughtful human being. “He became well-known for superb management skills, superb parenting skills, and his friendship skills, are legendary in terms of loyalty to his friends.”Īctor David Hurley will again, as he did eight years ago, play the New York Yankee great. “He’s not just a guy who mixes up his metaphors,” Payne explained. KINGSTON - When people hear the name Yogi Berra, people typically think of him as the baseball player known for his inadvertently witty sayings, or “Yogisms,” including “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” or “It’s like deja vu all over again,” or “Half of the lies they say about me aren’t true.”Īccording to Stuart Payne, the founder of local theatre troupe Dramatic Impact, which stages the play Nobody Don’t Like Yogi for five nights this week at the Grand Theatre, the late Berra was much more than that.
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