Yogi:One Of Baseball's Greatest Treasures

Those that read our blog know that I am a lifelong Mets fan and the Yankees are to me, well, "the other team in town." That's about as kind as I can be.

But to every rule there is always an exception-or in this case, exceptions. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle are baseball greats for whom even Yankee haters can only show affection.
Another man who deserves our eternal affection is one Lawrence Peter Berra, "Yogi" to the entire sports world.

Berra's spent more than 60 years in the game as a player, coach, manager and ambassador for the Yankees and Mets. We forget today that he owns 10 World Series rings and three MVP awards, a trmendous clutch hitter Today we think of Yogi for his off field contributions like his museum and his charitable endeavors.

Then there's Mr. Berra the the humorist. Among his many malaprops, "Steve McQueen looks great in this movie. He must have made it before he died." "This restaurant is too crowded, no one comes here anymore." "It ain't over till it's over." "We may be late, but we're making good time." "90 percent of this game is half mental." They're funny sayings with plenty of truth to them.

This afternoon, Daily News cartoonist Bill Gallo and sportswriter Phil Pepe got together with Yogi at Gallagher's Steakhouse in Manhattan to reminisce about his time in baseball-and work in a few malaprops. Check out our video board.