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  About Yogi Berra
Yogi was assigned to the Norfolk Tars of the Class B Piedmont League.
Yogi was named the Yankees Manager in 1964 and went on to win the AL pennant, but was fired after losing to the Cardinals in a seven-game series.
Yogi was elected the the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
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 Montclair State University, USA - Red Hawk Baseball - Yogi Berra Stadium
Yogi Berra Stadium is one of the premier college athletic facilities at any level in the country.
The stadium which was built as part of a public/private partnership with Floyd Hall Enterprises and New Jersey’s Educational Facilities Authority, is also the home to the Independent New Jersey Jackals, the 2001 and 2002 Northern League champions.
Yogi Berra Stadium is located on the Montclair State University campus at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue, one mile south of the junction of Routes 3 & 46.
www.montclair.edu /pages/athletics/sports/baseball/baseybs.html   (464 words)

  
 new york yankees
The stadium is situated at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, New York City.
The Stadium is a boon for left-handed hitters for the reason it has a shorter right-field fence.
Yankee Stadium letters inscribed over the main gate are life long features as they the same letters that first appeared there in white in the early 1960s.
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 Yogi Berra Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yogi Berra Stadium, located on the campus of Montclair University in New Jersey is home to the New Jersey Jackals of the Northern League.
Once inside the stadium it pretty much is like most of the other cozy little parks springing up all over the place.
The SkyBox is attached to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center which charges 4.00 to get in, which isn't bad because parking is free.
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Yogi Berra Autographed Baseball with HOF 72 Inscription Known as much for his catching abilities as his Yogi-isms, Yogi Berra played on 10 World Series championship teams and appeared in 14 World Series with the New York Yankees.
Yogi Berra New York Yankees - vs. Ted Williams Slide - 8x10 Autographed Photograph Yogi Berra is one of the greatest catchers in baseball history.
Yogi Berra New York Yankees Legendary Unsigned Jersey Numbers Piece "It Ain t Over Til It s Over" New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra is perhaps best remembered for this verbal quip, but throughout his playing career he let his bat do a lot of the talking for him.
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 US Sports Camps - America's Largest Camp Network
When Yogi Berra Stadium opened in the spring of 1998, baseball fans in New Jersey gained access to one of the new jewels of minor league baseball facilities in the country.
Yogi Berra Stadium is home to the New Jersey Jackals, who have won three league championships in the past five years.
The stadium offers seating of 3,784, plus 2,000 lawn seats, and is the home to the Yogi Berra Museum and Education Center.
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 YOGI BERRA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yogi Berra was born on May 12, 1925 in "The Hill" section of St. Louis, an enclave of Italian immigrants.
Berra obtained his sobriquet from a fellow American Legion player, Bobby Hoffman, later a journeyman infielder for the New York Giants, who said he resembled a yogi in a Hindu-themed movie.
Dale Berra and James Feinberg stand before the two original plaques of DiMaggio and Mantle, a major draw of the Berra Museum, which were once mounted at the 461-foot sign in centerfield before Yankee Stadium was remodeled in the 1970s.
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 Yogi Berra | BaseballLibrary.com
Berra was one of the greatest clutch hitters of all time, "the toughest man in the league in the last three innings," according to Paul Richards, a rival manager.
Berra came up as an outfielder before being converted to catcher, and he shared New York's catching duties with Aaron Robinson at first, and later with Gus Niarhos, before becoming the Yankees' regular catcher from 1949 to 1959.
The bad news is delivered to Yogi by pitching coach Clyde King, and a furious Berra vows to never set foot in Yankee Stadium as long as George Steinbrenner is the owner.
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 Yogi Berra | The BASEBALL Page
He was one of the most unlikely stars in baseball history — with his paunchy body, long arms, and large nose, he was razzed by opponents who were consistently beaten by his play on the field.
The name "Yogi" was tagged on him as a youngster because he was funny and awkward looking, and friends felt the name fit him.
Yogi set a career-high with a.322 batting average, while catching all but six games on the schedule.
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 Yogi Berra   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium.
Yogi was interview after a game, as compensation he recieved a check "Pay to the order of BEARER" He said, "I've known this guy so long, he can't spell my name right"
Larry (Yogi's son) said " the man is here for the venetian BLINDS" Yogi said give him $5.00.
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 yogi berra
Yogi Berra had a 19 year career as a player then went on to be a coach and manager.
Once when Yogi was managing the Mets (back when they wore the ugly orange uniforms), John Lindsey's wife (the mayor of NY) said to Yogi: "My...
Yogi referred to the catcher's mask, glove and padding as "the tools of ignorance." When asked why, he told a reporter "Only someone who is ignorant would let guys throw hardballs at them."
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 CNN/SI - Baseball MLB - Berra ends Yankee Stadium boycott, throws out first pitch - Friday April 09, 1999 05:22 PM
Berra, who played for 10 World Series championship teams with the Yankees, vowed he would never return to the Stadium after owner George Steinbrenner fired him as manager after just 16 games in 1985.
Berra arrived at the Stadium early Friday and visited interim manager Don Zimmer, a friend who coached with Berra during one of Billy Martin's terms as Yankee manager.
Berra said he'd return to the Stadium later this month when the Yankees unveil a monument to DiMaggio.
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 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yogi Berra is the namesake for the Jackals' stadium.
The stadium is located on the Montclair State campus at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue, one mile south of the junction of Routes 3 and 46.
Berra even has his private "box" that extends from the back of the museum where he sits when he attends games a couple of times a year.
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 OpinionJournal - Leisure & Arts
The house that Yogi built, as the sign at the entrance announces, is on the campus of Montclair State University.
The building covers nearly 7,300 square feet and is on the first-base line of the Yogi Berra Stadium, a charming minor league ballpark that is home to both the Montclair State Red Hawks and the New Jersey Jackals of the Independent Northeast League.
Q: "Yogi, one of the most famous plays in baseball history was in the first game of the 1955 World Series when Jackie Robinson stole home while you were catching.
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 Yogi Berra Stadium, Little Falls, N.J.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Interior of Yogi Berra Stadium, from the right-field berm, Jun-2004.
Floyd Hall, chief executive officer of K mart and a resident of Montclair, had a stadium and an ice arena built on Montclair State University lands in Little Falls, adjacent to the academic campus in Montclair.
By 1999, the seating areas had been extended, and the Yogi Berra Museum (named after the former catcher and manager, another Montclair resident) opened in late 1998 along the first-base line.
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 Frontline Solutions | Management automation software for the sports facility marketplace   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In addition, Yogi Berra stadium, the first installation of the new software, is now successfully completing its first season utilizing RMS SEAT.
RMS SEAT allows stadiums and arenas to streamline ticketing operations by giving a venue an instant ticket inventory status for each event, significantly reducing wasted ticket stock and allowing it to increase ticket sales without adding to its current staff.
Yogi Berra Stadium is the home of the NJ Jackals and is located in Montclair, NJ.
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 Yogi Berra Stadium - Little Falls, New Jersey
Yogi Berra Stadium is home to the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Can-Am League.
In addition to the ballpark, the Yogi Berra Museum is housed in a building adjacent to the first base line.
The museum which overlooks the field has one luxury box which Yogi uses on occasion.
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 Limo Blog: August 2005
Yogi was a master at calling pitches and handling a pitching staff, he caught two no-hitters by Allie Reynolds in 1951 and Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center established in 1998 features Hall of Fame type exhibits, displays and films, including the very mitt Yogi used for catching during Don Larsen's perfect 1956 World Series, along with other artifacts borrowed from Cooperstown.
The Yogi Berra Stadium next door is home to the New Jersey Jackals of the Northern League and Montclair State University Red Hawks.
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 If you can Berra trip north, check out these museums - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His record 16 World Series rings — all on exhibit at the museum — attest to the fact that he was a marvelous catcher and slugger for the dynastic New York Yankees of the 1950s and '60s — and a manager who won pennants for the Yankees and New York Mets.
Berra, a longtime resident of Montclair, drops by the museum several days a week to keep an eye on things and schmooze.
Behind the building is a neat little ballpark — Yogi Berra Stadium, naturally — that serves as home for the university's team and the minor league New Jersey Jackals.
www.washingtontimes.com /sports/20030615-020258-5351r.htm   (1125 words)

  
 New Jersey Jackals - Yogi Berra Stadium
Yogi Berra Stadium is located on the Montclair State University campus at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue, one mile south of the junction of Routes 3 and 46.
The Valley Road entrance to the University is the best access point to Yogi Berra Stadium.
Yogi Berra Stadium is at the top of the hill on the right.
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 village voice > news > Wisdom From the Guru of Yoo-Hoo by David Marc Fischer
Our quest, like one of Berra's 358 career homers, took us on a spiritual base path that led back home to New York, where Robert A. Tenzin Thurman, longtime student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is the Jay Tsong Khapa professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.
Acolytes will be pleased to know that a Yogi Berra Museum is scheduled to open this fall in New Jersey.
Adjacent to Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University, the shrine charts auspicious moments in Berra's life, including his boyhood in St. Louis (where he was first recognized as a Yogi) and his fateful journey to the East.
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 DiMaggio, Mantle by Marty Appel
But it was Yogi's ability to accept and absorb the teasing, cheerfully and amicably, while never letting go of a firm grip on his own values, convictions and determination, that made the popularity permanent.
A portion of the Yogi Berra Museum commemorates the National Pastime during World War II, when Yogi was the only big leaguer – albeit a future one – to land at Normandy.
There is adjoining Yogi Berra Stadium, a beautiful new ballpark that is home to the Northeast League’s New Jersey Jackals and the Montclair State college team, with a special skybox at the Museum from which Yogi and his guests can oversee the action.
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Yogi Berra Stadium is located on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, New Jersey.
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 Amazon.com: Yogi Berra - American Sports Legend: DVD: Yogi Berra-American Sports Legend   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hosted by Bob Costas, Yogi Berra: American Sports Legend chronicles the personal journey of one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
It's Yogi’s life story, from growing up in a tough working-class neighborhood in St. Louis to the Hall of Famer's emotional return to Yankee Stadium.
Yogi Berra's exciting success story is one of immigrant drive, athletic determination, humor and teamwork.
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 Things People Said: Yogi Berra Quotes
Yogi Berra's second claim to fame is for being one of the most quoted figures in the sports world.
He is credited with coining the deceptively simplistic observation, "It ain't over till it's over." But he's also known for his flubs.
Once, Yogi's wife Carmen asked, "Yogi, you are from St. Louis, we live in New Jersey, and you played ball in New York.
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 New Jersey Jackals Open House April 1 - OurSports Central
Men and women between the ages of 17 and 21 are encouraged to try out for the team of dancers that will get Jackals fans on their feet at Yogi Berra Stadium.
Yogi Berra Stadium opened in 1998 as the first top-of-the-line stadium in the Can-Am League.
The stadium, which is flanked by the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on its first-base side, has quickly earned the reputation as the home of champions as the Jackals have won four championship titles in eight years.
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 ScienceDaily: 'Yogi' Rock Found On Mars Similar To Rocks Underneath 'Yogi' Berra Stadium, Geologist Says
UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- "Yogi," the rock that the Sojourner rover investigated on Mars, is remarkably similar to the rocks underneath recently dedicated "Yogi" Berra Stadium on the Montclair State University campus, a university geologist says.
"'Yogi' appears be more earth-like than anticipated, according to the preliminary analyses," said Dr. Gregory Pope of MSU's Earth and Environmental Studies Department.
Pope noted that both the 'Yogi' rock on Mars and the rocks underlying MSU's baseball stadium "come from volcanic flows that resemble those from Hawaii or Iceland.
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