From The New York Times: “Exploring the Real Roots of ‘Yogi-isms.’” My favorite, not quoted therein: “Little things are big.”
Yogi Berra died yesterday at the age of ninety. The Times has an obituary.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Yogi-isms
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