Yogi Berra

Iran's Oil Threat, "Deja Vu, All Over Again"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Energy, Europe, Iran, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi, World, Saudi Arabia, Yogi Berra, Oil, International Energy Agency, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Parliament, Ayatollah Khomeini, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

Where is Yogi Berra when we need him? There is Iran going back to its old game plan, threatening to ban oil exports.

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Top Performances By Catchers In World Series History

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: World Series Game 6, Video, Carlton Fisk, Mike Piazza, World Series, Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, 2011 World Series, Slidepollajax, World Series MVP, Mike Napoli, Sports News

The tools of ignorance. This is the name given the gear strapped on by a catcher in baseball -- the chest protector, shin pads and protective mask...

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Our National Treasures -- Yogi and Carmen Berra

Ann Liguori | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Yogi Berra, Yogi Berra Museum, Yogi Berra Baseball, Yogi Berra Golf, Yogi Berra Yankees, Sports News
Ann Liguori

Yogi and Carmen, his loving wife of 62 years, are the closest thing our country has to royalty. They are both national treasures. Yet they continue to share, in their humble way, their passion and energies with so many people and causes.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Josh Thole Twitter, Josh Thole, Charlie Samuels, Yogi Berra, Nba Playoffs 2011, Todd Reynolds, The Players Championship, Sean Avery, Sean Avery Gay Marriage, Robert Traylor Dead, New York News
Len Berman

When you think of Sean Avery of the Rangers, you think of a pest. You somehow don't think of him as being a spokesperson for marriage rights.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nhl, Yogi Berra, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, New York News
Len Berman

The NFL labor deadline is today at 5pm. Both sides took shots at each other yesterday. Way to engender sympathy from the fans, guys.

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Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Treasury Department, Politics, Sempra Holdings, Congress, Oil, Bart Chilton, Jill Sommer, Vitol Group, Goldman Sachs, Robert Rubin, Michael Dunn, Wall Street, Gary-Gensler-Chairman-Cftc, Scott O'Dalia, Department of Energy, Financial Fix, CFTC Commisioners, Washington-Speak, President Obama, Yogi Berra, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFTC until January 2011 to set limits to curb excessive speculation in the energy markets. Lo and behold, Chairman Gensler told lawmakers the CFTC wouldn't meet the deadline "because it doesn't yet have sufficient data."

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Culture Shift: How Technology Is Changing Black Friday

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Friday, Cisco, Retail, Online Shopping, TSA Security, Best Buy, Doing Both, Yogi Berra, Inder Sidhu, Business News
Inder Sidhu

it's time to rethink Black Friday, which even retailers no longer view as the official beginning of the holiday shopping season.

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Yogi Berra, Jerry Seinfeld Remember "The Boss"

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Steinbrenner Dead, George Steinbrenner Heart Attack, George Steinbrenner, Jerry Seinfeld, George Steinbrenner Dies, Yogi Berra, George Steinbrenner Yankees, New York News

NEW YORK — Yogi Berra vowed he would never talk to George Steinbrenner again after the owner fired him as Yankees manager 16 games into the 1985...

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The Mets Lack Chemistry? Not Exactly

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Josh Thole, Jerry Manuel, Jeff Francoeur, Mlb, Ruben Tejada, Angel Pagan, New York Yankees, R.A. Dickey, Alex Cora, New York Mets, New York News, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana, Henry Blanco, Mike Pelfrey, Yogi Berra, New York News
Steven Hirsch

With the exception of the 1977 New York Yankees, have you ever heard of a winning team that didn't get along? Or a losing team that was always smiles in the dugout? I didn't think so.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Bob Sheppard, Michael Jordan, Yogi Berra, St. Louis Cardinals, MLB All-Star Game, San Francisco Giants, LeBron James, New York News
Len Berman

It turns out 85-year-old Yogi Berra was hospitalized overnight Saturday following a fall at his home. He was released yesterday. Get well soon Yogi!

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Steinbrenner: By George, He Was a Pain!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Yankees and World Series, Steinbrenner, Hideki Irabu, Lou Piniella, Bully, Yankees and American League, Yankee Stadium, Yogi Berra, Yankee Owner, Jesse Jackson, Joe Torre, Bluster, Steinbrenner Obituary, Ownership, Dave Winfield, Yankees, George Steinbrenner, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Management, Joe Girardi, Billy Martin, Sports News
Rick Horowitz

I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker. A Yankee fan by nature and by nurture -- "Cut me and I bleed pinstripes" and all that. So you'll understand what it...

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Steinbrenner: One Degree of Separation

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yogi Berra, George Steinbrenner, Sports, Fay Vincent, Baseball, Dave Winfield, Yankees, New York News
Lea Lane

Hanging with Fay Vincent made me realize even more about the pitfalls of money and power. And how too much of both can nourish bullying and grudges in American-as-apple-pie baseball. And in any field.

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Remember the Name Bob Sheppard

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Lou Boudreau, Bob Sheppard, Major League Baseball, Voice of God, Yogi Berra, Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankee Stadium, Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Phil Rizzuto, Derek Jeter, New York Giants, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize, Sports News
Eugene Michael Santiago

Bob Sheppard was a voice of the game who became bigger than the game. In the wake of his death, we must not forget the legacy of the man who called Yankee games for 56 years.

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Baseball & Hot Dogs

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Baseball, Yankees, Yogi Berra, Walt Whitman, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, George Duran, Food News
Cheryl Carlesimo

Our good friend George Duran, the host of Food Network's Ham on the Street, and now TLC's Ultimate Cake Off, grew up in Venezuela where baseball is an obsession, and he shared his recipe for Venezuelan Hot Dogs with us.

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Areas of Improvement

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citi Field, New York Mets, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, Mlb, MLB Playoffs, Darren Oliver, Yogi Berra, Fernando Nieve, Nelson Figueroa, Hisanori Takahashi, John Maine, Johan Santana, Oliver Perez, Mike Pelfrey, New York News
Steven Hirsch

The Mets have a relatively easy schedule in April, playing 16 of their first 22 games at Citi Field against average teams, at best.

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Real-Life Father of the Bride Tells Steve Martin to Step Aside

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daughter, Bride, Humor, Yogi Berra, Spencer Tracy, Steve Martin, Groom, Parenting, Family, Weddings, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

It may have been the first bridal shower in history to feature cigars. It ended in a game of beer pong.

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Yankee-Hating Is Sooo 20th Century

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Page, Goldie Hawn, Johnny Mize, Yogi Berra, Bucky Dent, Alex Rodriguez, Red Sox, Roger Angell, Mariano Rivera, Brian Cashman, Yankees, George Steinbenner, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Tommy Henrich, Jorge Posada, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Damon, Joe Girardi, New York News
Martin Nolan

Pinstripe paranoia, a seasonal ailment, has plagued many of us since 1949. Then, in 2004, came deliverance, along with reduction of sorrow and a fresh perspective.

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Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford And Joe DiMaggio Swept Phillies In 1950

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yogi Berra, Yankees Phillies World Series, 1950 World Series, Baseball, World Series, Yogi Berra Yankees, Triumph, New York News

NEW YORK — The way Bobby Brown tells it, his New York Yankees were stacked with stars going into the 1950 World Series – Yogi Berra, Phil ...

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Sport at the Annenberg Space for Photography: It's Not Manila But It's a Thrilla

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meadowlands, President Barack Obama, Annenberg Space for Photography, Yogi Berra, Sport, Los Angeles, Sports Illustrated, Sport: Iooss & Leifer, New York Giants, Creative Artists Agency, Sarah Palin, New York Jets, Red Bull, Annenberg Foundation, Mets, New York Knicks, Entertainment News
Joel Epstein

Simply put, the Annenberg Space for Photography is outstanding and is a must see for anyone coming to Los Angeles or for the gazillion locals who already call it home.

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Why I Hate the New York Yankees

Lee Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mets, Nobel Prize, Baseball, George Steinbrenner, World Series, New York Yankees, Hate the Yankees, Yogi Berra, Yankees Angels Game 5, Yankees Angels Game, Derek Jeter, Jeter Yankees, New York News
Lee Schneider

I'm going to lie down on a psychoanalyst's couch, preferably one made of soft baseball glove leather, and sort out my Yankee feelings. Hand me that baseball autographed by Sandy Koufax, will you?

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Like Lottery Winners, Pro Athletes Also Blow Big Money

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Basketball Association, Small Business, National Football League, Aerosmith, Yogi Berra, Tom Leach, Jack Whitaker, Carlito's Way, Strip Clubs, Investment Advisors, Weight Loss Counselor, Cnbc, Richmond Ky, Sports Agents, Nba, Financial Crisis, Substance Abuse, Financial Planning, Entourage, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, McNay Settlement Group, Bankruptcy, Lotteries, Powerball, Players Unions, Kentucky, Don McNay, Nfl, Fox Business News, Clu, Structured Settlements, Dave Ramsey, Sports Illustrated, Cnn, Espn, Vanderbilt University, The American College, Major League Baseball, Banking, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Attraction to Celebrities, University of Kentucky, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, University of Kentucky Wildcats, Posse, Business News
Don McNay

Even as a structured settlement consultant, I was stunned to learn that within two years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or under financial stress.

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Yogi Berra and Ted Kennedy: Strange Bedfellows?

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Yogi Berra, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

Yogi and Ted Kennedy arrive at the same end point, though coming from completely different backgrounds.

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The Last Shall Be First: Kennedy and Health Care Reform

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yogi Berra, Health Care Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Rep. Mark Kirk, Ted Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Dies, Ted Kennedy Health Care, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Teddy Kennedy, Obama Health Care, Ted Kennedy Death, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

For all of us who have survived Kennedy, we must take up the gauntlet. We must ensure that the "never say never" attitude that was his signature on health care reform, does not wither on the vine.

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"I'm Mad as Hell, and I won't Take It Anymore"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yogi Berra, Steroids, Mike Weiner, Manny Ramirez, John Yoo Torture, Baseball, Bud Selig, David Ortiz, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

I've had it with the steroid controversy in baseball. It's time to take control. MLB and MLBPA can agree to end this dripping mess by disclosing the entire list of the players who tested positive.

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Mi Casa Es Su Casa... Until the Bank Forecloses on Mi Casa

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Subprime Mortgages, Yogi Berra, Hispanics, American Dream, Housing Crisis, Great Depression, Pew Hispanic Center, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Latinos tend to spend more of their income on housing than other demographics do, and we are more likely to have firsthand experience with the horrific phrase, "subprime mortgage."

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