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A Met Turns 90

G-Fafif May 12 2015 11:15 AM

Not just happy birthday, Yogi Berra, but happy birthday to the first Met player to reach a 90th birthday.

Edgy MD May 12 2015 11:42 AM Re: A Met Turns 90

The Mets are pushing a social media campaign to get Yogi awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 11:48 AM Re: A Met Turns 90 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2015 04:20 PM

With birthdays just a week apart, two of today's oldest living Mets shared a birthday cake in 1972.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 11:53 AM Re: A Met Turns 90 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2015 04:24 PM

Roy McMillan, who replaced Yogi as Mets manager, and who naturally inherited Yogi's office, stands in front of Yogi's Bruce Stark caricature.

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2015 03:21 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

G-Fafif wrote: Not just happy birthday, Yogi Berra, but happy birthday to the first Met player to reach a 90th birthday. I was wondering about that... (I was thinking that Warren Spahn might have reached 90, but I was far off; he died at 82.)

Ashie62 May 12 2015 03:38 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days Hillman, Darius Dutton (Dave) September 14, 1927 87 years, 241 days Thomas, Frank Joseph (Frank) June 11, 1929 85 years, 335 days Pignatano, Joseph Benjamin (Joe) August 4, 1929 85 years, 281 days Piersall, James Anthony (Jimmy) November 14, 1929 85 years, 179 days Craig, Roger Lee (Roger) February 17, 1930 85 years, 84 days Landrith, Hobart Neal (Hobie) March 16, 1930 85 years, 57 days Lary, Frank Strong (Frank) April 10, 1930 85 years, 32 days Friend, Robert Bartmess (Bob) November 24, 1930 84 years, 169 days Mays, Willie May 6, 1931 84 years, 6 days Marshall, Rufus James (Jim) May 25, 1931 83 years, 353 days Sherry, Norman Burt (Norm) July 16, 1931 83 years, 301 days Fernandez, Humberto (Chico) March 2, 1932 83 years, 71 days Bressoud, Edward Francis (Ed) May 2, 1932 83 years, 10 days Taylor, Samuel Douglas (Sammy) February 27, 1933 82 years, 74 days

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 04:22 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days "89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert!

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 04:27 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

A Mets fan presents Yogi and his wife Carmen with a hand-made Mets skyline logo rug, circa 1973.

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2015 05:41 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days "89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert! Oh well. It'll resolve itself tomorrow.

batmagadanleadoff May 12 2015 06:23 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

Benjamin Grimm wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ashie62 wrote: From UMDB Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) May 12, 1925 89 years, 365 days "89 years, 365 days" <------------ Programming glitch alert! Oh well. It'll resolve itself tomorrow. .... and reappear in a coupl'a weeks on Jim Marshall's birthday.

MFS62 May 12 2015 09:39 PM Re: A Met Turns 90

I'm not surprised that Dave Hillman is still alive. He didn't throw hard enough to exert himself. Later