When all’s said and done, Yogi Berra was 1 of a kind

Joshua Raymond, left, holds his son, Max Raymond, 9, while paying their respects at a statue of former New York Yankees hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra outside of the Yogi Berra Museum, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Little Falls, N.J. Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Joshua Raymond, left, holds his son, Max Raymond, 9, while paying their respects at a statue of former New York Yankees hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra outside of the Yogi Berra Museum, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Little Falls, N.J. Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

By Associated Press September 23, 2015 4 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Baseball people tell a wonderful story about Yogi Berra and the most famous home run in history.

Yogi and a couple of his Yankees pals went to Game 3 of the Dodgers-Giants playoff for the 1951 National League pennant, eager to see who they’d face the next day in the World Series opener. But when Brooklyn took a late 4-1 lead, Yogi told his buddies it was time to leave the Polo Grounds.

Yep, Yogi said it was over. They needed to beat the late-afternoon traffic. So the man cherished for saying “it ain’t over till it’s over” missed seeing Bobby Thomson’s home run.

Did it really happen that way?

Who cares?