Yogi Berra Wasn’t Dumb, And He Wasn’t Trying To Be Witty – So How Did The World Come To Think Of Him As A Mr. Malaprop?

We can blame sportswriters who weren’t above making up quotes for some of it, and we can blame Berra’s boyhood friend and former colleague, sportscaster Joe Garagiola, for spreading the image nationwide. But Berra – who was, among other things, a real shark at negotiating a contract – really did utter some of those famous lines, and he wasn’t above using them to his own advantage.
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