Not Your Average Bear

Yogi Berra, who was one of the greatest catchers in history, died today at the age of 90. Some of his records may never be broken:

All told, his Yankees teams won the American League pennant 14 out of 17 years. He still holds Series records for games played, plate appearances, hits and doubles. No other player has been a champion so often.

Today the baseball accomplishments have faded in memory but not his famous "Yogi"-isms, which have stood the test of time as "somehow both nonsensical and sagacious." Some of the most widely quoted are:

"The game's isn't over until it's over."

"You can observe a lot just by watching."

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"I never said most of the things I said."

"It gets late early out there."

"It's like déjà vu all over again."

R.I.P., Yogi, you were unique. On top of that, you were one of a kind.