Both of them were great christians. Yogi I think becoming one later on in life. The guy that owned the dodgers who brought Jackie in was a devout Christian and did the right thing.
The inclination of the foot is to rise before it hits the ground on such a slide. Yogi's glove - with the ball in it, prolly pushed Jackie's foot down.... meaning he would've been out, but....the umpire said safe, and we get, forever, to argue about a play involving Jackie Robinson and Yogi Berra....baseball ICONS, and that ain't bad!
I've just watched the play from the angle that's closer from where Mr. Robinson ran from third base, instead of the angle which is behind the play, more of the first-base side, which is what's seen the most. About his right foot, Mr. Robinson used a hook slide, and his right leg led him to home plate with his toes plowing the ground until they touched home plate beating Mr. Berra's tag, who had to receive the ball first before applying the tag. It was a perfect slide.
Of course Yogi WOULD say that. The umpire, who had no doubt about it, said otherwise, and the film footage, from the seldom shown angle where you can actually see, clearly shows that Jackie was safe. I've posted it, instant by instant, before, including multiple screenshots between when Jackie's foot hit the plate and when he was finally tagged on the far side of the plate after his foot slid over it. All the wishful thinking on the part of Yankees fans can't change that.
The throw beat him but Yogi puts his glove down over the plate, giving Jackie room to put his toe on the plate before he was tagged. Yogi was expecting the call because back then a lot of umpires would make their call based on whether the ball beat the runner, not how the tag was made. But Umpire Summers didn't give him what he expected. A big reason why Robinson was able to steal home was because Whitey Ford pitched from a windup, not the stretch position. And it should also be noted that Yogi caught the pitch over home plate which is technically a catcher's balk and interference. Under the rules, the batter still has the right to swing at the pitch while it is crossing home plate (even though Frank Kellert, the pinch hitter in that situation, had stepped away from the plate to get out of Jackie's way). Former major league players Harold Reynolds and Joe Girardi do an excellent job explaining why Robinson was safe, but with much better catcher's gloves today he might have been out. ruclips.net/video/xERi4aq8xqI/видео.html
No. Yogi already had his mitt with the ball on the leading edge of the plate... and Robinson had NO place to touch the plate before his foot hit Yogi's glove. Robinson was clearly OUT!!!
You are 100% correct. I have been an umpire for 20+ years and if you slow the video down and play it frame by frame, you see Yogi had the ball but never put his glove in front of the plate, he kept it over the plate, therefore allowing Jackie's toe to touch safely before any tag was applied.
@@tmjames5464 With the time Berra had, a step or a lean forward may have given the ump a better look, still some great daring by Robinson, for being several months short of being 37 years old to take the plate.
In that play at home if you look at where Berra put his glove, then you will see that he put it front of the plate. Robinson could not touch home without going through Berra's glove. Out At Home!
@@garymorris1856 Jackie slid under the tag - as was clearly shown if you freeze the replay video @ 0:15 shown on you-tube ruclips.net/video/6XY-XshGhMU/видео.html SAFE AT HOME!!!
@@musicoldies83 No. Robinson slide directly into Berra's catcher's mitt, and there is ZERO question about it. If this happened today with replay, it would be overturned. I have watched this over 100 times, and there is no way he was safe, OUT AT HOME !!!!!!
@@garymorris1856 Then you either watched it without paying careful attention to what you saw, or simply don't know how to analyze what you were seeing. I provided a link in my last posting which shows how Robinson slid underneath Berra's tag. Looking at the frozen shot you can clearly see that Berra kept his glove (with the ball in it) in one stationary position, with Robinson then dragging his right foot across the plate UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE. It was an uninterrupted slide, and Berra tagged Robinson with his glove right on his upper ankle/lower calf AFTER ROBINSON'S FOOT SLID ACROSS HOME PLATE. Not only is Robinson's foot position clearly seen to be below Berra's mitt, but if what you stated were true, the force of Robinson's slide would have altered his lower leg to slightly go askew due to that weakened position of the body (ankle/foot) crashing into Berra's glove. Again, that's clearly not what happened - as Robinson made a clean, unaltered one-motion slide across home plate. To Berra's credit, he was totally alert as to what was going on (unlike the Brooklyn Dodger batter who appeared to be clueless), and correctly quickly positioned himself to take the throw to tag Robinson out. Give credit to Robinson - a very disciplined ballplayer - for performing an excellent slide underneath Berra's glove. Berra was great on the play, but Robinson was even better in terms of its execution. Bottom line then: *SAFE* *AT* *HOME*. There is no disputing it, as the facts are clearly there. Discussion over!!!!
FrogInTheWell HOW!? THIS WAS FUCKING 1955 NO ONE GAVE A SHIT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE AND I CAN TELL YOU THE UMPIRE HAD NO GUILT HE LITERALLY DID HIS JOB AND HE GOT THE CALL RIGHT
Both Jack and Yogi are safe in the arms of God I have never loved two players more
Both of them were great christians. Yogi I think becoming one later on in life. The guy that owned the dodgers who brought Jackie in was a devout Christian and did the right thing.
The inclination of the foot is to rise before it hits the ground on such a slide. Yogi's glove - with the ball in it, prolly pushed Jackie's foot down.... meaning he would've been out, but....the umpire said safe, and we get, forever, to argue about a play involving Jackie Robinson and Yogi Berra....baseball ICONS, and that ain't bad!
I've just watched the play from the angle that's closer from where Mr. Robinson ran from third base, instead of the angle which is behind the play, more of the first-base side, which is what's seen the most. About his right foot, Mr. Robinson used a hook slide, and his right leg led him to home plate with his toes plowing the ground until they touched home plate beating Mr. Berra's tag, who had to receive the ball first before applying the tag. It was a perfect slide.
Yogi had the plate blocked Out👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Of course Yogi WOULD say that. The umpire, who had no doubt about it, said otherwise, and the film footage, from the seldom shown angle where you can actually see, clearly shows that Jackie was safe. I've posted it, instant by instant, before, including multiple screenshots between when Jackie's foot hit the plate and when he was finally tagged on the far side of the plate after his foot slid over it. All the wishful thinking on the part of Yankees fans can't change that.
If you are able please post it here again. I would love to see it.
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@@jeffdrozdowski2647look up the angle they never show for the steal it should pop up the ball didn’t hit base or hit feet
Finally an unbiased comment. I looked at the third base angle as well, and Jackie was clearly safe.
It probably bothered him until the day he died
I'm not sure why this was such a burr in the side of Yankee fans since the Yankees won that particular game.
@@diamonddog13 I’m not Yogi Berra but it probably bothered him because he was the ultimate competitor and he knew Jackie was out
He WAS out......
There would be a reply of it today and he would have been out no doubt about it.
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Me: (Reads title) Yogi Berra Says Jackie Robinson was Out When He Stole Home in the 1955 World Series
Also me: He’ll get over it
Where's the video of the play ?
Lifelong Yankee fan here. Sorry Yog, He was SAFE!!! I wish he were out so I could agree, but he was safe.
Why did it matter so much to Yogi and Yankee fans? The Yankees won that game regardless.
The throw beat him but Yogi puts his glove down over the plate, giving Jackie room to put his toe on the plate before he was tagged. Yogi was expecting the call because back then a lot of umpires would make their call based on whether the ball beat the runner, not how the tag was made. But Umpire Summers didn't give him what he expected.
A big reason why Robinson was able to steal home was because Whitey Ford pitched from a windup, not the stretch position.
And it should also be noted that Yogi caught the pitch over home plate which is technically a catcher's balk and interference. Under the rules, the batter still has the right to swing at the pitch while it is crossing home plate (even though Frank Kellert, the pinch hitter in that situation, had stepped away from the plate to get out of Jackie's way).
Former major league players Harold Reynolds and Joe Girardi do an excellent job explaining why Robinson was safe, but with much better catcher's gloves today he might have been out.
ruclips.net/video/xERi4aq8xqI/видео.html
No. Yogi already had his mitt with the ball on the leading edge of the plate... and Robinson had NO place to touch the plate before his foot hit Yogi's glove. Robinson was clearly OUT!!!
You are 100% correct. I have been an umpire for 20+ years and if you slow the video down and play it frame by frame, you see Yogi had the ball but never put his glove in front of the plate, he kept it over the plate, therefore allowing Jackie's toe to touch safely before any tag was applied.
@@tmjames5464 With the time Berra had, a step or a lean forward may have given the ump a better look, still some great daring by Robinson, for being several months short of being 37 years old to take the plate.
@Badass Frank Henry In 1955? Really? Not sure if you are serious or trying to be funny.
THANK YIU
He was safe by the laces on his cleats!
Well, I DON'T believe yogi.
He indeed was not out😂
clear on film he wasn't out... that's what happens when you set up on the wrong side of the plate
He was safe
Lol
He was tho
In that play at home if you look at where Berra put his glove, then you will see that he put it front of the plate. Robinson could not touch home without going through Berra's glove. Out At Home!
Yogi had his glove up, Jackie slid underneath it and tapped the plate with his foot and then slid into the glove. Safe at home.
Basetornado thank you
If only it were that easy. Even in 2022 with 4K slow motion cameras its sometimes hard to tell if a tag lands.
Safe
Toe on the corner of the plate.
He got under the tag
No, I have watched this over 100 times, he slide directly into Yogi's glove. OUT !
@@garymorris1856 Jackie slid under the tag - as was clearly shown if you freeze the replay video @ 0:15 shown on you-tube ruclips.net/video/6XY-XshGhMU/видео.html
SAFE AT HOME!!!
@@musicoldies83 No. Robinson slide directly into Berra's catcher's mitt, and there is ZERO question about it. If this happened today with replay, it would be overturned. I have watched this over 100 times, and there is no way he was safe,
OUT AT HOME !!!!!!
@@garymorris1856 Then you either watched it without paying careful attention to what you saw, or simply don't know how to analyze what you were seeing. I provided a link in my last posting which shows how Robinson slid underneath Berra's tag. Looking at the frozen shot you can clearly see that Berra kept his glove (with the ball in it) in one stationary position, with Robinson then dragging his right foot across the plate UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE. It was an uninterrupted slide, and Berra tagged Robinson with his glove right on his upper ankle/lower calf AFTER ROBINSON'S FOOT SLID ACROSS HOME PLATE. Not only is Robinson's foot position clearly seen to be below Berra's mitt, but if what you stated were true, the force of Robinson's slide would have altered his lower leg to slightly go askew due to that weakened position of the body (ankle/foot) crashing into Berra's glove. Again, that's clearly not what happened - as Robinson made a clean, unaltered one-motion slide across home plate.
To Berra's credit, he was totally alert as to what was going on (unlike the Brooklyn Dodger batter who appeared to be clueless), and correctly quickly positioned himself to take the throw to tag Robinson out. Give credit to Robinson - a very disciplined ballplayer - for performing an excellent slide underneath Berra's glove. Berra was great on the play, but Robinson was even better in terms of its execution.
Bottom line then: *SAFE* *AT* *HOME*. There is no disputing it, as the facts are clearly there. Discussion over!!!!
As a dodger fan and Robinson enthusiast... He was out
safe
@@bobmcgahey1280 out
AUG 20 2020 SAYS #safe
He was safe he got his foot under the tag
FrogInTheWell HOW!? THIS WAS FUCKING 1955 NO ONE GAVE A SHIT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE AND I CAN TELL YOU THE UMPIRE HAD NO GUILT HE LITERALLY DID HIS JOB AND HE GOT THE CALL RIGHT
Safe
incorrect
SAFE
Out
he was out
Safe he got his foot under the tag
@@galactic_clashx4056 you deleted your previous comments?
TulRid what????
TulRid I didn’t delete nothing
@@galactic_clashx4056 No, he slide directly into Berra's glove. Out.
My man has so many ws rings and he is still mad about a call not going his way.🙄🙄🙄
mamba mentality
Rings of not. Yogi is right. OUT
He was safe
He was out
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