'Coolest' Catcher of all Time

[3PtShooter]

Has to be YOGI BERRA ,,,with his yogi isms,, and his overall manner,,ya think of anyone cooler at the catcher position ??

Smokey Burgess running 2nd

dont add other position players ,,we will do a seperate thread for them

[Chi_archie]

yogi is and was awesome. but I gotta go with Moe Berg as the coolest catcher of all time. Munson is a close 3rd

[3PtShooter]

yogi is and was awesome. but I gotta go with Moe Berg as the coolest catcher of all time. Munson is a close 3rd

classic,,,think he was casey stengals favorite too,,,plus he was a spy

[Chi_archie]

yeah, that's a fuking cool life..... when he met up with fellow grads at the princeton reunions and they asked what he was up to. "oh i'm a major league catcher, and in my off time I am a spy for the CIA overseas"

[teaserpleaser]

tony pena... pudge for throwing guys out from his knees i almost blew my arm out trying to do that in high school

[robertg]

thurman munson

[MartinBlank]

Yogi's a good pick.

Josh Gibson and Mickey Cochrane were also a little bit of a whackanut.

[konck]

Yogi unmatched
I like Bench to

[13th Inning]

Steve Yeager.

Related to Chuck Yeager.
Posed for Playgirl.
Was once on Family Feud.
His injury led to the invention of the throat protector.
Became a Jew.

What more do you want?

[Bluehorseshoe]

Benito Santiago.

[13th Inning]

Just looked him up and he also made an apppearance on Solid Gold.
And was an advisor to the Major League movies.

This contest is over. Hands down.

[MartinBlank]

13th inning wins.

A jew convert and the reason for throat protectors?

That is awesome. Too many jokes there.

[Marathon Hound]

pudge has my vote

[hhsilver]

Here are two who had more fame after their careers ended --- and they certainly were "characters", if not all-star type catchers:

Joe Garagiola , Bob Uecker

It's interesting that Joe G and Yogi B were boyhood friends from the same block in St Louis.
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I like that someone remembers Smokey Burgess -- when he didn't start games, he was one of the most reliable pinch hitters of all time

[stevek173]

Rich Gedman. Ugliest face in the history of the sport. But if you had to catch Oil Can Boyd all those years, you would be a little messed up too.

[dwaechte]

Pat Borders FTW.

[dcb11]

Manny Sanguillen

[Willie Bee]

yogi is and was awesome. but I gotta go with Moe Berg as the coolest catcher of all time. Munson is a close 3rd

Good call, Arch. Berg is a fantastic story. If you ever get a chance to listen to the songs that Chuck Brodsky wrote and performed, the one he did about Moe Berg is something you'd probably like. Did you know his dad was always embarrassed to admit his son was a major league ballplayer?

Yogi's a good call as well. I'd love to sit and talk about baseball history with Berra. Another interesting fact about Yogi: He's pretty much credited with being the first player to have an agent negotiate his contract in full.

But give me Bob Uecker as my pick for the coolest catcher. No, he wasn't as talented like the others mentioned, but I still love the "original" Youk.

[Vincepcion]

sal fasano

guy's stache makes him look like ben stiller in happy gilmore

[THEGREAT30]

Pudge or Piazza during my time, good day

[BAUS]

Benito Santiago.

He led the big leagues in passed balls and errors one year, and was awarded the gold glove.

BAUS

[BAUS]

Sal Fasano, for his hair and stach and how he laid down a bunt for a base hit once.

Jayhawk Owens, for his name.

Darren Daulton, for his hair.

Pat Borders, for the red man in his mouth.

BAUS

[3PtShooter]

totaly forgot about Uecker,,,class act there

[Shelton]

yogi can't go wrong....Santiago was cool with that one leg stickin out all the time

[jlgarciaiii22]

Yogi
Munson
Bench

[bigbank]

thurman munson

cried like a baby when his plane crashed.

RIP MR. Munson

[Chi_archie]

totaly forgot about Uecker,,,class act there

yeah, I forgot about him too...... great call by guys that mentioned Ueck

[GatorTD]

I had some family that played semi-pro ball with Benito Santiago's cousin. By the cousin's own account Benito was an a-hole.

[MC PICKS]

Johnny Ballgame. Fasano was funny, would have fit in perfect on the 93 team. Sat 10 rows behind the plate at citizens bank one time and laughed my ass off when he chewed out the bat boy. So close I could hear every word.

[SgtBilko]

Campy.

[3PtShooter]

my brother wants to vote for John Boccabella,,,,

[Carson05]

mickey tettleton

[stevek173]

Beantownjim is a great catcher so I hear from his boyfriend, but I don't mean on the baseball diamond

[13th Inning]

I dunno guys, everything I've read here is pretty good, but when it comes to being "coolest" there is no way any of these other guys compare with Steve Yeager.

Unless the definition of "coolest" is up for debate.

I mean, come on, posing for Playgirl?? Appearing on Family Feud AND Soul Train?? Do you even need more than that?
Okay, if you need more than that, here it is: He got stabbed in the fukkin THROAT with a broken bat and that's why catchers wear throat protectors now.

You can debate forever who the BEST catcher is/was. Bench/Yogi/Piazza/Pudge whatever. But if you want to talk about the COOLEST catcher, there is literally NO debate... Steve Yeager all the way.


The only guy even CLOSE is Moe Berg because of his spy shit, but man, when you get stabbed through your fukkin throat with a broken bat, that kinda beats everything, IMO.

[13th Inning]

PS - Meant to add "God Bless" but was so overcome by emotion.