NEW YORK — Bill Spahr tapped the bronze Yogi Berra plaque in Monument Park with his hand, nodded his head in tribute and recalled the day he once talked to the Yankees great for 15 minutes at an airport.
"It was easily the greatest experience I've ever had," Spahr said.
From the makeshift memorial outside the main gate at Yankee Stadium to the extended moment of silence before New York hosted the Chicago White Sox, it was a time to remember the beloved Berra with smiles and tears Thursday night.
"We all looked up to Yogi," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.