"Yogi wasn't better than me. He was much better than me." -- Joe Garagiola, a childhood friend of Yogi's in St. Louis. Garagiola signed with the St. Louis Cardinals for $500. Yogi, knowing he was better than Garagiola, refused to sign for the $250 that Branch Rickey reluctantly offered him. He signed instead with the Yankees for $500 and $90 a month to play for Norfolk in the Piedmont League.
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