![]() ![]() I would help Sean with questions to ask some of the guys, stuff that being both a sportswriter and his granddaughter, he wouldn’t have thought to ask otherwise. It was more about listening to them talk about grandpa than me, myself. I didn’t want us to lose out because we didn’t get them quick enough. Bobby Brown (who died in 2021), Hector Lopez, all these older guys grandpa played with. I wanted (late Dodgers broadcaster) Vin Scully to do an interview ASAP and Dr. I have those contacts in the sports world. I started saying to Sean, “You need to get this person in baseball and this person.” Sean is a Hollywood person and didn’t know any of these people. He had worked with (director) Sean Mullin previously and our whole family loved him immediately. Rogers doc about your dad?” They were like, “I don’t know.” And he said, “Well, can I make one?” Rogers documentary with his wife and asked my uncles (Tim and Dale), “How come there is no Mr. (Producer) Peter Sobiloff has been playing in golf outings at the (Yogi Berra) Museum for years. What changed for you to get on board with this? You always said you didn’t want to write a book about your grandfather because you wanted your personal memories to stay private. You’re a sportswriter and we’ve known each other for a while through mutual days at MLB.com. The Athletic recently spoke to executive producer Lindsay Berra, Yogi’s eldest grandchild, about the film’s origin, the outtakes and why the film may surprise even hardcore baseball fans. “It Ain’t Over” will be available only in theaters starting in the New York tri-state area and Los Angeles on May 12 and then expanding to other markets nationwide from there. It follows his love story with wife, Carmen, his son Dale’s cocaine problem and a feud with George Steinbrenner that kept the Yankees legend away from the Bronx for years. ![]() Louis as a boy to his time serving in World War II to becoming a Yankees legend. The film - whose title pays homage to one of Berra’s most famous Yogisms - traces Berra’s origins in St. That’s exactly what “It Ain’t Over,” a documentary about Berra’s life and legacy, aims to fix. It felt like the world only knew him as the funny, oft-quoted baseball character and not as the greatest catcher of all time. But to omit her grandpa, who had 10 World Series rings - more than any of the quartet - to go with 18 All-Star appearances and three American League MVPs? It felt wrong. Yes, Aaron, Bench, Koufax, and Mays were terrific players. Sitting next to her grandfather, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, Lindsay joked about it as the two got ready to watch the game. ![]()
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