Toss. Thwack! Toss. Thwack!
The sound of baseballs popping into mitts signaled the arrival of a new record on Sunday, as more than 2,000 people helped the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls set an all-time mark for the world's biggest game of catch .
As Yogi once observed, in one of his memorable (if possibly apocryphal) Yogi-isms, "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
The event was held as a fundraiser for the museum — it cost $25 per pair to participate —as well as a way to commemorate the life of Berra, the baseball Hall of Famer and long-time North Jersey resident who would have turned 100 years old this year. He passed away a decade ago, on Sept. 22, 2015.
"I bleed Yankee blood. I always support the Yogi Berra Museum," said Elaine