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Yo La Tengo!One day in 1962, New York Mets centerfielder Richie Ashburn learned to scream "Yo La Tengo!" ("I got it" in Spanish) in order to prevent collisions with Venezuelan-born shortstop Elio Chacon. During a game a few days later, Ashburn exclaimed "Yo La Tengo!" - and was promptly hammered by an English-speaking teammate - rightfielder Frank Thomas.
[Brooklyn-raised rocker Ira Kaplan loved the Mets so much that in 1984 he named his new band... Yo La Tengo.]
Ashburn, Don Richard (1927-1997) American baseball player
[Sources: Rolling Stone]More Don Ashburn anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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