NEW YORK -- Yogi Berra always told Ron Guidry how much he enjoyed being a member of the Yankees or recounted tales from his stint as manager of the Mets whenever the two used to have dinner together.
Those memories stuck out for Guidry as he presented -- and accepted -- the Joan Payson Award for community service on behalf of the late Hall of Fame catcher at the Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards Dinner on Saturday night. A historic blizzard forced the BBWAA to cancel the originally scheduled event that was open to the public and instead present the awards in a private ceremony for the honorees and their families at the New York Midtown Hilton.