Edgy MD wrote: Yogi Berra ranked by me as a guy who didn't come out of New Jersey at all, but out of Missouri. I'll give Derek Jeter a pass for spending the first four years of his life in New Jersey, but I imagine that didn't represent a lot of baseball development. Their criteria. First, some ground rules. A player can qualify for this list in three ways: 1. He was born here. Yes, Derek Jeter grew up in Kalamazoo, Mich., but Pequannock always will be on his birth certificate, and if that's good enough for the New Jersey Hall of Fame, it's good enough for us. 2. He grew up here. Willie Wilson was born in Montgomery, Ala., but that hardly matters to the people of Summit, where he learned the game and remains a legend after his great 19-year career in the majors. 3. He is closely identifiable with the state. This one is tricky, because it is highly subjective. Still: The list would be incomplete without the likes of Yogi Berra, who for almost seven decades lived here and became a community treasure in Montclair. But the standard is high -- having an N.J. zip code for a few years is not enough.