Mickey Mantle is like a saint to Yankee fans "Of A Certain Age" (including yours truly).
Even the diminutive Bob Costas carries a Mickey Mantle baseball card in his man-purse.
The fact that he was a heavy drinker and a relentless horndog has done nothing to diminish Mickey's exalted place in the firmament. In fact, it may have enhanced it.
So it is with some trepidation that we introduce a newly found artifact that will undoubtedly add to the mystique.
Read all about it here.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Words of wisdom from MM
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Mickey swore?
Whitey, that is the most excellent photo I have ever seen (not counting porn). It deserves a permanent place in the sidebar.
Happy birthday, ya big lug. It's all yours.
He must have signed that before he died.
I had that ball in my house and someone broke in and stole it. Must have been one of OJ's memorabilia guys. Or maybe Selena.
Truth be told, I have sometimes been accused of being aheavy drinker and a horn dog ( or was it corn dog)?
Does that mean I should sign a ball for Yogi?
Fuck Yog'?
I didn't realize mickey hated yogi that much.
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