SportsCentury - Mickey Mantle

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  @petedomain9989 · 6 years ago

  I was a Chicago Police Officer in 1985, and was assigned crowd control, for Mickey Mantles' book signing at Kroc and Brentanos book store. I spent over 3 hours talking to Mickey that day. I told my Captain you don't have to pay me for today. What an amazing time.

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  @maffett · 2 years ago

  I was born in 1949 in northeastern Pennsylvania. &nbsp;I remember at 5 or 6 years old first watching the Yankees on WPXI TV which was part of our &quot;cable&quot; TV package. &nbsp; I fell in love with the Yankees; Skowron, Kubek, Richardson, Bauer and Ford. &nbsp;But, like so many other young boys of the 50&apos;s, Mickey Mantle became my idol. &nbsp;I could always count on The Mick in the clutch. &nbsp;I can close my eyes and still hear Mel Allen doing the Yankee broadcast, which was &quot;brought to us&quot; by Ballantine Beer. &nbsp;I&apos;m 74 now and wept as I watched this video.<br>What a great time to grow up.

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  @vincentrusso2769 · 4 years ago

  No Steroids, No pumping iron. Just pure talent!!!

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  @billycharles · 5 years ago

  Mickey Mantle, the eternal boy of summer.

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  @thomasfritz8078 · 7 years ago

  I remember Mickey when I was a teenage batboy in 1976 for a Triple A franchise. &nbsp;He came to our ballpark for a home run hitting contest between games of a doubleheader. &nbsp;I was excited not only to meet him but to shag fly balls he didn&apos;t hit out that evening. &nbsp;I grabbed just one. &nbsp;He hit ball after ball in what I thought were lazy popups only to realize when I got to the warning track that it not only left the yard but went over the light tower in left center field!!! &nbsp;He arrived about an hour before game 1 to dress for the occasion where I noticed how badly damaged both his knees were. &nbsp;First the bandages, then tightly taping them and finally the braces being secured on both legs. &nbsp;It took him almost the entire game 1 to finish dressing for a 20 minute hitting session from the right side only because his left knee would collapse if he batted lefthanded. &nbsp;The thing though I remember most in those days was there was always a picnic spread between games of the doubleheader in the clubhouse. &nbsp;When I met Mickey we shook hands and he asked if I&apos;d like his autograph. &nbsp;Seeing how busy he was getting dressed I told him just shaking his hand was good enough for me, but if he had some time after the contest to put a meal together for me because I&apos;d be hustling to clear the field and prepare the dugout for game 2. &nbsp;He said it would be no problem and asked for my name so he could write it on the paper plate for the clubhouse attendant to give me later. &nbsp;True to his word, I got to eat the spread he laid out for me. &nbsp;For him to be that considerate to a &quot;low on the totem pole&quot; batboy was pure joy to me and I became a fan for life. &nbsp;Later, after he passed, I bought an autographed picture of him. &nbsp;I did this not because of it being a precious collector&apos;s item, but as a fond memory to look at and reminisce. &nbsp;It&apos;s his humble humanity that I&apos;ll always appreciate and miss.

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  @ronnie237 · 6 years ago

  The Mick. I’m so glad I got to see him play. No one like him.

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  @josephstangel5930 · 6 years ago

  Watching this for 100th time and it never gets old, because he&apos;s a Idol to many people and to me!!⚾⚾

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  @garyzehr1056 · 7 years ago

  Meeting the Mick still sends chills through my body and still does. What a ballplayer. Rest in peace #7

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  @philipcallicoat3147 · 4 years ago

  &quot;I was a fool!&quot; Mickey talking about the drinking...🥺💔🛐

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  @nickcupkovic5721 · 2 years ago

  I was lucky enough to meet him on 59th St in front of his bar Mantle&apos;s in the 80s He treated me like he knew me What a gracious gentleman

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  @josephmccarthy8745 · 4 years ago

  No gold chains. No standing at home plate watching his hits.just running around the bases with his head down on his home runs

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  @raysossamon3856 · 4 years ago

  Back then the definition of a man was much different then--My Dad was the same way--He drank 1/5 of vodka 7 days a week and worked 7 days a week--He told me and my brother when we were young that he didnt care if we partied all night just get up at 5am and be at work--Oh and we had better be ready to work too--I was shocked that my Dad lived until he was 75--Yea times were different then

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