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Baseball

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,945 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2019, 10:46 AM Oct 2019

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Mickey Mantle was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2019 OP

absolutely! Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2019 #4

Jim Bouton on Mickey Mantles' drinking (8:50) Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #3

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1. a true great and I got to watch him play and got him to sign a couple baseball cards

Sun Oct 20, 2019, 11:19 AM

Oct 2019

for me back in the 60's. Without the knee injury, who knows have far he would have gone.

(21,835 posts)

2. Now that I think back, Mickey Mantle, Willy Mays, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente...

Sun Oct 20, 2019, 01:12 PM

Oct 2019

I don't know if there was ever a greater time for baseball

Ernie Banks, Sandy Koufax... The list goes on and on.

(15,945 posts)

4. absolutely!

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 01:09 AM

Oct 2019

(38,071 posts)

3. Jim Bouton on Mickey Mantles' drinking (8:50)

Sun Oct 20, 2019, 09:13 PM

Oct 2019