Movie Time: Mantle, My Hero

mlsotelo2002 RemoveThis @yahoo.com wrote:
> Bitter sweet to say the least
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBKIEPE_B4
>

Very nice. Whoever posted it stole it from the HBO documentary "Mantle"
that aired
a couple of years ago.
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luxor1275bc DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:
> On 22 Aug 2006 05:56:35 -0700, "danfergis" <danfergis DeleteThis @netscape.net> wrote:
> >
> >ccsuwxman wrote:
> >> Very nice. Whoever posted it stole it from the HBO documentary "Mantle"
> >> that aired
> >> a couple of years ago.
> >
> >Did not care for the documentary. Not enough about a terrific baseball
> >career, too much on his boozing and philandering.
> >After all he was a baseball player first. People paid to see him do
> >that.
> >I don't know anyone who paid to watch him drink or get laid.
> >Worse were Lewis and Crystal's childhood trips down memory lane,
> >especially Crystal's claim that somehow Mantle's father Mutt was
> >responsible for Mickey's alcoholic drinking.
> >I'd much rather see replays of whatever of his tape measure homers that
> >still might exist.
>
> Exactly the way I feel. Nice post, Dan.

I just remember looking forward all day to watching it and being so let
down. The guy's career spanned from '51 through '68. For a decade of
those years he was either 1st or 2nd in OPS in the AL. 4 more times he
was in the top ten.
The "tape measure home run" was coined by the Yankee publicist that
measured his shots. Over 40 separate times he led the AL in one
offensive category or the other.
Though often injured he played more games than any Yankee including
Gehrig.
Bobby Richardson told me that Mantle was the single most inspirational
ballplayer he knew.
"How could anyone possibly leave a game with a nagging bruise when you
knew what he went through just to play every single game he played?"
Someone who knew what they were doing could have made one hell of a
baseball documentary. He was one exciting player.
"I think I know how Paul Kirchell felt the first time he saw Lou
Gehrig." Tom Greenwade, Yankee scout who signed Mantle.
He was easily head and shoulders above nearly every player of his era.
I feel blessed to have ever watched him play.
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On 22 Aug 2006 05:56:35 -0700, "danfergis" <danfergis.DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>ccsuwxman wrote:
>> Very nice. Whoever posted it stole it from the HBO documentary "Mantle"
>> that aired
>> a couple of years ago.
>
>Did not care for the documentary. Not enough about a terrific baseball
>career, too much on his boozing and philandering.
>After all he was a baseball player first. People paid to see him do
>that.
>I don't know anyone who paid to watch him drink or get laid.
>Worse were Lewis and Crystal's childhood trips down memory lane,
>especially Crystal's claim that somehow Mantle's father Mutt was
>responsible for Mickey's alcoholic drinking.
>I'd much rather see replays of whatever of his tape measure homers that
>still might exist.

Exactly the way I feel. Nice post, Dan.
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On 22 Aug 2006 11:34:06 -0700, "danfergis" <danfergis DeleteThis @netscape.net>
wrote:

>
>luxor1275bc@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On 22 Aug 2006 05:56:35 -0700, "danfergis" <danfergis DeleteThis @netscape.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >ccsuwxman wrote:
>> >> Very nice. Whoever posted it stole it from the HBO documentary "Mantle"
>> >> that aired
>> >> a couple of years ago.
>> >
>> >Did not care for the documentary. Not enough about a terrific baseball
>> >career, too much on his boozing and philandering.
>> >After all he was a baseball player first. People paid to see him do
>> >that.
>> >I don't know anyone who paid to watch him drink or get laid.
>> >Worse were Lewis and Crystal's childhood trips down memory lane,
>> >especially Crystal's claim that somehow Mantle's father Mutt was
>> >responsible for Mickey's alcoholic drinking.
>> >I'd much rather see replays of whatever of his tape measure homers that
>> >still might exist.
>>
>> Exactly the way I feel. Nice post, Dan.
>
>I just remember looking forward all day to watching it and being so let
>down. The guy's career spanned from '51 through '68. For a decade of
>those years he was either 1st or 2nd in OPS in the AL. 4 more times he
>was in the top ten.
>The "tape measure home run" was coined by the Yankee publicist that
>measured his shots. Over 40 separate times he led the AL in one
>offensive category or the other.
>Though often injured he played more games than any Yankee including
>Gehrig.
>Bobby Richardson told me that Mantle was the single most inspirational
>ballplayer he knew.
>"How could anyone possibly leave a game with a nagging bruise when you
>knew what he went through just to play every single game he played?"
>Someone who knew what they were doing could have made one hell of a
>baseball documentary. He was one exciting player.
>"I think I know how Paul Kirchell felt the first time he saw Lou
>Gehrig." Tom Greenwade, Yankee scout who signed Mantle.
>He was easily head and shoulders above nearly every player of his era.
>I feel blessed to have ever watched him play.

Wow! I couldn't have said it any better!
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