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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 17:36:55 GMT
Who was the first switch hitter to win the AL Batting title?
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Apr 24, 2018 17:37:45 GMT
Who was the first switch hitter to win the AL Batting title? Obvious guess is Mickey Mantle so it’s probably not him. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 17:45:29 GMT
Who was the first switch hitter to win the AL Batting title? Obvious guess is Mickey Mantle so it’s probably not him. The Commerce Comet, Mickey Charles Mantle is correct. Though that was a tad easy. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Apr 24, 2018 19:17:22 GMT
odiebe mcdowell
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Apr 24, 2018 19:26:49 GMT
odiebe " young again " mcdowell |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 24, 2018 20:44:15 GMT
Who was the first switch hitter to win the AL Batting title? Mantle? Gotta be way off. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 20:52:58 GMT
Who was the first switch hitter to win the AL Batting title? Mantle? Gotta be way off.  My wife's not so secret admirer (when he was alive), the Mick. That one was too easy. |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 24, 2018 21:31:28 GMT
Mantle? Gotta be way off. My wife's not so secret admirer (when he was alive), the Mick. That one was too easy. Wait, what? Really? That's awesome!! |
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Post by NJtoTX on Apr 24, 2018 21:44:50 GMT
Mantle? Gotta be way off. My wife's not so secret admirer (when he was alive), the Mick. That one was too easy. Mantle was a dick. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 21:51:45 GMT
My wife's not so secret admirer (when he was alive), the Mick. That one was too easy. Wait, what? Really? That's awesome!! My missus and the Mick? I've told that tale, but, for those who came in late... We were dating and she agreed to go to a card show with me where Mantle was signing. I have a ball signed by Roger Maris and I really wanted Mickey to ink it. We were in line with me facing forward and the missus facing me with her back to the table. And she was wearing very tight jeans. Mantle (VERY drunk) sees her, stretches his neck and says, for all to hear, Wheee, looky at that! I know what I'd like to sign". My wife, the eternal jokester, giggles and waves coyly to Mantle. And I'm torn. On one hand, one of the biggest cooze hounds in sports history is admiring my girl. On the other hand, an old drunk is hitting on her. The chief of the card show and Mantle's assistant immediately start whispering in his ear and Mickey looks ashamed. He has only been quickly signing and not spending much time with people. He shook out hands and talked for quite a bit. Told a couple stories about him and Maris, signed three items for me, when there was a one item limit and was very gracious. It shows the dual personality of Mickey, the charming Okie and the filthy drunk. Hell, I got my ball signed, the M&M boys. My wife joked about it until Mantle died. I'd come home and she would be on the phone, "Shhh, Mickey, HE"S home. Yeah, I'll sneak out later. Kisses!!" |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Apr 24, 2018 21:55:09 GMT
Wait, what? Really? That's awesome!! My missus and the Mick? I've told that tale, but, for those who came in late... We were dating and she agreed to go to a card show with me where Mantle was signing. I have a ball signed by Roger Maris and I really wanted Mickey to ink it. We were in line with me facing forward and the missus facing me with her back to the table. And she was wearing very tight jeans. Mantle (VERY drunk) sees her, stretches his neck and says, for all to hear, Wheee, looky at that! I know what I'd like to sign". My wife, the eternal jokester, giggles and waves coyly to Mantle. And I'm torn. On one hand, one of the biggest cooze hounds in sports history is admiring my girl. On the other hand, an old drunk is hitting on her. The chief of the card show and Mantle's assistant immediately start whispering in his ear and Mickey looks ashamed. He has only been quickly signing and not spending much time with people. He shook out hands and talked for quite a bit. Told a couple stories about him and Maris, signed three items for me, when there was a one item limit and was very gracious. It shows the dual personality of Mickey, the charming Okie and the filthy drunk. Hell, I got my ball signed, the M&M boys. My wife joked about it until Mantle died. I'd come home and she would be on the phone, "Shhh, Mickey, HE"S home. Yeah, I'll sneak out later. Kisses!!" Not sure I've ever seen you share that tale, but that's awesome. Makes for a great story. Much better than the time Seth Lugo mocked me to my face and then blindly launched a ball into the upper deck during BP, running the risk of hurting someone all for a good laugh at my expense. Shitbag. Boo that man. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 22:05:02 GMT
My missus and the Mick? I've told that tale, but, for those who came in late... We were dating and she agreed to go to a card show with me where Mantle was signing. I have a ball signed by Roger Maris and I really wanted Mickey to ink it. We were in line with me facing forward and the missus facing me with her back to the table. And she was wearing very tight jeans. Mantle (VERY drunk) sees her, stretches his neck and says, for all to hear, Wheee, looky at that! I know what I'd like to sign". My wife, the eternal jokester, giggles and waves coyly to Mantle. And I'm torn. On one hand, one of the biggest cooze hounds in sports history is admiring my girl. On the other hand, an old drunk is hitting on her. The chief of the card show and Mantle's assistant immediately start whispering in his ear and Mickey looks ashamed. He has only been quickly signing and not spending much time with people. He shook out hands and talked for quite a bit. Told a couple stories about him and Maris, signed three items for me, when there was a one item limit and was very gracious. It shows the dual personality of Mickey, the charming Okie and the filthy drunk. Hell, I got my ball signed, the M&M boys. My wife joked about it until Mantle died. I'd come home and she would be on the phone, "Shhh, Mickey, HE"S home. Yeah, I'll sneak out later. Kisses!!" Not sure I've ever seen you share that tale, but that's awesome. Makes for a great story. Much better than the time Seth Lugo mocked me to my face and then blindly launched a ball into the upper deck during BP, running the risk of hurting someone all for a good laugh at my expense. Shitbag. Boo that man. Mantle was a dick. I knew a collector who met him at a show in San Francisco. He had a 1958 Mantle, graded at an 8. Probably a five figure item. He was wearing a Willie Mays jersey. Mantle noticed the jersey and went off "Another asshole who's going to say that Mays was better than me." The man said he had nothing but respect. Mantle grabbed the card, wrote and spun it back. He didn't sign his name but wrote "Fuck Willie Mays". The card show made it right and he actually got an interesting piece to boot, but there was no cause for that. He was drunk, of course. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 22:31:11 GMT
You didn't handle that very well. The correct response of course would be to lay him out.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 24, 2018 22:50:39 GMT
You didn't handle that very well. The correct response of course would be to lay him out. Yeah, it would have made for a nice headline "Lackawanna Man Hospitalizes Baseball Legend." In his prime, Mantle probably could have whupped me. But he was 61 then and bombed. I'd be a busy boy if I thumped every old codger who ogles my wife. She's an ER nurse and gets groped on a regular basis by drunks and dopers. It used to make me wonder. "Ummm, Dear. How did you get the bruises that look a lot like fingerprints on your right breast?" |
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Apr 24, 2018 22:55:23 GMT
I'll take the Mickey Mantle story over the story of me being around 12 years old standing with my mom during a Phillies pregame batting practice and having the then dirtbag pitching coach hit on my mom in front of me.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Apr 25, 2018 0:16:37 GMT
my dad's buddy had a mick story. he vacationed near the same lake. they drank tons.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 1:42:54 GMT
my dad's buddy had a mick story. he vacationed near the same lake. they drank tons. booze, or the lake? |
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Post by NJtoTX on Apr 25, 2018 1:51:46 GMT
Not sure I've ever seen you share that tale, but that's awesome. Makes for a great story. Much better than the time Seth Lugo mocked me to my face and then blindly launched a ball into the upper deck during BP, running the risk of hurting someone all for a good laugh at my expense. Shitbag. Boo that man. Mantle was a dick. I knew a collector who met him at a show in San Francisco. He had a 1958 Mantle, graded at an 8. Probably a five figure item. He was wearing a Willie Mays jersey. Mantle noticed the jersey and went off "Another asshole who's going to say that Mays was better than me." The man said he had nothing but respect. Mantle grabbed the card, wrote and spun it back. He didn't sign his name but wrote "Fuck Willie Mays". The card show made it right and he actually got an interesting piece to boot, but there was no cause for that. He was drunk, of course. I've told my story before. When I was 6 years old, several Yankees lived in my home town for a while (Mantle, Maris, Boyer, Pepitone). Mantle had been my idol. One day, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and said "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He paid for his stuff, left, and I cried. The deli owner told me "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Loved when Bouton outed him in Ball Four. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 25, 2018 2:14:01 GMT
Mantle was a dick. I knew a collector who met him at a show in San Francisco. He had a 1958 Mantle, graded at an 8. Probably a five figure item. He was wearing a Willie Mays jersey. Mantle noticed the jersey and went off "Another asshole who's going to say that Mays was better than me." The man said he had nothing but respect. Mantle grabbed the card, wrote and spun it back. He didn't sign his name but wrote "Fuck Willie Mays". The card show made it right and he actually got an interesting piece to boot, but there was no cause for that. He was drunk, of course. I've told my story before. When I was 6 years old, several Yankees lived in my home town for a while (Mantle, Maris, Boyer, Pepitone). Mantle had been my idol. One day, my dad and I were alone in Governale's Delicatessen and someone walked in. Dad says "Look, it's Mickey Mantle. Go over and say hi." I was scared. "You'll probably never get another chance." So I walked over and said "Hi, Mickey." It was a crushing experience. He was big and angry - there was fire in his eyes. He paid for his stuff, left, and I cried. The deli owner told me "It's not you, he's like that to everybody." I hated Mantle from that moment, and the adulation he got made me sick. Loved when Bouton outed him in Ball Four. A story I recently read. Joe DiMaggio ate a lot at this Italian restaurant in NYC. And never paid. It was good for business to have DiMaggio as a client. So during the Depression, a man making five figures mooched meals. One day, the owner came to Joe with a slip of paper. A young kid wanted the great mans autograph. DiMaggio replies, “You do know I get paid for my fucking autograph “. He was a wife beater too, his first. I don’t think he dared hit Marilyn. |
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Apr 25, 2018 11:38:38 GMT
Do the people we idolize, especially as kids, ever live up to the ideals we built them up as? I imagine a few could, sometime like, say, Cal Ripken Jr., Drew Brees, but those are probably exceptions. It’s sucks when you discover the people you worship are just as fucked up as you are.
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