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Pride of the Yankees

Mickey Mantle, a man who will never be called a “classy Yankee,” was some piece of work wasn’t he?

Dig this piece of uncouthness from the All-American Boy.

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1 Sliced Bread   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:40 am

any capable PR hack could have made it a usable statement:

— I (got a blow-job) had a very memorable meeting with a fan under the right field Bleachers, (by) near the Yankee Bull pen.

This event occurred on or about: (Give as much detail as you can)

— It was about the third or fourth inning. I had a pulled groin and (couldn't fuck) could barely walk at the time. She was a very nice girl and asked me what to do with the (cum after I came in her mouth) souvenir I gave her. I said (don't ask me, I'm no cock-sucker) keep it as a token of our friendship.

Signed, etc. All American Boy

2 Sliced Bread   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:43 am

oh, and subsitute "severe leg injury" for "pulled groin", and have Bob Sheppard read it. Now, it's classy. Thanks, Mick.

3 Sliced Bread   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:44 am

[2] part one, awaiting moderation apparently.

4 RagingTartabull   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:46 am

haha this little anecdote was in Jane Leavy's book, he was a charmer

5 Alex Belth   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:48 am

If Mick were around today, he'd be fumbling at trying to send a text of his johnson. "Now, how the hell do you press send on this dang thing?"

6 Bruce Markusen   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:51 am

Mickey Mantle had many admirable qualities, but this letter to Fishel did not encapsulate any of them. I'm sure some people will find the letter funny, especially in retrospect; I simply find it rude, disrespectful to Mr. Fishel, and completely classless. Not a proud moment in Yankee history.

7 RagingTartabull   ~  Feb 5, 2011 10:53 am

[5] theres a fun topic for a Saturday morning where I have no desire to go outside, what athletes would be looked at TOTALLY differently had they lived in the age of ESPN/Deadspin/et. al?

Mick is definitely one, Babe as well. I wonder how Jim Brown would be thought of had he played in 2004 as opposed to 1964?

8 Alex Belth   ~  Feb 5, 2011 11:00 am

7) Or Babe Ruth, or Ty Cobb or Ted Williams or...

9 RagingTartabull   ~  Feb 5, 2011 11:03 am

[8] thats what I mean though, could Ty Cobb even exist in 2010? I doubt it. Thats not to say there aren't guys in sports who are NUTS (I sadly suspect our dearly departed Andy is one of them), but you can't be so open about it anymore.

hell Cobb jumped in the stands and damn near beat an invalid to death! Ron Artest is still catching shit for smacking around a drunk 6 years ago.

10 williamnyy23   ~  Feb 5, 2011 11:29 am

I think what the Mick meant to say his the Yankees bullpen blew the lead after coming into the game. He was obviously misquoted.

[9] That's an excellent point. People really are a product of their times, so undoubtedly, they would have modified the overtness of their behavior.

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