Good post, Craig.
Again, I don't know what Mick did or did not do. All I'm saying is this article does nothing to diminish Mantle's accomplishments in my mind, even if he did try a corked bat later in his career.
I have HBO's Mantle documentary "save until I delete" on my DVR (which means it's there until they pry the remote out of my cold, dead hands). I never had the pleasure of seeing him in person, but knowing what I do about baseball, I can say categorically that Mantle did not need a cork in his bat to hit home runs.
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