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Old 09-05-2014, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CMIZ5290 View Post
I disagree. While I do think you have a point that it may have made some difference, still not equal to Mantle...
I too disagree. I think Mantle was just the perfect storm and Mays was not, great though he was -- white, NY, Yankees, Paul Bunyanesque strength, the aw shucks Oklahoma mines personality, the mystique of playing hurt, and a team that won almost every year. Or to put it another way, he had more "duende" than Mays.
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