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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

1st.....Did either of you actually see Mantle play during the 1950's and 1960-62 ? ?

I would guess you didn't....otherwise, irregardless of what teams you favored, you would not say what you said.

I closely followed the Yankees from 1947 to 1962. Mantle could do everything at bat and on the field. He had
the most spacious centerfield to cover. He was the fastest in the AL to get to 1st base....3.0 secs. And, I don't
even have to go into detail on the tremendous distance that he could drive a baseball. He was "Mr Excitement"
to us kids who followed him back then.

But, the most significant part of his game was the clutch hits he got to win games for the Yankees. Especially,
in World Series play.

His numbers out of a BB encyclopedia, although better than many in the HOF, do not really tell the story.

You had to see him play....day in and day out....from ages 19 to 31, he was amazing.

TED Z