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Bradshaw3

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56. You got to see two of the all-time greats

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 08:13 PM

Feb 2019

I revered Clemente too. As you probably know Mickey's problems with alcohol got worse and worse over time. Some of his young fans like us unfortunately saw his dark side in later years, and it ruined the experience of meeting them. He apologized for his behavior after he got sober. I think he was a genuinely good man who had a lot of pressure put on him, figured he was going to die young like his father and lived like that for most of his adult life. If you haven't read it, "The Last Boy" by Jane Leavy is an excellent biography of him.

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If you could watch one player, past or present, for one game who would it be? [View all] kairos12 Feb 2019 OP

Mickey Mantle, my childhood hero Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #1

Me too! n/t Still Sensible Feb 2019 #4

I saw him play wryter2000 Feb 2019 #26

Me too. He had such a natural charisma. empedocles Feb 2019 #30

Mickey was a hero to most every kid in Oklahoma Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #34

I never heard that story wryter2000 Feb 2019 #39

You must be as old as I am.. pangaia Feb 2019 #35

Born in 48 wryter2000 Feb 2019 #38

43 gotcha.. pangaia Feb 2019 #40

Nice to meet someone older than me. wryter2000 Feb 2019 #48

Yeah, rub it in, why dontcha... pangaia Feb 2019 #49

I've got some old flint tools GeoWilliam750 Feb 2019 #61

Definitely Mickey! blur256 Feb 2019 #43

Yes, Tom Greenwade Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #45

Unfortunately for me blur256 Feb 2019 #47

I only saw Mickey play once Jarqui Feb 2019 #55

You got to see two of the all-time greats Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #56

There were a number of great players there. Jarqui Feb 2019 #59

It's great that your memories are still so vivid after all these years Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #60

I remember some of their faces or their physical appearance Jarqui Feb 2019 #64

I can remember the smell of the bathrooms at the Stadium ! pangaia Feb 2019 #63

An old NHL locker room ... Jarqui Feb 2019 #65

Roberto Clemente, my childhood hero in Pittsburgh! Guilded Lilly Feb 2019 #2

My 1st baseball memory is going to Forbes' Field The Polack MSgt Feb 2019 #12

My grandfather knew Bob Prince and though I was very young... Guilded Lilly Feb 2019 #13

I remember my first trip to Cleveland Municipal Stadium Ohiogal Feb 2019 #28

It is an absolutely AWESOME memory!! One of a kind. Guilded Lilly Feb 2019 #50

Me too The Blue Flower Feb 2019 #37

Babe Ruth... ADX Feb 2019 #3

Same Auggie Feb 2019 #21

The Bambino was in a class by himself. In context, before Ruth, Home Run Baker had 12 HRs. empedocles Feb 2019 #29

Hands down, Jackie Robinson Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #5

Ted Williams,what a treat to Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #6

Arguably, the greatest hitter ever, despite Fenway's 380 ft right field. empedocles Feb 2019 #31

Got the chance to see him player against the White Sox Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #41

Me too. I got to go to Yankee Stadium 1x/year. I always picked fri nite red sox. empedocles Feb 2019 #44

Best part,no one can take those moments in life away. Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #46

Lou Gehrig CanonRay Feb 2019 #7

Roberto Clemente appleannie1943 Feb 2019 #8

That's easy. Satchel Paige El Supremo Feb 2019 #9

dizzy dean, ted williams, willie mays, joe dimaggio rampartc Feb 2019 #10

I would love to watch Walter Johnson pitch and Ty Cobb hit Va Lefty Feb 2019 #11

The meanest man in baseball oswaldactedalone Feb 2019 #14

Napoleon Lajoie blm Feb 2019 #15

Stan "the Man" Musial. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #16

+1 SaintLouisBlues Feb 2019 #22

Mr. Baseball kacekwl Feb 2019 #17

Warren Spahn rlegro Feb 2019 #18

I'd like to see Satchel Paige pitch. JDC Feb 2019 #19

Hank Aaron. akraven Feb 2019 #20

Two players, actually, and I'd set my way-back machine for July 2, 1963 Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #23

Wow! What a game. Thanks. kairos12 Feb 2019 #24

Back when men were men; to Hell with relief pitchers Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #25

That's a great stat. Trivia for you. kairos12 Feb 2019 #42

I would love to see (in their prime) Ohiogal Feb 2019 #27

it would be between Henry Aaron, Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson rurallib Feb 2019 #32

Joe Shlabotnik TlalocW Feb 2019 #33

THE MICK... who I saw many times in the REAL Yankee Stadium... pangaia Feb 2019 #36

mays, koufax Kurt V. Feb 2019 #51

Jackie Robinson, in his first game... hands down. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #52

The only answer randr Feb 2019 #54

Yup!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #58

Dizzy Dean cureautismnow Feb 2019 #53

Bob Uecker LakeArenal Feb 2019 #57

I totally get Walter Johnson GeoWilliam750 Feb 2019 #62