It was a "golden age" for a lot of things 50 years ago. The approx. 2005-2025 era will be viewed as a "golden age" for a lot of things 40-50 years from now - that's how hindsight and perspective seem to work!
@@johnotto4931 Yes, in some aspects, baseball is more about "politics" (and, perhaps even more, advertising/media $$money$$), but, at its core essence, baseball is still about pitching to a batter, the batter's trying to squarely hit a pitch, running the bases intelligently, fielding a hit ball, throwing the ball to a team mate, etc. - still a very enjoyable, intriguing game to play and/or watch on a bright summer day or on a balmy summer evening, if you can block out the other extraneous factors.
I was fortunate to be born in Manhattan and go to hundreds of N.Y. Yankee games. Every kid wanted to wear number 7 even on a tee shirt playing stick ball. God Bless you Mickey rest in peace. You gave me so many fond memories watching you play center field. I cried like a baby after watching this documentary.
The reason I learned to switch hit was Mickey. I went to the railroad tracks, like he did. Learned how to pivot without falling off the track. A true hero. Him, and Ted Williams. The kind of people we will never see again.
I went to a game with my dad in 1961 at old Comiskey park in Chicago. Mantle and Maris were both chasing Babe Ruth's record of 61 home runs in a season. In batting practice Mantle hit 5 straight balls into the upper deck two almost went over the roof. In the first inning the Yankees loaded the bases with Mantle coming up. My dad said " the Sox have to walk him he hit all those balls in batting practice". I said "they are not going to walk in a run". the Sox pitched to him and he hit a grand slam deep into the upper deck in right field. My dad bitched the rest of the game and all the way home how they should have walked him. I will never forget that day or the memory of seeing one of the greatest baseball players ever.Six years ago I had the privilege of talking to Bill "moose" Skowron who is on this tape. He was one of Mickey's closest friends on the Yankees and described Mickey the same as he is portrayed on this tape.He said one game Mantle went 0 for 4 and when he sat down next to Mickey after the game he was crying and Moose said "forget about today we play again tomorrow". Mickey said" yeah I know but I let 50,000 people down today". Do you think any players today do that?. I don't think so.
I saw a double header in Chicago in 1961 and Mantle hit 3 home runs and Roger Maris hit 1 in each game. I still think that the '61 Yankees was the greatest team ever!!
I went to Comiskey Park in 1967 for a Sunday doubleheader. I took a dozen pictures of Mickey. He was playing first base at that time. Batting practice that day Mickey hit an upper deck to left then to deep deep center and one to right upper deck. What show he put that wonderful day in June 1967. I will never for that day.
This story was all about me and my love for my HERO... Mickey Mantle!!!! I am so glad I got to meet him and I was even lucky enough to have a picture of me and Mick that I cherish to this day. Like all of us he was not a perfect person but he sure was the perfect ballplayer! I am 67 years old and I still play softball with the young guys and I always have and always will wear the number 7 on my back... I love you Mickey!!!
I am 72 years old and grew up my formative years in central. Illinois.There was a big sandlot right accross the street from my house and the kids from the whole area played baseball almost everyday during summers ..We were ALL Mickey Mantle fans and loved the Yankees, even being from the midwest. In the playoffs and World Series ,we even watched the Yankees play on TV at our middle school.We loved Micky, for he was our idol, and we always cheered him on to victory.
No matter fame and fortune. Popular or unpopular. The good or the bad. We are all human and share in commonality the thing called life. We all share highs and lows. What Mickey did for the game of baseball was great, but his messages about how to truly live toward the end of his life i'm sure helped more people than we will ever know. Keep swingin' Mick. We love you!
I have this documentary in CD format. Every time I see it, it reminds me of my father and the loved he instilled in me for the Yankees and especially for the "Mick"... we both worshiped him and he will always be OUR HERO!!! Thanks Dad for giving me this special memory...one that I will take to my grave.
What a story. I grew up in Oklahoma. Mickey Mantle, Jim Shoulders, and OU Football brought Oklahoma out of the dust bowl and put Oklahoma on the map. Of the three, Mickey Mantle was my hero. I would watch Yankee games on black and white TV, later in color during the Mantle-Maris home run spree. You just don't see athletes like that anymore. $1100 signing bonus? Parking meters are more than that in New York.
I met Mickey Mantle in October 1988 a card show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. He was awesome. I knew the promoter of the shows and after it was done he let me stick around in back and I got to talk with him for a few minutes. I was an usher at Met Stadium when I was in high school and when I was working the entry right by the visitor's clubhouse I met Billy Martin who was managing the A's. So we talked a little about that, I told him I had read his book The Mick he said I should have brought it for him to sign. Big difference from how he said he had treated people in the past in the book. He might not have been a good guy as a player ( as he admitted in the book) but he was sure gracious that day for sure.
All the guys in my neighborhood fixed the bill of their ball cap to look like Micky's, including me and I was and am a die-hard Tiger fan. Micky was the only exception to my personal "No one but a Tiger" rule.
I’m a proud Canadian who wore number 7 on my hockey jersey because of one of my heroes , “The Mick”. My dad , an auto mechanic and little Howie would listen to Yankee games with passion. The radio was magically transforming baseball into a bigger then life event. 🇨🇦👍
The best announcers were those that had radio experience and hopefully those who learned from them. I still listen to minor league baseball just for the announcers and the great ones are few now.
mantle holds record for most Home runs in world series play 18.lm 73 now never saw to this day that kind of raw power,and he hit em when you needed them.
Was only alive for 4 days before Mickey Mantle died. But every few years I rewatch this doc and for years have researched Mantle and love learning about him. Even as a Met fan, Mantle is my favorite player. Wish it was around to watch him play and imo is the greatest of all time
@@henrywallacesghost5883It’s hard to compare players from different eras because the game changes. The average player today would’ve been a star when Ruth played. Pitching today is much stronger than it was back then. Ted Williams was the last player to hit 400 in the majors - that was in 1941. Mantle could run much better than any other great slugger, he was timed at 3.1 seconds from home plate to first base. That’s Olympic level speed. And he could hit the ball over 500 feet. For sheer athletic ability, Mantle was tops. The injuries took a big toll and he was washed up by 32, but in his prime, he was simply incredible.
A really sad story for a tremendous baseball player. Bigger than life in society but troubled personally. This was a very well made documentary. Brought back lots of memories. Thank you
Mickey Mantle was such a mythical figure for me growing up a little kid in the 70's, I actually thought he wasn't even a real person but like some kind of baseball superhero. Without the internet our knowledge of anything or anyone was limited to short film clips on TV and baseball cards and that was it. Over the years he became one of my all time favorite players.
Glad I finally watched this. What a great piece of work. Laughed and cried through most of it. I sure needed that. Way to go HBO sports. And I still miss the Mick.
I was born in 1970 didn't know who he was till I was in my teens my mom told me about him and took me to a card show in Toledo Ohio in 86 he's still one of my favorite ballplayers that I've never seen play before I was born. He was very nice to meet and still have the picture my mom took of shaking his hand. Sorry for the long read.
Of all the baseball games my father took me and my brothers to see - all of them Yankees games - there wasn't any other team, the only one I still clearly recall was on Sunday, June 8, 1969 - Mickey Mantle Day - the day #7 was retired - "A Day To Remember". What a day that was, forever etched into my memory!
Mantle and Maris take me back to my childhood. My cousin was a baseball geek and tell you all the records that the Yankees had. Those were happy times then you grow up and seems that we concentrate too much on our work and careers. By the way my cousin Steve was killed in a car accident in 69. When I hear of the Yankees from that period I think of Steve and his love of the Yankees.🇺🇸✝️
This is a great documentary - especially for those who never got the opportunity to see Mickey Mantle play. Thanks for posting! Just to give you an idea of how much he was revered, he was the only player in my lifetime who was wildly cheered by fans in opposing ballparks. Watching Mickey Mantle come to the plate, especially in his prime was almost like a religious experience for many fans. He was that great. You never knew how far the ball would go if he made solid contact. He lost so many home runs to death valley in the old Yankee Stadium - which was over 460 feet to center. He was asked after retirement why the increase in home runs. Most of you would say steroids and you'd be right. But Mick said the new ballparks are bandboxes compared to the parks he played in - and that's a fact . Baseball did everything to increase offense and that included smaller ballparks. Injuries and all, if Mantle's career were in the current parks he would've overtaken Bonds (steroids), Ruth and all the rest. And..if he had taken care of himself he would've done the same even in the old huge parks. The greatest and most exciting player I ever saw.
Who here loves the part at 53:40 with the voice of Bob Sheppard? Brings me chills down my spine! Love this documentary! RIP Mickey Mantle! Died the year I was born, 1995, but never forgotten! ❤️❤️❤️
Same here - born in 2001 and always was intrigued by Mantle as a kid playing Little League - mythical to me and other kids I played with / traded cards with.
Mantle is part of American myth. Strong as a horse from either side of the plate, from the heartland, great name, looked like the boy next door. Carried himself like a warrior. One of the most compelling ball players of all time.
Ronald Mayle Plenty of great ballplayers were afflicted with vices. King Kelly, Rube Waddell, Old Hoss Radbourn, and Pete Alexander drank themselves into early retirements or to death. Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were always overindulgent with alcohol. Hell, Hack Wilson was actually legally registered as a beer keg when he wasn’t playing. Baseball was a game for alcoholics and broken men back in the day
I missed those great Yankee years as I was in California and was born in 1959 so I was real little when Mays, Mantle, Aaron and others were beating the ball into orbit.
As a kid growing up in the 60's, Mickey Mantle without a doubt, was the greatest switch hitter I ever saw, and that includes Eddie Murray who I thought was a great ballplayer. If you look up the stats on switch hitters, they're are only 3 to bat over 300 throughout the history of the game, and they were all slap hitters, or as Mickey use to say; a hitter in a skirt. Fourth on the list is Mickey at 298 and change. Just one of baseballs true greats! I was at Yankee Stadium when they retired his number, what an amazing scene. Mel Allen introduced him as the mightiest of them all, followed by a 9 minute standing ovation to a sold out crowd. Not many athletes receive that kind of reception. He was definitely one of the most beloved sports figures of all time. THE GREAT MICKEY MANTLE!
WOW!! I didn't know Mick got a 9 minute standing ovation at a sold-out, jam packed Yankee Stadium! Now that is saying something about how much he was beloved by the Yankee Fans!
Wow! I grew up a Yankee fan! Mickey Mantle was my hero! I idolized him and the Yankees as they went to 12 World Series in 14 years. In 1965 I was able to get his autograph on a baseball... Wish I knew what happened to that ball...
Mickey Mantle...was my all time favorite baseball player. Growing up, I wore #7 no matter what sport I played. I was a switch-hitter and threw right handed. I became a Yankee fan in 1959. For the past 57 years, it's been a wondereful road. My daughter is also a Yankee fan and her era was jeter. Incidently, she knows every player who's single digit number has been retired. We're both die-hard Yankees at heart. He will always have a warm place in my heart!
I always wore 7 too...(and became a very good center fielder, just from emulating Mickey's Rapid Shave commercial over and over and over and..."make it fast and make it smooth, use Rapid Shave in the morning.") That was Mickey..fast and smooth. I remember lying in bed listening on my transistor radio when Mazeroski hit "the" home run. I cried. We lived in NJ and got all the Yankees games on WPIX...it was great....Mel Allen...
As much as Micky is admired and respected, he still may be the most underrated athlete there has ever been. The guy was, imo, the greatest player that ever lived. Given his injuries and battle with alcohol, he still put up out of this world numbers. He could hit, field amd run as well, if not better, than anyone who ever put a glove on. A true 5 tool player.
I agree ...I think he was the best ever. Bill James wrote that Mantle DESERVED the MVP every year from 1954 through 1962( with the exception of 1959) .In my opinion he was the only player EVER in any major sport who was ever at any one time THE strongest and THE fastest player in that sport. A few other players like Bo Jackson,maybe Herschel Walker , had an extremely impressive combination of strength and speed ,but these guys were never THE strongest and THE fastest in their sport.Career obp .421 . Bill James said that Mantle had a higher PEAK value than Mays- although taking into account career value that Mays was worth a bit more. I might agree with that but I think Mantle had the highest PEAK value of any baseball player ever.
He was my favorite player as a boy growing up. When I heard he was dying I wrote him a letter. I let him know I was his fan. Told him I still remembered the world series against the Dodgers. How he batted against Sandy Koufax and then he homered against the great Koufax. I was excited by his homerun. Even though the Dodgers swept the Yankees in 4 games, Mickey Mantle was still my hero.
My hero growing up. He once hit a popup to the infield that went so high it went out of the stadium lights. The infielders put gloves on their heads to not get hit. Not sure if he got a single or double out of it. He was the ultimate clutch player. So many walk off homers. Never showboated. You’re the best Mickey!
I'm an Orioles fan, hate the Yankees, loved Micky Mantle. His humility was matched only by Cal Ripken Jr. Except Cal drank milk. Mantle was a class act.
We used to drive from indy to chiccago when the yanks were there I was just a teenager at the time. We got 8mm film of him while was in center as we were in the outfield stands. In batting practive mick would hit balls into our stands. I will never forget it. And like so many kids of my era I idolized the mick and wore his number on my high school football halfback jersey. Many people didnt know why I wore that number but were a little surprised when they asked me and I told them. RIP Mick , we love you.
Great documentary on Mickey Mantle. I can remember watching "The Mick" on black and white TV in the early 50's. When we played back yard baseball, everyone wanted to be "The Mick". Mickey, OU Football, and Jim Shoulders (from Henryetta, OK) brought Oklahoma out of the Dust Bowl Era with new dignity and appreciation putting our State in a different perspective among the others. It was a great time to grow up in Oklahoma and I'm thankful to have been born, raised, and now retired in Oklahoma. OState '68 & '70, MBA, RVN 69-70
I've been fortunate to see many great athletes play in person. Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Bird, Dr. J, Brady, Manning, McEnroe, Borg, to name a few. But on the 4th of July in 1967, my father and I saw Mickey Mantle hit a home run in Metropolitan stadium. That was the best!!!
That press conference he had after getting the liver transplant was heart wrenching. But it was really admirable how honest he was telling people that he was not a role model which couldn't have been more true.
one of my favorite Mantle stories is when there was a Congressional Hearing about baseball being monopolized and they brought in Casey Stengel & Mickey to testify and first up was Casey and he went on a rambling discussion going on and on and to be honest not making a whole lot of sense...it was a real mind twist...and then they called on Mickey to testify an all he said was...'I agree with everything Casey said'......classic.
I vaguely remember watching Mickey at the end of his career on an old black & white TV. My Dad was a Brooklyn fan and hated the Yanks.My brother,12 years my senior,was a closet Mantle fan because my dad forbid him to root for the Yanks. Wish I could have seen him play in his prime as I'm in awe watching old film of him! Love the Mick!!! Just picked up a little plastic figure of Mantle that was made in 1960 and have his 64 Topps card that my brother gave me.My brother passed 20 yrs ago and I'll never get rid of that card.
My hero growing up. I tried to switch hit, run with my head down, imagine I was him, like almost every other kid in America. Part of my memories forever.
Mick was my childhood idol..I knew he wrapped up his legs and played hurt better than anyone. I grew up in the Bronx, had millions of dollars worth of baseball cards if I still had them. I took 2 busses to watch them in the 60s and later on. I drew a picture of him on my book covers. I read his book. He was larger than life. I knew he had too much fun, but he was still the best and will always be The Mick. #7.
As a boy, I had two heroes, Mickey and my dad. It was so amazing my dad and Mickey we’re just about the same age and looked so much alike. They had the same bodybuild with those big forearms, strong as horses but fast as a deer. And ironically they both died from the same disease. I was very fortunate to have them both in my childhood. So many fools continue to knock Mickey even to this day but they don’t realize he went through living hell is a child. He was sexually abused multiple times as a boy and this caused him to be a bedwetter to age 14. And of course he was haunted with the prospect of dying very young from Hodgkins. In the end, Mickey set the record straight, repented of his wrong doings and got right with God and his family. Let no one judge the hero who fell, for when a hero falls we do not step on him, we offer our hand of help, for what he has given us can never be repaid.
I was born several years after Mickey Mantle made his mark on society and baseball. I wish I had the opportunity to have a conversation with the Mick! He wasn’t perfect, but man I feel a connection to this legend. Star struck still as a student of history and baseball! Rest in Power Mick! I hope you’re in heaven playing ball and smiling down on us.
V moving! He was a hero for me, and every time my dad and I would go to Yankee Stadium, Mickey would hit a home run. Golden years and I was a wide-eyed kid.... great time to be alive
I was a kid who idolized The Mick!....and yet i am more in awe of his humility in admitting mistakes and saying don't be like me than his prolific talent in baseball....he turned his life around...God Bless Him!
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Even though I was never a big sports fan, I was a big Yankee Fan! How could I not be, growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's. Of course Micky Mantle was my favorite player. Along with the rest of the great Yankee players of the 1950's I was lucky enough to see them all play at the original Yankee Stadium! Back then it almost seemed like the Yankess were in every world series every year! I always felt like, okay who are my Yankees gonna have to beat in this years World Series? I remember it all, Mick, Whitey, Maris, Yogi, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyor, etc, plus Mel Allen on channel 11 Baseball & Ballentine Ale! I remember only 8 teams in the AL & 8 teams in the NL Me and my friends would take the elevated train to a 161st st. Eat our bagged lunch whill watching batting practice! Grandstand admission price $1.30 A great time in history. The golden age of Comic Books, Trading Cards, Television, Rock & Roll and Yankee Baseball!
HUGE fan of Mickey growing up! Yankees held spring training in St. Petersburg, FL for decades, Ruth and Gehrig were there. Rumor was that Mickey was renting a cottage a few blocks from our house on the beach. My dad took me to the beach to 'check' things out. Late 50's, I was 7-8, we got to the beach and someone was sitting on the seawall. Dad said it was Mickey! He looked at us, mainly me, and I stared back for 3-4 minutes, the HIGHLIGHT of my growing up!!
If you are still a Mets fan, 5 years later, here in 2019, I bet you must be pretty happy with Pete Alonso tying the rookie HR record. I heard that he has also been striking out a lot in his attempt to break Aaron Judge's record. 2 more games left.
I remember being in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium in the 50's with the P.A.L who supplied transportation and admission to the ball park for about $1.50 . Seeing mick smiling in center field ,shading his eyes from the sun was so magical ,and the stadium grass so green with that brown infield dirt was so much better than seeing a game on a small black and white TV ! Like getting a glimpse of Heaven ! He hit a line drive home run that day that seemed to be about telephone pole height into the center field bleachers ,about 40 feet from where we were sitting .I went there with about $5.00 my mom had stashed for me ,and came home with a manila envelope with 8x10 pictures of each player and a team picture ,and a little dagger in a suede scabbard ,plus had a hot dog and a soda ! Can you imagine ! Those were the greatest days !
Without question, the greatest IDOL of my life! I went to my first baseball game when I was 7 (his number) and Mick hit THREE HOME RUNS in a doubleheader. From then on, he was my hero. Seventeen years later, I met him in Dulles Airport, got his personalized autograph (as he made wife Merlyn hold his garment bag) ... and then when the hydraulic lift at LAX Airport broke, delaying the baggage, I stood next to him in the terminal and proceeded to recite virtually EVERY great thing he'd done in his career (which was a lot)! I simply couldn't HELP myself. He listened patiently for the 45 minutes it took to fix the baggage conveyor, answering each anecdote with either "yep" ... "uh-huh" or "that was big thrill." One of the most glorious days of my life (though I suspect one of the most typical of his :-)
Never saw him play in his day but he is my favorite player of all time. The highlights, the interviews, and just his attitude toward the game. He played like he owed the game something not the other way around.
One thing Mantle had was a great sense of humour. Jim Bouton played with Mantle through the 60's & his book BALL FOUR was very controversial when it came out in 1970. Many people haven't read the book but have criticized it, these last close to 50 years. Everyone was talking about Bouton's book at the time. When Mickey was asked about the book BALL FOUR written by Bouton, his answer was: "Jim…who?"
No he simply isn't. Chipper Jones was a switch hitter as well, and his stats essentially equal Mick's nobody is walking around saying Chipper is the greatest of all time. Ruth's stats are better then Mantle. Tony Gwynn is on par Griffey Jr. Ted Williams Rickey Henderson.....Barry Bonds for god's sake ( yes I know he used PEDs) Mantle was a very good ball player, he just wasn't the best baseball player to ever set foot on a ball diamond.
@@shawnwintle937 you are an idiot. The mound is lower. ERA' are more than 1,5 runs higher. The fences are 20+ feetshorter on average than in the 60's.
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I remember see photos of Mick hitting the ball in the sports pages. I was always in awe of them showing Mick's muscles straining as he bashed the hell of the ball!
He was very honest and very brave. I cried my heart out the day Mickey died. It broke my already broken heart. My step-father had died the year before, almost on the same date as Mickey, and it was all caused by booze for both of them. Rest in Peace, you two beautiful men who struggled with life. You are loved and WE UNDERSTAND. xoxoxo
He was the Man...... FKN awesome.... I never had the chance to watch him...... but I have had the privilege to watch his highlights........ one of the best ever......👍🙏👍
@@JOHNSTIER23 Disciplining people's comments is not what we do here. To quote the words of another famous man, Archie Bunker, "Stifle yourself Stier"...
I consider myself lucky to have seen him in his prime, and this is coming from a life long Dodger fan. He was great and watching his story just now I know I witnessed one of the best ever.
So many times I would stay at the Stadium to watch Mickey come to bat when the Yankees were loosing badly. He stood there waiting for the pitch as if it was a tie score. He was my hero on the field. As a youngster growing up in Brooklyn I became , like so many others, a Yankee fan because of The Mick.
This is great! My mother would always say "would you treat a Mickey Mantle card like that?" When referencing expensive items around the house us kids would break by rough housing..
"apart of him that you carry with you for the rest of our lives, it never goes away." God blessed him and will forever keep him running as he was meant to run!
The only player I ever saw that no matter where the Yankees played, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore and so on...everyplace he played he got standing ovations....The Mick
Growing up a few miles north of NYC, Mantle was my hero. He came up as a shortstop; so did I. He moved to centerfield; so did I. Years later, I had the opportunity to meet the 'Mick' at an investment banking golf outing sponsored by Salomon Bros in Litchfield, CT. Each of us got to play a few holes with Mick. Following the outing, Mantle presented an autographed baseball to each guest. I took mine, then asked if Mick would sign my baseball glove. His agent said 'NO', Mr. Mantle doesn't sign gloves. A week later I took my glove out of my car's trunk. It had Mick's autograph across the forefinger; I still have it today.
Long time ago I read (or heard) a quote from Mantle while he was playing for the "Yanks." He said, "I'm not a hitter. Ted Williams is a hitter. I'm a slugger." He was still a good hitter though. I watched Yankee games in the late 50s and early 60s being a fan. I have never seen a player since swing as hard as he did. That would explain those mammoth home runs he hit. Also I want to add he was a good fielder as well.
The 2 greatest teams I ever saw was the Yankees and Reds. Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest players I ever watched play. Pete Rose was a switch hitter just like Mickey was. I lived in Cincinnati and saw the Big Red Machine play many time. Pete still holds the record of most hits in major league baseball with 4,256. In my opinion Pete should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of the old players did a lot more than he did but never got caught or punished. Pete would never refuse signing an autograph. I have several that he signed for me. Pete was a fan favorite just like Mickey was.
I went to Dallas for my brother's graduation from college in 1995 and read in the local newspaper of Mickey's funeral. I told my mother and brother, we have to go and that we did. I saw all the Yankees greats and paid respect to a baseball great. I was in my early twenties then and understood the importance of baseball history. I have pictures from that funeral and even grabbed some the in memory of pamphlets itinerary of his funeral. Mike Schmidt was my mickey mantle of the 70s and 80s.
Baseball will never be like this again. What a golden age for baseball.
It’s not baseball anymore it’s more about politics that’s why I watched this and not what they call baseball now
exactly... it's all a home run derby now.. not real baseball
It was a "golden age" for a lot of things 50 years ago. The approx. 2005-2025 era will be viewed as a "golden age" for a lot of things 40-50 years from now - that's how hindsight and perspective seem to work!
@@johnotto4931 Yes, in some aspects, baseball is more about "politics" (and, perhaps even more, advertising/media $$money$$), but, at its core essence, baseball is still about pitching to a batter, the batter's trying to squarely hit a pitch, running the bases intelligently, fielding a hit ball, throwing the ball to a team mate, etc. - still a very enjoyable, intriguing game to play and/or watch on a bright summer day or on a balmy summer evening, if you can block out the other extraneous factors.
Dash for you this time is different because this is my time😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was fortunate to be born in Manhattan and go to hundreds of N.Y. Yankee games. Every kid wanted to wear number 7 even on a tee shirt playing stick ball. God Bless you Mickey rest in peace. You gave me so many fond memories watching you play center field. I cried like a baby after watching this documentary.
The reason I learned to switch hit was Mickey. I went to the railroad tracks, like he did. Learned how to pivot without falling off the track. A true hero. Him, and Ted Williams. The kind of people we will never see again.
I went to a game with my dad in 1961 at old Comiskey park in Chicago. Mantle and Maris were both chasing Babe Ruth's record of 61 home runs in a season. In batting practice Mantle hit 5 straight balls into the upper deck two almost went over the roof. In the first inning the Yankees loaded the bases with Mantle coming up. My dad said " the Sox have to walk him he hit all those balls in batting practice". I said "they are not going to walk in a run". the Sox pitched to him and he hit a grand slam deep into the upper deck in right field. My dad bitched the rest of the game and all the way home how they should have walked him. I will never forget that day or the memory of seeing one of the greatest baseball players ever.Six years ago I had the privilege of talking to Bill "moose" Skowron who is on this tape. He was one of Mickey's closest friends on the Yankees and described Mickey the same as he is portrayed on this tape.He said one game Mantle went 0 for 4 and when he sat down next to Mickey after the game he was crying and Moose said "forget about today we play again tomorrow". Mickey said" yeah I know but I let 50,000 people down today". Do you think any players today do that?. I don't think so.
MrSoxfan56 I know I'm 2 years late but thank you for sharing that. I really enjoyed reading your comment.
Me too.
I saw a double header in Chicago in 1961 and Mantle hit 3 home runs and Roger Maris hit 1 in each game. I still think that the '61 Yankees was the greatest team ever!!
I went to Comiskey Park in 1967 for a Sunday doubleheader. I took a dozen pictures of Mickey. He was playing first base at that time. Batting practice that day Mickey hit an upper deck to left then to deep deep center and one to right upper deck. What show he put that wonderful day in June 1967. I will never for that day.
Thanks for your tremendous, heartfelt contribution.
This story was all about me and my love for my HERO... Mickey Mantle!!!! I am so glad I got to meet him and I was even lucky enough to have a picture of me and Mick that I cherish to this day. Like all of us he was not a perfect person but he sure was the perfect ballplayer! I am 67 years old and I still play softball with the young guys and I always have and always will wear the number 7 on my back... I love you Mickey!!!
I am 72 years old and grew up my formative years in central. Illinois.There was a big sandlot right accross the street from my house and the kids from the whole area played baseball almost everyday during summers ..We were ALL Mickey Mantle fans and loved the Yankees, even being from the midwest. In the playoffs and World Series ,we even watched the Yankees play on TV at our middle school.We loved Micky, for he was our idol, and we always cheered him on to victory.
No matter fame and fortune. Popular or unpopular. The good or the bad. We are all human and share in commonality the thing called life. We all share highs and lows. What Mickey did for the game of baseball was great, but his messages about how to truly live toward the end of his life i'm sure helped more people than we will ever know. Keep swingin' Mick. We love you!
I have this documentary in CD format. Every time I see it, it reminds me of my father and the loved he instilled in me for the Yankees and especially for the "Mick"... we both worshiped him and he will always be OUR HERO!!! Thanks Dad for giving me this special memory...one that I will take to my grave.
What a story. I grew up in Oklahoma. Mickey Mantle, Jim Shoulders, and OU Football brought Oklahoma out of the dust bowl and put Oklahoma on the map. Of the three, Mickey Mantle was my hero. I would watch Yankee games on black and white TV, later in color during the Mantle-Maris home run spree. You just don't see athletes like that anymore. $1100 signing bonus? Parking meters are more than that in New York.
I met Mickey Mantle in October 1988 a card show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.
He was awesome. I knew the promoter of the shows and after it was done he let me stick around in back and I got to talk with him for a few minutes. I was an usher at Met Stadium when I was in high school and when I was working the entry right by the visitor's clubhouse I met Billy Martin who was managing the A's. So we talked a little about that, I told him I had read his book The Mick he said I should have brought it for him to sign.
Big difference from how he said he had treated people in the past in the book.
He might not have been a good guy as a player ( as he admitted in the book) but he was sure gracious that day for sure.
Awesome... Good for you!
The greatest of his era. An unbelievable ball player. First time I saw him as a 7 year old he hit one nearly 500 ft. Immediately became a fan.
From an Orioles fan, thanks Mickey. Baseball is great, a lot of it's because of you.
He was my hero. The reason I played and is still my favorite player ever. Love you Mick
no doubt at all , Mickey was my Hero , my Idol , to this day i still look up to Mickey , there is always a part of him in my life
As an Australian... this is one of the most moving sporting documentaries. Mickey mantle #7
We still love you in 2021 Mickey Mantle.
Rest In Peace brother.
He was larger than life.
Every boy growing up in the 50`s & 60`s fantasized of becoming Mickey...nobody else!
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We loved Mays also
Yep he’s my dads fav player.
All the guys in my neighborhood fixed the bill of their ball cap to look like Micky's, including me and I was and am a die-hard Tiger fan. Micky was the only exception to my personal "No one but a Tiger" rule.
YGTR. I was #7 in Little League. BIg 50s-60s Yankee fan.
I’m a proud Canadian who wore number 7 on my hockey jersey because of one of my heroes , “The Mick”. My dad , an auto mechanic and little Howie would listen to Yankee games with passion. The radio was magically transforming baseball into a bigger then life event. 🇨🇦👍
The best announcers were those that had radio experience and hopefully those who learned from them. I still listen to minor league baseball just for the announcers and the great ones are few now.
The Mick was a special part of my youth. Thanks for an excellent, well-balanced documentary.
mantle holds record for most Home runs in world series play 18.lm 73 now never saw to this day that kind of raw power,and he hit em when you needed them.
Was only alive for 4 days before Mickey Mantle died. But every few years I rewatch this doc and for years have researched Mantle and love learning about him. Even as a Met fan, Mantle is my favorite player. Wish it was around to watch him play and imo is the greatest of all time
Mantle would be the 3rd best Yankee of all-time only behind the Babe and Gehrig. Dimaggio was close, but I would give Mickey the edge.
@henrywallacesghost5883 I agree, if not for his injuries he might have been 2nd behind Ruth.
@@henrywallacesghost5883It’s hard to compare players from different eras because the game changes. The average player today would’ve been a star when Ruth played. Pitching today is much stronger than it was back then. Ted Williams was the last player to hit 400 in the majors - that was in 1941. Mantle could run much better than any other great slugger, he was timed at 3.1 seconds from home plate to first base. That’s Olympic level speed. And he could hit the ball over 500 feet. For sheer athletic ability, Mantle was tops. The injuries took a big toll and he was washed up by 32, but in his prime, he was simply incredible.
as a red sox fan i am not ashamed to admit that in my youth Mickey Mantle was my hero.
A really sad story for a tremendous baseball player. Bigger than life in society but troubled personally. This was a very well made documentary. Brought back lots of memories.
Thank you
Mickey Mantle was such a mythical figure for me growing up a little kid in the 70's, I actually thought he wasn't even a real person but like some kind of baseball superhero. Without the internet our knowledge of anything or anyone was limited to short film clips on TV and baseball cards and that was it. Over the years he became one of my all time favorite players.
Glad I finally watched this. What a great piece of work. Laughed and cried through most of it. I sure needed that. Way to go HBO sports. And I still miss the Mick.
I was born in 1970 didn't know who he was till I was in my teens my mom told me about him and took me to a card show in Toledo Ohio in 86 he's still one of my favorite ballplayers that I've never seen play before I was born. He was very nice to meet and still have the picture my mom took of shaking his hand. Sorry for the long read.
Of all the baseball games my father took me and my brothers to see - all of them Yankees games - there wasn't any other team, the only one I still clearly recall was on Sunday, June 8, 1969 - Mickey Mantle Day - the day #7 was retired - "A Day To Remember". What a day that was, forever etched into my memory!
I was also at MM Day. June 8 1969. Great great day.
I was there too with my dad..12 year old clueless kid up in the nosebleed with a nosebleed..😂
What a wonderful documentary! Mickey Mantle......BASEBALL. Love you Mick
Mantle and Maris take me back to my childhood. My cousin was a baseball geek and tell you all the records that the Yankees had. Those were happy times then you grow up and seems that we concentrate too much on our work and careers. By the way my cousin Steve was killed in a car accident in 69. When I hear of the Yankees from that period I think of Steve and his love of the Yankees.🇺🇸✝️
This is a great documentary - especially for those who never got the opportunity to see Mickey Mantle play. Thanks for posting! Just to give you an idea of how much he was revered, he was the only player in my lifetime who was wildly cheered by fans in opposing ballparks. Watching Mickey Mantle come to the plate, especially in his prime was almost like a religious experience for many fans. He was that great. You never knew how far the ball would go if he made solid contact. He lost so many home runs to death valley in the old Yankee Stadium - which was over 460 feet to center. He was asked after retirement why the increase in home runs. Most of you would say steroids and you'd be right. But Mick said the new ballparks are bandboxes compared to the parks he played in - and that's a fact . Baseball did everything to increase offense and that included smaller ballparks. Injuries and all, if Mantle's career were in the current parks he would've overtaken Bonds (steroids), Ruth and all the rest. And..if he had taken care of himself he would've done the same even in the old huge parks. The greatest and most exciting player I ever saw.
1 of my favorite all comments from announcer is all about Mickey "you can't teach speed"
Who here loves the part at 53:40 with the voice of Bob Sheppard? Brings me chills down my spine! Love this documentary! RIP Mickey Mantle! Died the year I was born, 1995, but never forgotten! ❤️❤️❤️
Same here - born in 2001 and always was intrigued by Mantle as a kid playing Little League - mythical to me and other kids I played with / traded cards with.
Mantle was mythical even while he was playing.
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Mantle is part of American myth. Strong as a horse from either side of the plate, from the heartland, great name, looked like the boy next door. Carried himself like a warrior. One of the most compelling ball players of all time.
You nailed it Randy.
And an alcoholic. If nothing else, his life taught young people that alcohol can destroy even the greatest among us.
His dad Mutt Mantle named him after his favorite player- Mickey Cochrane.
Ronald Mayle Plenty of great ballplayers were afflicted with vices. King Kelly, Rube Waddell, Old Hoss Radbourn, and Pete Alexander drank themselves into early retirements or to death. Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were always overindulgent with alcohol. Hell, Hack Wilson was actually legally registered as a beer keg when he wasn’t playing. Baseball was a game for alcoholics and broken men back in the day
Randy Bailin Barry Bonds was better than him, AND a better father 👍
I grew up in Oklahoma. And of course it was Mickey my hero the greatest baseball player I’ve ever seen.
Greatest player thru the 50’s and 60’s. Couldn’t wait to see him get up and usually came thru to help the Yankees win. Childhood hero!
Thank you so much for sharing this about one of our favorite all-time ball players. Rest in peace Mickey and God bless everyone
Mantle, Maris, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford..... No wonder I was a Yankees fan. Glad I lived thru those days.
Nate Ngzcaz Damn how old are you 60
65!
Turned 71 a few months ago.. I was a kid when they were in their prime.
Nate Ngzcaz , Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Tony, Cletis. Awesome infield!
I missed those great Yankee years as I was in California and was born in 1959 so I was real little when Mays, Mantle, Aaron and others were beating the ball into orbit.
As a kid growing up in the 60's, Mickey Mantle without a doubt, was the greatest switch hitter I ever saw, and that includes Eddie Murray who I thought was a great ballplayer. If you look up the stats on switch hitters, they're are only 3 to bat over 300 throughout the history of the game, and they were all slap hitters, or as Mickey use to say; a hitter in a skirt. Fourth on the list is Mickey at 298 and change. Just one of baseballs true greats! I was at Yankee Stadium when they retired his number, what an amazing scene. Mel Allen introduced him as the mightiest of them all, followed by a 9 minute standing ovation to a sold out crowd. Not many athletes receive that kind of reception. He was definitely one of the most beloved sports figures of all time. THE GREAT MICKEY MANTLE!
WOW!! I didn't know Mick got a 9 minute standing ovation at a sold-out, jam packed Yankee Stadium! Now that is saying something about how much he was beloved by the Yankee Fans!
@@StephenHazelwoodit's on other videos it a very moving tribute
Wow! I grew up a Yankee fan! Mickey Mantle was my hero! I idolized him and the Yankees as they went to 12 World Series in 14 years. In 1965 I was able to get his autograph on a baseball...
Wish I knew what happened to that ball...
Me too $$$
Mickey Mantle...was my all time favorite baseball player. Growing up, I wore #7 no matter what sport I played. I was a switch-hitter and threw right handed. I became a Yankee fan in 1959. For the past 57 years, it's been a wondereful road. My daughter is also a Yankee fan and her era was jeter. Incidently, she knows every player who's single digit number has been retired. We're both die-hard Yankees at heart. He will always have a warm place in my heart!
I always wore 7 too...(and became a very good center fielder, just from emulating Mickey's Rapid Shave commercial over and over and over and..."make it fast and make it smooth, use Rapid Shave in the morning.") That was Mickey..fast and smooth. I remember lying in bed listening on my transistor radio when Mazeroski hit "the" home run. I cried. We lived in NJ and got all the Yankees games on WPIX...it was great....Mel Allen...
Grew up with Mickey as my hero. He never knew how loved he was.
As much as Micky is admired and respected, he still may be the most underrated athlete there has ever been. The guy was, imo, the greatest player that ever lived. Given his injuries and battle with alcohol, he still put up out of this world numbers. He could hit, field amd run as well, if not better, than anyone who ever put a glove on. A true 5 tool player.
Joseph Johnroe Greatest baseball talent ever. I saw him play live about 12-15 times and more than 100 times on TV.
The great bambino was way better
I agree ...I think he was the best ever. Bill James wrote that Mantle DESERVED the MVP every year from 1954 through 1962( with the exception of 1959) .In my opinion he was the only player EVER in any major sport who was ever at any one time THE strongest and THE fastest player in that sport. A few other players like Bo Jackson,maybe Herschel Walker , had an extremely impressive combination of strength and speed ,but these guys were never THE strongest and THE fastest in their sport.Career obp .421 . Bill James said that Mantle had a higher PEAK value than Mays- although taking into account career value that Mays was worth a bit more. I might agree with that but I think Mantle had the highest PEAK value of any baseball player ever.
@MUFC what does soccer have to do with anything involving Mantle???
He could not throw though...Although he was the first to give a good bat flip!
He was my favorite player as a boy growing up. When I heard he was dying I wrote him a letter. I let him know I was his fan. Told him I still remembered the world series against the Dodgers. How he batted against Sandy Koufax and then he homered against the great Koufax. I was excited by his homerun. Even though the Dodgers swept the Yankees in 4 games, Mickey Mantle was still my hero.
If he would not of been injured... Mantle would of been the best ever.
Sorry to disagree...playing injured made Mickey that much greater! That much more a legend! It made him 'The Mick'!!!
The injuries and the heavy amounts of booze derailed the mick and the alcohol probably contributed to his injuries
Well if he didn’t drink so much.
@redbluffman3278 mick did enjoy the hooch
Heavy drinker and it absolutely hindered his performance and probably contributed to his injuries
Mickey was great but I don't think he was better than Mays or Griffey Jr.
My hero growing up. He once hit a popup to the infield that went so high it went out of the stadium lights. The infielders put gloves on their heads to not get hit. Not sure if he got a single or double out of it. He was the ultimate clutch player. So many walk off homers. Never showboated. You’re the best Mickey!
What a show. I’m sitting hear with tears. I remember the games.
I'm an Orioles fan, hate the Yankees, loved Micky Mantle. His humility was matched only by Cal Ripken Jr. Except Cal drank milk. Mantle was a class act.
LONG TIME SINCE TEARS FLOWED A COUPLE TIMES'
We used to drive from indy to chiccago when the yanks were there I was just a teenager at the time. We got 8mm film of him while was in center as we were in the outfield stands. In batting practive mick would hit balls into our stands. I will never forget it. And like so many kids of my era I idolized the mick and wore his number on my high school football halfback jersey. Many people didnt know why I wore that number but were a little surprised when they asked me and I told them. RIP Mick , we love you.
My favorite player of all time. From a 64 year old man
I’m 53 and didn’t see these players. Could you tell me who are the best 5 players in your list? Thanks.
@@mariocajas1130they done come much better than Tony Gwynn 🤩
I'm 11 years old. I never saw Mantle play, but now he's y favrote yankee. He will be missed
I'm just about 61.
And yep... I saw Mickey, Willie, Roberto, Hammering Hank...
Dam glad i did.
The best years of baseball here to. Awesome players
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I’m just about 77 and saw them all play in the fifties along with Ted Williams
Great documentary on Mickey Mantle. I can remember watching "The Mick" on black and white TV in the early 50's. When we played back yard baseball, everyone wanted to be "The Mick". Mickey, OU Football, and Jim Shoulders (from Henryetta, OK) brought Oklahoma out of the Dust Bowl Era with new dignity and appreciation putting our State in a different perspective among the others. It was a great time to grow up in Oklahoma and I'm thankful to have been born, raised, and now retired in Oklahoma. OState '68 & '70, MBA, RVN 69-70
I frickin *hate* the Yankees, but whenever I play sports, I wear number 7 for Mickey Mantle. He was my Dads favorite player, so, respect.
Mantle did just fine,he played he partied and like all of us he had his regrets
"A God made baseball player" How true! No one before or since Mantle can equal all his talents.
I've been fortunate to see many great athletes play in person. Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Bird, Dr. J, Brady, Manning, McEnroe, Borg, to name a few. But on the 4th of July in 1967, my father and I saw Mickey Mantle hit a home run in Metropolitan stadium. That was the best!!!
Larger than life. He was the greatest in my lifetime, and in the lives of a million others.
That press conference he had after getting the liver transplant was heart wrenching. But it was really admirable how honest he was telling people that he was not a role model which couldn't have been more true.
one of my favorite Mantle stories is when there was a Congressional Hearing about baseball being monopolized and they brought in Casey Stengel & Mickey to testify and first up was Casey and he went on a rambling discussion going on and on and to be honest not making a whole lot of sense...it was a real mind twist...and then they called on Mickey to testify an all he said was...'I agree with everything Casey said'......classic.
I vaguely remember watching Mickey at the end of his career on an old black & white TV. My Dad was a Brooklyn fan and hated the Yanks.My brother,12 years my senior,was a closet Mantle fan because my dad forbid him to root for the Yanks. Wish I could have seen him play in his prime as I'm in awe watching old film of him! Love the Mick!!! Just picked up a little plastic figure of Mantle that was made in 1960 and have his 64 Topps card that my brother gave me.My brother passed 20 yrs ago and I'll never get rid of that card.
Mickey was the only player for 2 decades hitting tape measure 500+ shots
My hero growing up. I tried to switch hit, run with my head down, imagine I was him, like almost every other kid in America. Part of my memories forever.
Mick was my childhood idol..I knew he wrapped up his legs and played hurt better than anyone. I grew up in the Bronx, had millions of dollars worth of baseball cards if I still had them. I took 2 busses to watch them in the 60s and later on. I drew a picture of him on my book covers. I read his book. He was larger than life. I knew he had too much fun, but he was still the best and will always be The Mick. #7.
As a boy, I had two heroes, Mickey and my dad. It was so amazing my dad and Mickey we’re just about the same age and looked so much alike. They had the same bodybuild with those big forearms, strong as horses but fast as a deer. And ironically they both died from the same disease. I was very fortunate to have them both in my childhood. So many fools continue to knock Mickey even to this day but they don’t realize he went through living hell is a child. He was sexually abused multiple times as a boy and this caused him to be a bedwetter to age 14. And of course he was haunted with the prospect of dying very young from Hodgkins. In the end, Mickey set the record straight, repented of his wrong doings and got right with God and his family. Let no one judge the hero who fell, for when a hero falls we do not step on him, we offer our hand of help, for what he has given us can never be repaid.
I was born several years after Mickey Mantle made his mark on society and baseball. I wish I had the opportunity to have a conversation with the Mick! He wasn’t perfect, but man I feel a connection to this legend. Star struck still as a student of history and baseball! Rest in Power Mick! I hope you’re in heaven playing ball and smiling down on us.
V moving! He was a hero for me, and every time my dad and I would go to Yankee Stadium, Mickey would hit a home run. Golden years and I was a wide-eyed kid.... great time to be alive
#7 Mickey Was and IS The Perfect Baseball Player Ever Made My God .
American Icon. Once in a Lifetime. RIP Mickey !
I was a kid who idolized The Mick!....and yet i am more in awe of his humility in admitting mistakes and saying don't be like me than his prolific talent in baseball....he turned his life around...God Bless Him!
Even though I was never a big sports fan, I was a big Yankee Fan!
How could I not be, growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's. Of course
Micky Mantle was my favorite player. Along with the rest of the great
Yankee players of the 1950's I was lucky enough to see them all play
at the original Yankee Stadium! Back then it almost seemed like the
Yankess were in every world series every year! I always felt like,
okay who are my Yankees gonna have to beat in this years World Series?
I remember it all, Mick, Whitey, Maris, Yogi, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyor,
etc, plus Mel Allen on channel 11 Baseball & Ballentine Ale!
I remember only 8 teams in the AL & 8 teams in the NL
Me and my friends would take the elevated train to a 161st st. Eat our bagged lunch whill watching batting practice! Grandstand admission
price $1.30 A great time in history. The golden age of Comic Books,
Trading Cards, Television, Rock & Roll and Yankee Baseball!
This documentary is my favorite and the Ted Williams one is phenomenal as well
Mickey Mantle was my hero then and still today, they just don't make them like that anymore.
I am 76 years old. Saw many greats. In my estimation Mickey was the best. Other than Babe ...Greatest Yankee.
One of the best films I have ever watched!
HUGE fan of Mickey growing up! Yankees held spring training in St. Petersburg, FL for decades, Ruth and Gehrig were there. Rumor was that Mickey was renting a cottage a few blocks from our house on the beach. My dad took me to the beach to 'check' things out. Late 50's, I was 7-8, we got to the beach and someone was sitting on the seawall. Dad said it was Mickey! He looked at us, mainly me, and I stared back for 3-4 minutes, the HIGHLIGHT of my growing up!!
As a Mets fan, I can truly say Mickey was like a God. Much respect to The Mick.
If you are still a Mets fan, 5 years later, here in 2019, I bet you must be pretty happy with Pete Alonso tying the rookie HR record. I heard that he has also been striking out a lot in his attempt to break Aaron Judge's record. 2 more games left.
I remember being in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium in the 50's with the P.A.L who supplied transportation and admission to the ball park for about $1.50 . Seeing mick smiling in center field ,shading his eyes from the sun was so magical ,and the stadium grass so green with that brown infield dirt was so much better than seeing a game on a small black and white TV ! Like getting a glimpse of Heaven ! He hit a line drive home run that day that seemed to be about telephone pole height into the center field bleachers ,about 40 feet from where we were sitting .I went there with about $5.00 my mom had stashed for me ,and came home with a manila envelope with 8x10 pictures of each player and a team picture ,and a little dagger in a suede scabbard ,plus had a hot dog and a soda ! Can you imagine ! Those were the greatest days !
This is documentary was beautiful.
Great well put together documentary on a true American hero and one of the greatest ball players of all time period.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE SEEN THIS AND THIS DOCU. MADE ME CRY...GREAT DOC.
The days with my dad watching Ken Griffey Jr, hearing stories about Micky mantle.. greatest days of my life!!
Same
Without question, the greatest IDOL of my life! I went to my first baseball game when I was 7 (his number) and Mick hit THREE HOME RUNS in a doubleheader. From then on, he was my hero. Seventeen years later, I met him in Dulles Airport, got his personalized autograph (as he made wife Merlyn hold his garment bag) ... and then when the hydraulic lift at LAX Airport broke, delaying the baggage, I stood next to him in the terminal and proceeded to recite virtually EVERY great thing he'd done in his career (which was a lot)! I simply couldn't HELP myself. He listened patiently for the 45 minutes it took to fix the baggage conveyor, answering each anecdote with either "yep" ... "uh-huh" or "that was big thrill." One of the most glorious days of my life (though I suspect one of the most typical of his :-)
Never saw him play in his day but he is my favorite player of all time. The highlights, the interviews, and just his attitude toward the game. He played like he owed the game something not the other way around.
One thing Mantle had was a great sense of humour.
Jim Bouton played with Mantle through the 60's & his book BALL FOUR was very controversial when it came out in 1970. Many people haven't read the book but have criticized it, these last close to 50 years. Everyone was talking about Bouton's book at the time. When Mickey was asked about the book BALL FOUR written by Bouton, his answer was: "Jim…who?"
The greatest baseball player to ever lace them up.
Johnny Johnson the hottest too
ken griffey jr
No he simply isn't. Chipper Jones was a switch hitter as well, and his stats essentially equal Mick's nobody is walking around saying Chipper is the greatest of all time. Ruth's stats are better then Mantle. Tony Gwynn is on par Griffey Jr. Ted Williams Rickey Henderson.....Barry Bonds for god's sake ( yes I know he used PEDs) Mantle was a very good ball player, he just wasn't the best baseball player to ever set foot on a ball diamond.
@@shawnwintle937 "Stats" lololol Fucking nerd
@@shawnwintle937 you are an idiot. The mound is lower. ERA' are more than 1,5 runs higher.
The fences are 20+ feetshorter on average than in the 60's.
I remember see photos of Mick hitting the ball in the sports pages.
I was always in awe of them showing Mick's muscles straining
as he bashed the hell of the ball!
Very emotional documentary, I grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle. He was so graceful as a player that hit for power and average.
hard to watch the ending with out getting choked up god bless you mickey R.I.P
He was very honest and very brave. I cried my heart out the day Mickey died. It broke my already broken heart. My step-father had died the year before, almost on the same date as Mickey, and it was all caused by booze for both of them. Rest in Peace, you two beautiful men who struggled with life. You are loved and WE UNDERSTAND. xoxoxo
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He was the Man...... FKN awesome.... I never had the chance to watch him...... but I have had the privilege to watch his highlights........ one of the best ever......👍🙏👍
I wore #7 all my life and I'm 68. Mick just missed being matchless. Injuries and an undisciplined lifestyle prevented it.
Mike Riter his baseball should be all we talk here not any gossiping why does it matter
@@JOHNSTIER23 Disciplining people's comments is not what we do here. To quote the words of another famous man, Archie Bunker, "Stifle yourself Stier"...
I consider myself lucky to have seen him in his prime, and this is coming from a life long Dodger fan. He was great and watching his story just now I know I witnessed one of the best ever.
May we all receive the fullest measure of Mickey Mantle's blessings.
it's hard not to shed a tear while watching this.
Mickey Mantle was my hero when I was growing up! Great Power, speed and batting average!!! To me, he was the greatest !
I love this game!
Because of documentaries such as these!
So many times I would stay at the Stadium to watch Mickey come to bat when the Yankees were loosing badly. He stood there waiting for the pitch as if it was a tie score. He was my hero on the field. As a youngster growing up in Brooklyn I became , like so many others, a Yankee fan because of The Mick.
This is great! My mother would always say "would you treat a Mickey Mantle card like that?" When referencing expensive items around the house us kids would break by rough housing..
Mickey Mantle he was human,like all of us.
"apart of him that you carry with you for the rest of our lives, it never goes away."
God blessed him and will forever keep him running as he was meant to run!
The only player I ever saw that no matter where the Yankees played, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore and so on...everyplace he played he got standing ovations....The Mick
Growing up a few miles north of NYC, Mantle was my hero. He came up as a shortstop; so did I. He moved to centerfield; so did I.
Years later, I had the opportunity to meet the 'Mick' at an investment banking golf outing sponsored by Salomon Bros in Litchfield, CT. Each of us got to play a few holes with Mick. Following the outing, Mantle presented an autographed baseball to each guest. I took mine, then asked if Mick would sign my baseball glove. His agent said 'NO', Mr. Mantle doesn't sign gloves. A week later I took my glove out of my car's trunk. It had Mick's autograph across the forefinger; I still have it today.
John Berger so cool of him ⚾️
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Long time ago I read (or heard) a quote from Mantle while he was playing for the "Yanks." He said, "I'm not a hitter. Ted Williams is a hitter. I'm a slugger." He was still a good hitter though. I watched Yankee games in the late 50s and early 60s being a fan. I have never seen a player since swing as hard as he did. That would explain those mammoth home runs he hit. Also I want to add he was a good fielder as well.
great story of my all time favorite player, thanks for sharing!!
The 2 greatest teams I ever saw was the Yankees and Reds. Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest players I ever watched play. Pete Rose was a switch hitter just like Mickey was. I lived in Cincinnati and saw the Big Red Machine play many time. Pete still holds the record of most hits in major league baseball with 4,256. In my opinion Pete should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of the old players did a lot more than he did but never got caught or punished. Pete would never refuse signing an autograph. I have several that he signed for me. Pete was a fan favorite just like Mickey was.
“It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about a game you’ve been playing all your life” Mickey Mantle
I went to Dallas for my brother's graduation from college in 1995 and read in the local newspaper of Mickey's funeral. I told my mother and brother, we have to go and that we did. I saw all the Yankees greats and paid respect to a baseball great. I was in my early twenties then and understood the importance of baseball history. I have pictures from that funeral and even grabbed some the in memory of pamphlets itinerary of his funeral. Mike Schmidt was my mickey mantle of the 70s and 80s.