What’s the obsession with Mickey Mantle?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Jeter is easy to understand. New York Yankees is about 50 percent and the other half is that in an era of drugs, prima donnas, and a$$holes, he was the clean-cut, squeaky clean, respectful, modest All American young man. And having a foil in ARod just highlighted those qualities all the more, particularly when he did well in post-season and for a while ARod underperformed.

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Jeter is easy to understand. New York Yankees is about 50 percent and the other half is that in an era of drugs, prima donnas, and a$$holes, he was the clean-cut, squeaky clean, respectful, modest All American young man.

He also had a strong work ethic, was clutch, and has the 6th most hits all-time.

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

He also had a strong work ethic, was clutch, and has the 6th most hits all-time.

MVSNYC,

I'm a Red Sox fan but a lover of baseball and this really sums Jeter up perfectly. The fact that he stayed with 1 team (loyalty) also makes me like him. So rare this day and age!

Peace, Mike

[ajquigs]

With Mantle, I've always felt a big part of it was being a fixture in baseball's main event year after year after year.
He spent a whole lot of time in a whole lot of people's living rooms, in glorious black & white.

[edjs]

He's the Bobby Orr of baseball.