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Originally Posted by packs
I think you're discounting personality when it comes to Mantle. He was widely regarded as a carefree American icon who got into plenty of trouble with the boys. What are the perceptions of Ted Williams, though? I remember hearing stories of a cold man who didn't keep very many people close and alienated his players as a manager. Fondness matters too.
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Yes, it’s this. Williams was cold and widely disliked. Mantle was the all-American hero.