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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
The songwriter's favorite Yankee was actually Mickey Mantle, and according to Wikipedia, when Dick Cavett asked why Mantle's name wasn't used instead of DiMaggio, Simon replied "It's about syllables, Dick. It's about how many beats there are."
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Fun.
I always figured it was more a function of Italian Renaissance Men like DiMaggio working better under the auspices of the liberal arts.
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Trying to wrap up my master mays set, with just a few left:
1968 American Oil left side
1971 Bazooka numbered complete panel
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