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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Mantle is the perfect storm. Yankees. 50s. Sorry to say this, but white where Mays and Aaron -- both probably better players -- were not. Switch hitting and power/speed things. Folk hero personality and looks. Mystique of playing through pain. And, taking into account the astonishing number of walks, his metrics really are great.
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+1 plus sports wise baseball was it, also television was blossoming.
Perhaps the author had it right -
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Boy-Mick.../dp/0060883529
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Last edited by Huck; 09-08-2024 at 10:12 AM.
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