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Posted By: Kevin O

Seeing Reggie Jackson's 2597 strikeouts as an unbeatable record reminded me of a good Mickey story. When Jackson hit his 537th homer, reporters asked Mantle how he felt about Reggie passing him on the all-time list. "He passed me on the strikeout list six years ago. Why didn't you @#$&*s ask me how I felt about that?"