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Old 03-27-2006, 07:45 PM
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Posted By: Frank Evanov

Can't let this thing die without defending the Mick. How did this thread about steroid boy turn into a Mantle bashing??

"Howard: I never liked Mantle. He always seemed to fail when the chips were down."

Mickey's 18 World Series Homers attests to his ability to come through when it counted. That's a record that will likely never be broken. Speaking of records, Roger Maris batted ahead of Mickey in 1961. I don't think Roger would have hit 61 without Mickey in the on-deck circle.

I don't want to get into a statistic contest here, but I will note that I respect Bill James' HOF stats [black ink, gray ink, HOF standards, HOF monitor]. Mickey is in the top 20 in all 4 categories. [Griffey Jr. is not in the top 30. Harry Heilman is not in the top 40, neither is Palmiero. Kirk Gibson is not even in the top 500.]

Frank

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