tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post3262858058199075195..comments2023-11-03T09:23:28.156-04:00Comments on Pinstripe Postings: Yanks Steamroll Cleveland Off The ReservationMiddle Reliefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-59499521798692882702007-08-14T17:42:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:42:00.000-04:00OK, it's starting to sink in....and I'm getting pr...OK, it's starting to sink in....and I'm getting pretty melancholy thinking about Rizzuto.<BR/><BR/>My father actually knew Phil, he engineered some work at his house in West Orange, and he would drop by to see him from time to time. He has told me that Phil was one of the nicest most down to earth guys he had ever met. Always willing to share a story about Mick or Billy or Whitey....always had a tray of cannolis or a plate of manicotti to offer.<BR/><BR/>He sat my dad down one afternoon and told him a story about how one time Mantle decided to play a joke on Billy Martin. I have nothing better to do so I might as well share it with you:<BR/><BR/>I guess the Mick was friends with some who guy who had a horse farm up in upstate New York. This friend of his owned a cow that had gotten old and sick and had to be put down. The problem was that every time the guy went out to the barn with his shotgun, he just couldn't bring himself to shoot the cow. Knowing that his buddy Mick was a hunter, the horse farmer asked him if he would take a ride up and do the deed for him. Mick agreed but the more he thought about it, the less he really wanted to just walk up to an old cow and shoot it. That's where Billy came in. <BR/><BR/>Mickey concocted a story and told Billy that this guy he knew owed him money and Mick was having a hard time collecting. He asked Billy if he would take a ride up to the guy's farm with him to exert some pressure. Billy (always game for some action) said "sure Mick, whattya have in mind?" <BR/><BR/>Mickey told him that he just wanted to scare the guy so they would go up to his farm and kill one of his cows or something. Billy was all over it. When they got to the farm, Mickey said I'll stand guard, Billy you go into that barn over there and kill the bastard's cow. Billy took the gun and walked into the barn....after a few minutes Mickey heard "BOOM"....and then "BOOM BOOM" and then Billy came running out of the barn.<BR/><BR/>Mickey said "Billy, what the hell happened in there, did you kill the cow?"<BR/><BR/>To which Billy replied, "Yea, that jerk will pay you now cause I killed two of the f#cker's horses too."<BR/><BR/>My dad said Phil swore it was true.<BR/><BR/>Anyway...I guess heaven finally has it's shortstop..Once again RIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-63128078244738427092007-08-14T16:27:00.000-04:002007-08-14T16:27:00.000-04:00Gary Carter was one of the best catcher's in NY hi...Gary Carter was one of the best catcher's in NY history. Check out the numbers... and I just did..never mind my comment. Bera and Munson were pretty damn good. I yield to them...57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17313919623719340501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-275557367282894462007-08-14T16:18:00.000-04:002007-08-14T16:18:00.000-04:00Baseball lost a true face of the game today. R.I....Baseball lost a true face of the game today. <BR/><BR/>R.I.P Phil Rizzuto57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17313919623719340501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-23742358702482846002007-08-14T12:41:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:41:00.000-04:00Anon,Let's get real, Maris was with the Yankees a ...Anon,<BR/>Let's get real, Maris was with the Yankees a very short time (four or five years). He had one outstanding year and a couple of very good years. Eventually got shipped to St. Louis. Defensively Maris was outstanding and played both right and center. Having said that, he was no Mantle. Maris was blessed to play on a very talented team that included: Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Moose Skowron, and Clete Boyer. The pitching staff was anchored by Whitey Ford. He was one part of what could conceivably been the best team in baseball history (including the 1998 Yankees).<BR/><BR/>Sad day with the passing of the Scooter. His banter with Bill White in the booth was classic. Don't be surprised if he is buried in a Yankee uniform with the service at the stadium.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-11853336140650235282007-08-14T12:28:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:28:00.000-04:00Ahhh my namesake has lost the battle with Father T...Ahhh my namesake has lost the battle with Father Time.<BR/><BR/>Rest in Peace, Phil. A truer Yankee there never was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-43488867915394265302007-08-14T12:23:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:23:00.000-04:00Scooter passed away - age 89MidScooter passed away - age 89<BR/><BR/>MidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-39127659996161156662007-08-14T10:57:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:57:00.000-04:00anon...that's just foolish.anon...that's just foolish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-25425706824279886572007-08-14T09:49:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:49:00.000-04:00same can be said about Mantle - Roger Marris carri...same can be said about Mantle - Roger Marris carried the water of those teams, prior to that it was Berra, DiMaggio, etc. - Mantle just riding coat tails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-5540023790520827612007-08-14T09:27:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:27:00.000-04:00Okay Scooter you asked for it - Mantle was one of ...Okay Scooter you asked for it - Mantle was one of the greatest players to EVER play the game (Mid - Mantle had an 18 year career and knew when to call it quits). When he came up, he was blessed with speed, a great arm and power from both sides of the plate. He was and still is the all-time leader in homeruns by a switch-hitter.<BR/><BR/>His career was longer than Gehrigs and Ruths. Williams was probably a better pure hitter, but did not have the arm that Mantle possessed nor did he have the range in the outfield nor his speed.<BR/><BR/>Ty Cobb was one of the best hitters in the history of the game. His problems were the teams he played on were not the best and he was a real SOB to his teammates and his opponents. He is number one on the list of all-time players that you can hate list. However, he did not have the speed of Mantle, his arm, or range. Comparing a second baseman to an outfielder for that time period of baseball (early to mid Twentieth Century is like comparing apples to oranges). Using the fruit comparison will probably keep the professors at Portland State happy. (By the way Mid, what exactly have you done to PSU to tick them off?).<BR/><BR/>During the 1950's there were three great centerfielders in NY: Mantle, Snyder, and Mays (Yes Mid, Mays played for the NY Giants before they moved to San Francisco and for some reason at the end of his career chose to be traded to the Mets to finish his career in NY).<BR/><BR/>As for the ESPN story Mantle played 18 years exactly how many more years would he have played had he not been an alcoholic? It wasn't the alcohol that cut his career short (that cut his life short); the knee surgeries did him in. They didn't have Micro-surgery during his playing time - Mantle's knees looked like a railroad yard with all of the tracks coming to the station.<BR/><BR/>Mantle's career was cut short by the use of alcohol and not rehabbing properly from injuries.<BR/><BR/>One last point to cover - Berra was a good hitting catcher, but not the best. I would place Bench, Munson and Fisk ahead of him. Berra is best known because of the number of World Series Teams and Champions he played on. Was he important to those teams - Yes. Would those teams have won without him - Yes.old professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823684296552393738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-49283563076121197812007-08-14T09:25:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:25:00.000-04:00Proctor has been doing well with the Dodgers so fa...Proctor has been doing well with the Dodgers so far - 9 2/3 and 3 earned, couple of victories.<BR/><BR/>MidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-72064791417903984842007-08-14T08:34:00.000-04:002007-08-14T08:34:00.000-04:00I would like to hear Old Prof's take on the Mick v...I would like to hear Old Prof's take on the Mick vs Ty Cobb...He's the only one here who saw them both play.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And Heinz....how the hell would you know how to spell Championship? And by the way...it was scored an infield hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-26310253347369004872007-08-13T23:37:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:37:00.000-04:00Nothing spells champions like a walk-off FIELDER'S...Nothing spells champions like a walk-off FIELDER'S CHOICE after your stopper blows a save.57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17313919623719340501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-63605950040041976302007-08-13T23:29:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:29:00.000-04:00that is like saying Mike Tyson would have kicked t...that is like saying Mike Tyson would have kicked the crap out of Muhammed Ali.. would have never happened and neither should Mantle be behind Ty Cobb and Pete RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-71791583645346195372007-08-13T23:25:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:25:00.000-04:00Ok, so by that logic then, Yogi Berra is the great...Ok, so by that logic then, Yogi Berra is the greatest of all-time.<BR/><BR/>And it was moderately amusing to read that Mantle is tagging Monroe in the sky, which might be good for one move up, but still not close to #4 on the list.Middle Reliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-73091214951767982312007-08-13T23:23:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:23:00.000-04:00How many rings did Ted Williams have? Ty Cobb? o...How many rings did Ted Williams have? Ty Cobb? ok.. now Mantle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-17868371664315136872007-08-13T23:20:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:20:00.000-04:00You are crazy!!!The numbers do not back up your as...You are crazy!!!<BR/><BR/>The numbers do not back up your assertion. #4 of all-time???!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Ahead of who? Gehrig? Ted Williams? Ty Cobb? Stan Musial? - the all-time hits leader Pete Rose?<BR/><BR/>Mantle was great, then good, then very much not so good. HOF for sure, best for a few seasons fine, no freaking way was he number 4 of all-time.Middle Reliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-21605280055260677002007-08-13T23:19:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:19:00.000-04:00"this website sucks... and i've been banging Maril..."this website sucks... and i've been banging Marilyn Monroe behind DiMaggio's back up here"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-35936166999570030282007-08-13T23:16:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:16:00.000-04:00This is from Bob Costas' eulogy at Mantle's funera...This is from Bob Costas' eulogy at Mantle's funeral in 1995. It says it all.........<BR/><BR/>"It brings to mind a story Mickey liked to tell on himself and maybe some of you have heard it. He pictured himself at the pearly gates, met by St. Peter who shook his head and said 'Mick, we checked the record. We know some of what went on. Sorry, we can't let you in. But before you go, God wants to know if you'd sign these six dozen baseballs.'<BR/><BR/>No matter what he did off of the field, he was one of the best ever on it; so much so that kids would bet that even God would want his autograph.<BR/><BR/>Pinstripe Postings has Mantle rolling in his grave. Too much disrespect to handle. #4 at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-40326288666422948882007-08-13T23:01:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:01:00.000-04:00And seriously, we need to get off the Mick's great...And seriously, we need to get off the Mick's greatest of all-time kick. Just like Mattingly, he was the best for a few seasons, then body breaks down and becomes a shadow of former self.<BR/><BR/>Because Donnie B was the best for 4 seasons, then had a bad back, are we ready to put him in the g.o.a.t conversation??<BR/><BR/>The Mick was the best for a brief moment in time and that is about it.Middle Reliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-456072496893012992007-08-13T23:00:00.000-04:002007-08-13T23:00:00.000-04:00Chamberlain continues to impress.Rivera two runs i...Chamberlain continues to impress.<BR/><BR/>Rivera two runs in two games.<BR/><BR/>And No One gives two shits whether or not anyone from Portland or the entire state of Oregon is offended by the Off The Reservation comment.. stop harboring criminal illegal aliens then maybe your opinion counts.Middle Reliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413753701900586090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-71328020365739747912007-08-13T20:57:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:57:00.000-04:00This is off the topic a bit (ok - a lot)...did any...This is off the topic a bit (ok - a lot)...did anyone see the most ridiculous article on ESPN today? It was on Page 2 and was written by some jackass named Eric Neel. He's asking the question which is a bigger disappointment in baseball: Bonds on juice and hitting HRs or Mickey Mantle's alcoholism shortening his career. <BR/><BR/>First, and despite some recent posting about the greatest players of all time, there is no comparison between the Mick and Bonds. The Mick is a folk hero in sport lore and Bonds is just an * in the books. Second, no doubt Mantle had a drinking problem, but it was his knees that cut his career short.So there is an initial fallacy to the argument. This article just infuriated me.<BR/><BR/>If anyone else wants a read, here's the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/070809Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226651226377535274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-33178519445526623802007-08-13T18:25:00.000-04:002007-08-13T18:25:00.000-04:00Scooter: Farnsworth did clear waivers and he is du...Scooter: Farnsworth did clear waivers and he is due $5.5M next year. <BR/><BR/>57 every team has injuries...The Mets should have a 10 game lead but stink...hence only the 2 game lead and that will soon evaporate to the Braves. Whom last I checked also have injuries....as do the Phillies...and the Marlins...etc. And that's just in the East. <BR/><BR/>I'm really glad about the season sweep of the Tribe. Really couldn't stand them since '97.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226651226377535274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-19148670574693082542007-08-13T17:30:00.000-04:002007-08-13T17:30:00.000-04:00I am rather insulted by your "off the reservation"...I am rather insulted by your "off the reservation" comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-73625902253365945912007-08-13T16:22:00.000-04:002007-08-13T16:22:00.000-04:00Nice bullpen, 57Nice bullpen, 57Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35713616.post-45222063599331839022007-08-13T15:56:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:56:00.000-04:00Alou and his drug use makes Giambi look like a cho...Alou and his drug use makes Giambi look like a choir boy.<BR/><BR/>Atlanta will win the East.<BR/><BR/>MidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com