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blueridgeTiger
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| This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 8:02 am)
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October 5, 1951: In Game 2 of the World Series, right fielder Mickey Mantle's season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio's abrupt call for Willie Mays' fly ball in center field leads many to believe the last minute call was a contributing factor to the torn cartilage suffered by the 19 year-old rookie.
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T 
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 8:55 am to blueridgeTiger)
I ran into Joe DiMaggio at a donut place in new york one time. That guy is a self centered douche.
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RedHawk 
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 8:57 am to T)
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I ran into Joe DiMaggio at a donut place in new york one time. That guy is a self centered douche.
Was it at Dinky Donuts?
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TigerintheNO
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 9:00 am to T)
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That guy is a self centered douche.
I would be too, if I was regarded as the grestest right handed hitter & got to bang Marilyn Monroe.
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blueridgeTiger
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 9:53 am to T)
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I ran into Joe DiMaggio at a donut place in new york one time.
Did you bang on the table and yell?
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tduecen 
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:15 am to T)
I ran into him at a steakhouse in NY once.... He signed a napkin for me and told me he was surprise I knew who he was.
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Tiger1242
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:17 am to blueridgeTiger)
Oct. 5, 2012: the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals in a one game play in game to begin their magical run to a World Series in Hall of Famer Chipper Jones final season
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tduecen
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:29 am to Tiger1242)
Fantasy dates....
Chipper strikes out with game tying run in third and winning run on second
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Tiger1242
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:39 am to tduecen)
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Fantasy dates.... Chipper strikes out with game tying run in third and winning run on second
It's cool, the Yankees are going to get steam rolled 
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Ryne Sandberg 
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:41 am to blueridgeTiger)
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In Game 2 of the World Series, right fielder Mickey Mantle's season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap at Yankee Stadium.
Seriously though, what could've been? Mantle could have played 3-4 more years. He would've pushed Maris to the end in '61 (although Maris is a personal hero) and probably could have gotten to 650+ HRs
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Tiger1242
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:47 am to Ryne Sandberg)
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Seriously though, what could've been? Mantle could have played 3-4 more years. He would've pushed Maris to the end in '61 (although Maris is a personal hero) and probably could have gotten to 650+ HRs
He's the Griffey jr. of the 50's
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tduecen
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:54 am to Tiger1242)
Not worried, I wouldn't mind seeing Nats win whole thing
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TigerFanInSouthland
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| re: This Date in Baseball History (Posted on 10/5/12 at 11:00 am to blueridgeTiger)
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October 5, 1951: In Game 2 of the World Series, right fielder Mickey Mantle's season comes to an immediate end when he severely injures his right knee when his cleats get caught on a drainage cap at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio's abrupt call for Willie Mays' fly ball in center field leads many to believe the last minute call was a contributing factor to the torn cartilage suffered by the 19 year-old rookie.
If not for that and Mantle's heavy drinking, he would've been the best ever. He literally had everything, speed, power, could hit the ball all over the field, a cannon for an arm, and a switch hitter.
There's only one player I can think of right now that has it all like Mantle, and that's Mike Trout. Even his career has barely gotten off the ground.
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