re: Mickey Mantle hit a ball 565 feet

And the argument about BP fastballs vs in game fastballs is another factor that adds to disproving the myth.

"BP tonight was 75-80, Mantle hit 565 off of 90 or so"

Soooo, you're telling me that every player of today that is twice the size of Mantle, stronger AND theyre turning around 95+ IN GAMES struggle to get with 65 feet of one of mick's many blasts?

Oh, and Mantle was supposedly 19 years old when he hit the 565 ball. A 19 year old mick can hit a ball further than a 35 year old juiced up freak BARRY BONDS. Bonds was mickey's equal in every "technique" there is, and he was bigger & stronger. Lol

Just think for one second, if Mick & babe hit 565/575 respectively, you don't think that between Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, Canseco, Thomas, Arod, Stanton, Pujols, & now Judge would have accidentally grabbed a hold of one, just once? You saw first hand tonight how much easier a big guy hits a ball