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Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:42 GMT

players have won three AL MVPs: Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Alex Rodriguez.
Source: The Connecticut Post

Allie Reynolds' Amazing 1952 World Series

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:38 GMT

The 1952 World Series is usually remembered for Billy Martin's great catch of a Jackie Robinson pop fly with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning of the seventh game.
Source: Bleacher Report

Cashing in on the savings

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:19:46 GMT

Vinita mother finds it pays to play coupon game Published: 11/22/2009 2:19 AM Last Modified: 11/22/2009 2:19 AM In a pink three-ring binder, Brandi Morgan stashes dozens of coupons in plastic baseball-card holders.
Source: Tulsa World

Ursa Vineyards Petite Sirah - Three Pack

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:38:10 GMT

Tough gig, being a wine scout, lemme tell you. Everybody thinks it’d be a nonstop adventure. They think every day is like stumbling across Mickey Mantle playing on an alkali field, or Lana Turner working the soda fountain at a drugstore.
Source: Woot Wine

The Power of Perception

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:47:14 GMT

In one of the memorable quotes from the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abignale asks his young son why he thinks the Yankees always win. "Because they have Mickey Mantle?" wonders Frank Jr. "No," responds his father.
Source: Arrowhead Pride

Bulletin board for week of Nov. 17

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:30:37 GMT

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Baseball/softball Club Nine Baseball in Everett is offering a Catchers Camp on Nov. 18 and Dec. 9. Sessions are from 6-8 p.m. The camps are for players U8-U13.
Source: HeraldNet

"the keen observer": Barack's "triple crown"

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:28:36 GMT

On Aprill 24 -1948, a 16 year-old boy from Commerce, Oklahoma - Mickey Mantle -appeared in the opening-day lineup of the Baxter Springs Whiz Kids - a "class C" semi-pro baseball team.
Source: Town Hall

True blue fan, with blood ties to the Yankees

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:33:30 GMT

Ann Freitag, who liked to say she had Yankee blood, reveled in the Bronx Bombers’ 27th World Championship. But truth be told, Championships No. 10, 11, 12 and 13 were more meaningful to her.
Source: NorthJersey.com

Quoted in 'MLB: Old Yankee Stadium sits in shadow of new ballpark'

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:42:33 GMT

Tommy Lasorda said in Deseret News:

To think about what the old Yankee Stadium was, you know Babe Ruth played there. Lou Gehrig played there and Mickey Mantle played there and Joe DiMaggio played there. See, that's what makes it so special

Quoted in 'Coming Soon: The Jon Gosselin-Octomom Show?!'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:35 GMT

said in The Hollywood Gossip:

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris started a Yankee dynasty. Lennon and McCartney started a music revolution.

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:54:00 GMT

NEW YORK - APRIL 16: A fan wears a Mickey Mantle jersey outside the new Yankee Stadium before the first pitch on opening day April 16, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK - MARCH 26: Mike Torrez and Bucky Dent attend MSG's celebration for the 'Summer of '77' at Mickey Mantle's Restaurant on March 26, 2009 in New York City.

Mickey Mantle on Letterman, 6/23/87

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:16:30 GMT