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WFAN was not yet born. ESPN still was in its infancy toward world domination. But there was no need for the wall of sound to raise the temperature or the meaning. Doc was pitching and, for the first time, The Kid was catching, and so on April 9, 1985,...
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So is the name and the sense of humor. Preston Mattingly, 24, is in camp with the Yankees as a minor league free agent outfielder. Just putting on the pinstripes his dad once wore makes this a most special adventure. Don Mattingly was Donnie Baseball. ...
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Don Mattingly, right, arrives for a media availability at the Major League Baseball 2011 Winter Meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Dallas. View Photo »
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I don't think I'm a Hall of Famer ... I don't think I have the numbers. Part of it is longevity, and I wasn't able to do that and do the things that I did early in my career.
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Preston said his dad told him “this organization makes you do things right, so make sure you’re hustling on the field and off the field and do everything everybody tells you.” Preston knows what kind of star his dad was. When Don Mattingly was a Yankee...
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But he came to the plate only 300 times. It was Barfield’s team, which is indicator No. 1 that they were going to be really bad. This was the year that Don Mattingly’s back issues came to the fore. From 1984 through 1989 he’d played in at least 141...
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I’ve never been that interested about baseball on paper; I love the game because it’s unpredictable in a way that stats can never fully capture. When Larry and I were growing up dodging beer bottles at Yankee Stadium and trading Topps cards, I was never...
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Los Angeles Dodgers' James Loney, left, celebrates his home run with manager Don Mattingly during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in Phoenix. The Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks 7-5. View Photo »
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I think my dad had a lot to do with that
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Tales were told of Graig Nettles as a human vacuum at third base and how he broke Boston’s Spaceman with a body slam. He would recount stories from when Ron Guidry was young and electrifying, Louisiana Lightning! He recalled how my favorite player, Don...
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The Yankees of the 1980s played in a stadium that was barely a decade removed from a renovation. While our parents knew the Stadium as it was for the Mick and Joe D, we knew it for Reggie, for Don Mattingly and, when they moved in the fences, for Jack...
About Don Mattingly
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Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hit Man") (born April 20, 1961) is the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach. He was a first baseman who played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1982-1995. He also served as the Yankees hitting coach from 2004 to 2006 and Joe Torre's bench coach in 2007. Full Article
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his three run homerun with Manager Don Mattingly #8 during the fifth inning to trail 5-4 to the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on September 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted manager Don Mattingly as he returns to the dugout after scoring a run in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants on September 20, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Sands (47) is congratulated in the dugout by manager Don Mattingly, center, and others after Sands' solo home run against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, left, congratulates Matt Kemp, who scored on a single by James Loney during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is greeted by manager Don Mattingly as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 18, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Manager Don Mattingly, Rod Barajas #28 and Clayton Kershaw #22 argue with umpire Bill Welke after Kershaw was ejected for throwing at Gerardo Parra #8 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 14, 2011 in Los Angeles,...
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, right, is thrown out of the game as he argues with home plate umpire Bill Welke, left, after Clayton Kershaw was thrown out of the baseball ame for hitting Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra with a pitch during the sixth inning Wednesday, Sept....
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, right, argues with home plate umpire Bill Welke, left, and first base umpire Tim Tschida after Clayton Kershaw was thrown out of the baseball game for hitting Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra with a pitch during the sixth inning Wednesday,...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers talks with home plate umpire Marty Foster after Foster warned the benches in the seventh inning of game with the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 13, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Starting pitcher Ted Lilly #29 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is relieved in the sixth inning by manager Don Mattingly as catcher Rod Barajas #28 looks on against the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 12, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes the ball from Hong-Chih Kuo #56 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the sixth inning during a game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on September 11, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: Manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers argues a call with home plate umpire Scott Barry #87 against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning during an MLB baseball game at AT&T Park on September 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (L) listens in as Dodgers relief pitcher Scott Elbert (C) talks with catcher Rod Barajas in the eighth inning during play against the Atlanta Braves at their MLB National League baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia September 4, 2011.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (8) talks with umpire Andy Fletcher during the second inning of the Dodgers' baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talks with pitcher Dana Eveland in the dugout after the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. The Dodgers won 6-4 with Eveland getting the win.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 29: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers congratulates Andre Ethier #16 after Ethier scored on a sacrifice fly by Rod Barajas #28 (not in photo) in the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on August 29,...
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Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly, left, talks with first base Umpire Ted Barrett, right, after Barrett ejected Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp in the ninth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. The...
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DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers greets Aaron Miles #6 at the top of the dugout after Miles scored in the top of the third inning at Coors Field on August 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
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DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers congratulates Justin Sellers #12 after he scored during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
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MILWAUKEE, WI - AUGUST 18: Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers argues over a call over the play at home plate with umpire Mike Muchlinski against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on August 18, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Dodgers defeated the Brewers 5-1.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly congratulates Tony Gwynn after Gwynn hit a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, in Milwaukee.
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PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 07: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches from the dugout during the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 7, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 4-3.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 10: Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers gives a high five to Juan Rivera #33 after his three run homerun for a 4-0 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on August 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 9: Manager Don Mattingly (R) and trainer Stan Conte talk to Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers injured himnswelf while batting in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 9, 2011 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Gordon...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 31: Manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers congratulates Jamey Carroll #14 after Carroll scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning of the game at Dodger Stadium on July 31, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his three run homerun with Manager Don Mattingly #8 during the fifth inning to trail 5-4 to the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on September 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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