Moderately Interesting Morning Fact Aug. 13, 2012: Mickey Mantle Memorial Edition

Aug 13

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New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle died on this day in 1995 at age 63. Mantle was the greatest switch-hitter in baseball history and the second-best drinker behind Babe Ruth. He was also the first player to wear a batting helmet and the first to throw one in disgust after striking out.

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A misanthrope, iconoclast and general grouch since the late 1980s, Daniel P. Finney has been a professional paragraph stacker since 1993. He reports. He writes. He blogs. He tweets. He beats deadlines. He amuses (himself, at least.) He informs. He adapts. He keeps moving forward. He eschews gatherings. The highlights of his week are Sunday chicken wings, new comics Wednesday and naps during televised sporting events. He does not wonder if there is a player to be named later in his life and spends most of his waking hours desperately trying to be left alone.

Posted on August 13, 2012, in History, Humor, Popular Culture, Sports and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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