Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle is the greatest baseball player of all time. While he was incredible at bat and on the field, it is for one reason that he is better than everybody else.
The Reason
Bob Fishel sent out this letter to several New York Yankees for the 50th anniversary of the building of Yankee Stadium:
To which Mickey responded, in typical Mickey fashion:
And the rest is history, but Mickey had something to add many years later...
Pete Rose
Cool Pic
Mickey is frustrated, but it's still a cool picture. Click for higher resolution.
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