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zippykaiyay t1_iy4ejrb wrote
I always liked Mickey Mantle but this just uppped him in my mind. That's a very good thing to do for teammates.
attorneyatslaw t1_iy4ffyi wrote
He needed someone to drink with.
sonofabutch t1_iy4i6si wrote
I went to a card show in the 1980s and Mickey was there signing, but it was a huge line and I didn't feel like standing on it, and I wasn't really into autographs anyway. So I wandered around the convention hall and got an autograph from the immortal Duke Carmel. Just as good, right?
TheLastWeird t1_iy4o47p wrote
Pretty good for Duke Carmel!
scottcmu t1_iy514up wrote
>immortal
He died last year.
sonofabutch t1_iy5251v wrote
Aww man. He seemed like a nice guy.
Electrical-Ad-1798 t1_iy536l9 wrote
Skowron was a good player and made several all-star games but it's hard to believe anyone would want Phil Linz' autograph unless it was on a check.
Zeppo_Ennui t1_iy5pbty wrote
Phil Linz was a fill in?
Distortedhideaway t1_iy61mz4 wrote
Moose Skowron used to come into my bar every year when we would host fantasy baseball drafts. He would just come and hang out and have dinner. He would sign anything you wanted and ask nothing in return.
86tuning t1_iy62k8f wrote
name checks out
harleydavidso4 t1_iy63sit wrote
I've got an old card of his from the 60's. :)
feetandballs t1_iy6mmt9 wrote
> Carmel
He was sweet
HotSpicedChai t1_iy7ghdj wrote
Also from the wiki
> In an autobiography, Mantle said that he had married Merlyn not out of love, but because he was told to by his domineering father. While his drinking became public knowledge during his lifetime, the press kept quiet about his many marital infidelities. Mantle was not entirely discreet about them, and at his retirement ceremony in 1969, he brought his mistress along with his wife.
What a great guy!
cledus1911 t1_iy9uu0k wrote
Yep, great guy indeed
trifletruffles OP t1_iy49z85 wrote
"In the mid-1980s Mantle became the prime beneficiary of the exploding market for baseball memorabilia, as baseball fans and collectors began shelling out huge sums for game balls, bats, uniforms, and other artifacts. Players’ signatures became a very hot commodity, and none were more sought-after than Mantle’s. He attended card shows and was paid better than any of his contemporaries. He didn’t forget his old teammates either, bringing them along with him to signing shows, where the likes of Moose Skowron and Phil Linz would sign more autographs and make a lot more money simply by sitting next to Mickey."
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mickey-mantle/