“He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if I was going to play.” IfsYearsPlayUsedHappenedBaseballManagers Author:Mickey Mantle
“This year I'd rather lead the league in home runs, runs batted in and hitting.” YearsHomeRunningBaseballLeagueHittingHome Run Author:Mickey Mantle
“If I hadn't met those two guys (Billy Martin and Whitey Ford) at the start of my career, I would have lasted another five years.” IfsYearsTwoGuyCareersFiveMetsBaseballFive YearsTwo Guys Author:Mickey Mantle
“To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.” YearsPlayHappensBaseballBest ThingsYankeesStadiumsYankee StadiumYankee Fans Author:Mickey Mantle
“As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.” YearsLastsSportsPlayerConcernedBaseballBallsCreditDuesErasFifteenFifteen YearsFamous BaseballBall Players Author:Mickey Mantle
“Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.” YearsLittlesPlayTodaySchoolGamesSportsMillionsFieldsReadyTvsPicksHigh SchoolBalls Book:The Mick Source: The Mick
“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.” YearsMeanSportsPlayerFiguresBaseballSeasonsBallsSevenAverageAthleteMotivational SportsHittingBatsInspirational SportsSeven YearsBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesMotivational Inspirational SportsAthlete MotivationalFunny BaseballGreat BaseballShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsBall GamesShort Motivational SportsAwesome SportsInspirational BaseballPlaying BaseballMotivational BaseballPlaying SportsBaseball HittingFavorite SportsMlbGreatest BaseballFunny Inspirational SportsBall PlayersBaseball HistoryBaseball Season Author:Mickey Mantle
“I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” YearsPlayerBaseballBallsSevenMotivational SportsHittingInspirational SportsSeven YearsBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesMotivational Inspirational SportsAthlete MotivationalFunny BaseballGreat BaseballShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsBall GamesShort Motivational SportsAwesome SportsInspirational BaseballPlaying BaseballMotivational BaseballPlaying SportsBaseball HittingFavorite SportsMlbGreatest BaseballFunny Inspirational SportsBall PlayersBaseball History Author:Mickey Mantle
