... field and also raised his salary to ten thousand dollars that year. He was elected to the All Star Game. In April of 1953 Mickeys first son was born, Mickey Mantle Jr. That year Mickey hit a 565 foot home run off of Chuck Stobbs of the Senators and he was also selected to the All Star Game. In 1955 his second son, David ... from center field and began playing first base. On September 20, 1968 he hit his 536th home run off of the Boston Red Sox. On March 1, 1969 Mickey Mantle retired from baseball. He had a great career with 3 American League MVPs, 9 career grand slams, 7 pinch hit homer...

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... in Oklahoma. He had a passion for baseball and even played with the semi-pros. As any other father he would pass his passion to his son Mickey. Mickey Mantle was 5-foot-11 and weighed 100 lbs. Many people thought he was very strong and muscular. Larry Schwartz of ESPN says that, "People liked him because ... the Yankees sent him to the Minors and he would get even worse. It was so bad that his first hit came in 22 at bats. Mickey Mantle was an awesome athlete. He broke records and he became know as a "hitting machine". The love for the game and his persistency brought him many ... again...

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... that made him so attractive (Schwartz). No matter what team, people rooted for him. Most people enjoyed watching him play and admired him. Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951- 1968. He replaced Joe DiMaggio in centerfield, but not in the hearts of the fans, ... and total bases (123) (Web). In today's society young children grow up admiring basketball legends like Micheal Jordan, but back then the power hitter Mickey Mantle, nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" inspired young children. He won homerun titles four times, and in 1956 and 1957 he was voted MVP (Schwartz). ... t...

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... need for organ donors to supply the demand that is needed. There are too many organs being buried, which could have saved lives, if only they had been organ donors. Mickey Mantle was remembered by many as a great baseball player and hero. He was stricken with liver disease and placed on the organ transplant list. He was overwhelmed by the selfless gift ... of a liver from a stranger that prolonged his life for a few short weeks. The Mickey Mantle Foundation was set up in the honor of Mickey Mantle. Mantle had expected to lead Mickey's Team (Mickey Mantle Foundation) to eliminate deaths,...

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... and six world championships. When Lou Gehrig died the era died with him (Sullivan, 71-76). In every era there is a role model; in the 50's and 60's it was Mickey Mantle. Mickey Mantle was that baseball hero. He was our symbol of baseball at a time when the game meant something to us that perhaps it no longer does ... . Mickey Mantle hit the furthest home run of 565 feet. Mickey played 2,401 games, won three Most Valuable Player awards, won the Triple Crown in 1956 with a .353 batting average, 52 home runs 130 RBI, and hit 536 career ... home runs. Mickey Mantle also won seven World Cham...

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... stood out the most to me. My grandfather John has a very good sense of baseball's history. He grew up watching all of the great Yankee ball players like Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and Joe DiMaggio who are all in the Hall of Fame. He is the one who has told me all about the great ball players during his generation, and hopefully ... one day I can do the same. One memorable story is the following; Mickey Mantle described himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth being a Yankee when he knew that he was going to die. That takes a lot of heart and desire for ... the game, and that r...

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... wait in line just like us. Some very well-known celebrities have needed an organ transplant and they had to go through the same process as everyone else. For instance, Mickey Mantle and Walter Payton needed organ transplants and their organ allocation was administered properly accordingly to the established policy. These allocations were administered locally, regionally and then nationally. Then they both ... such as blood type, size of organ needed, waiting time, and geographical distance between donor and recipient. There was no social status involved they were treated like everyone e...

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... bar. Calogero was very close to his dad and looked up to him a lot. They went to Yankee games because Calogero was a very big fan of baseball. His idol was Mickey Mantle. The man Sonny, who killed the guy on the street, became friends with Calogero, even though his father told him to stay away from him. Calogero got very close to ... confused of his surroundings, and is exposed to different worlds. He first started out as a young kid that new nothing, and all he loved was his father and his idol, Mickey Mantle. He looked up to him until one day when Sonny said to him that Mantel won't c...

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... the fact that they do not and don't expect to be considered role models, such as stated at a press conference by Charles Barkley (www.yaleherald.com/archive/xx/9.8.95/sports/mantle.html). It is my argument that athletes are not only role models but, in today's media driven world, it is their responsibility to exhibit extraordinary judgment and exemplary actions off ... of negativity about athletes and, at that time, the book was considered to be a breach of loyalty among fellow teammates. For instance, Bouton told about Mickey Mantle's problems with alcohol. Prior to that, in the public...

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... woman being offered Marlboro cigarettes by multiple men. 12 Advertisers also used celebrities for their advertisements. Phillip Morris used Lucille Ball in their "I Love Smoking campaign,13 Viceroys used Mickey Mantle and had him say "from the very first puff man- it was Viceroys for me!14, and Chesterfield used Ronald Reagan for their Christmas ad. 15. Advertisers even used ... ...

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... years. Is it good for the game? To the casual fan maybe, but to the diehard baseball fans that know a little of the history of the game are disgusted. The Mickey Mantle's, Babe Ruth's, Willie Mays's, and Ted Williams are being forgotten by all of these new age players who would be considered giants if they played in the same era. With ... ...

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... years. Is it good for the game? To the casual fan maybe, but to the diehard baseball fans that know a little of the history of the game are disgusted. The Mickey Mantle's, Babe Ruth's, Willie Mays's, and Ted Williams are being forgotten by all of these new age players who would be considered giants if they played in the same era. With ... ...

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... life can be quite difficult. Fans do get disappointed when athletes get in trouble with the law or make crucial mistakes in their personal lives. Before he died, the great Mickey Mantle, who was a raging alcoholic, told young ball players, "play like me; don't be like me" (Globus). The sports world gets shocked ever time it hears of such a thing like Roberto ... ...

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... of Donald's pet peeves is the act of hand shaking. He has a fear of germs and reserves the act of hand shaking for such people as the President, Gorbachev, and Mickey Mantle. He loves it when people introduce themselves and do a simple yet polite bow. Donald becomes especially when someone will come up and shake his hand at dinner. He always washes ... ...

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... of Donald's pet peeves is the act of hand shaking. He has a fear of germs and reserves the act of hand shaking for such people as the President, Gorbachev, and Mickey Mantle. He loves it when people introduce themselves and do a simple yet polite bow. Donald becomes especially when someone will come up and shake his hand at dinner. He always washes ... ...

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... of the dresser was a Sony CD player and several speakers, obviously positioned to rock the house. Every inch of the east wall was crammed with framed photographs of Yankee greats - Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, White Ford, Yogi Berra, Earle Combs, Don Mattingly, and other Yankees that Joe did not recognize. The Yankee shrine included more than fifty framed ... ...

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... been fifteen New York Yankees that have been honored for their individual accomplishments by having their numbers retired. This list includes such players as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly and Reggie Jackson. In conclusion, the New York Yankees are the best team in baseball and the team has proven it time and again. From the twenty-six ... ...

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... their ratings, such as Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O"Neal, Mario Lemieux, Priest Holmes, and Tony Hawk, Baseball has a tough time rendering heroes for kids to envy. Sixty years back, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, and Jackie Robinson, were all household names. Ask any average sports fan today, and they wouldn't be able to name three all-star Baseball players. In many TV ... ...

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... , yet he has already established himself as one of the best baseball players in the history of Major League Baseball. His name may be compared to other Yankees greats including Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, or Roger Maris. This native of Kalamazoo, Michigan is also one of the most attractive and famous celebrities of our time. His name is Derek Jeter. Derek Sanderson ... ...

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... . Some of the greatest players in the Hall of Fame do not have the cleanest reputations. In a similar situation Bowie Kuhn, a past commissioner of baseball, suspended Hall of Fame legends Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays for their connections to certain public figures in casinos, which were later overthrown after six years. If ethics is preventing Pete Rose from being admitted into the ... ...

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