Towards the end of Mickey's career my dad got me tickets to a Yankees Senators game. When we got there Mickey was not in the lineup. I was 10 years old and so disappointed. In the 9th inning with Yankees trailing by 1 run they got a man on base. Now the crowd was on their feet screaming. I didn't know what was going on. My dad then lifted my up to see #7 had come out of the dugout to pinch hit. He swung two bats to warm up and batting lefty hit one into the right field stands to win the game. My Dad and I were jumping up and down. I think we were happier than anyone in that stadium. Although I saw dozens of games after that one, It was the only homer I ever saw Mickey hit. Great memory of my Dad and I!
@tankhalffull4 ай бұрын
Love it! What an amazing memory of an amazing time with your Dad...
@paulburgio82783 ай бұрын
Your story brought tears to my eyes; Mickey has alway been a hero of mine. My dad brought me to Yankee Stadium for the first time on August 11, 1964 when I was 9. I can’t remember what Mick did that day but it was great just to see his swing. Thank you again for sharing about you and your dad.
@Missditabomb6 жыл бұрын
He is like a little boy. I don't care what the criticisms are about this man, I love him.
@stevefowler59705 жыл бұрын
@jim shoe why would that be ironic?
@waynej26085 жыл бұрын
I love to hear Mick talk about the old times. He's just so wonderful and engaging. A great guy, and a helluva ball player!!
@lagunaflyguy4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Yeah but there is no sport more challenging or one that requires more talent than hitting a baseball coming in at around 100 mph from 60 ft. away.
@gregduva94113 жыл бұрын
He's a huckleberry.
@jackgraham33 жыл бұрын
Most of the criticism is… “He’s like a little boy.”
@michaellahana7662 Жыл бұрын
When asked why he always held his head down while rounding the bases after a homer, he said “Eh..the pitcher is embarrassed enough..” A class act!!
@TheDelano4 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like pitchers need to toughen up.
@TheLeftyrighty5 жыл бұрын
I met him twice. Once at the Stadium and once at his Restaurant. What a gentleman. He was my boyhood idol. R.I.P. #7!
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED Oh, you AGAIN? Why?
@johnotto49314 жыл бұрын
4orrcountry cuz soccer SUCKS! That’s why he trolls baseball
@TheLeftyrighty4 жыл бұрын
@@johnotto4931 correct
@Viking3804 жыл бұрын
4orrcountry, Because the guy’s a bleeding wanker who’s only joy in life is being an annoying twit !
@johnotto49314 жыл бұрын
Don Davis 🤣🤣🤣
@garyyost55683 жыл бұрын
Mick's interviews are always fun to watch.
@KBB4eva Жыл бұрын
He was my hero growing up. His testimony on alcoholism is so profound
@tankhalffull4 ай бұрын
There's only one GOAT... his name is Mickey Mantle.., he signed his '64 Topps card for me, then shook my hand.., I was a grown man and a little kid all in one...
@Danimal776 жыл бұрын
Mickey was a great storyteller and the story he told was hilarious.
@garymorris1856 Жыл бұрын
Yes, he was very entertaining, and at his best, there were none better.
@jimallen85 жыл бұрын
I was at that game. August, 1963, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore. In June, Mantle broke his foot, leaping up at the center field fence in Memorial Stadium, chasing a Brooks Robinson homerun. When he was carried off the field on a stretcher, Oriole fans cheered. When the Yanks returned in August, Mantle had been on the DL list for eight weeks. As he describes it here, he was heavily hungover from a party the night before. Houk puts him in to pinch hit. First pitch, he hits a homerun to tie the game. The entire stadium stood up and gave him a standing ovation as if to redeem themselves. The Yankees went on to win the game. .One of the most thrilling moments in sports I have experienced in person.
@jimallen85 жыл бұрын
@Mark Richardson He could have been, but serious injuries through out his career, and alcoholism, were considerable obstacles. He had moments when he was the greatest, and he brought a new dimension to the game not seen before his time - lightning speed and power, and he could hit from both sides of the plate. .
@Mark Richardson No...........not even close. The best was a guy named Babe Ruth
@samsmith4216 Жыл бұрын
You just repeated everything we just heard from Mantle on the video. Thanks
@jimallen8 Жыл бұрын
@@samsmith4216 You're welcome.
@Missditabomb6 жыл бұрын
Great storyteller. So jolly, yet shy. Love you, Mick!! Rest in Peace.
@MK-tg5cf2 жыл бұрын
Mickey mantle really lived a hell of a life. Was one of the greatest ball players of all time and spent a lot of his career living life to the fullest. Imagine coming up with a guy who becomes your best buddy and 20 years later you both go into the hall of fame together. Magical. The bond those 2 must have is incredible, 2 of the greatest yanks of all time. Rest well to the both of them.
@KP-dz6rk3 жыл бұрын
I’m 7 on my team all because this guy was my dads idol. I watched his game tapes and stuff and I realized he truly was one of the greats
@cheddarcheese79286 жыл бұрын
Mickey is before my time.But damn the man tells the best baseball stories.Man,I really hope there's a heaven where he can be one of the boys again..A true legend!
@kenbranaugh8251 Жыл бұрын
He's the best. You apparently have good taste in celebrities. Too bad he had to stoop so low as to be this sexual predators tv show.
@legend9948 Жыл бұрын
I can remember being 12 years and in my neighborhood we had a small family owned grocery store at the end of my block. All the kids in the early evening would hang around the store drinking soda and listening to Yankee's baseball games on a transistor radio. We did a lot of different things while listening to the game like pitching baseball cards or racing our bikes around the block but when The Mick came to bat everything stopped. He was the first television Sports Super Star and we were in awe.
@ralphrienzo44164 жыл бұрын
"The Mick" My favorite athlete of all time...Loved this guy
@aa6973 жыл бұрын
💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@kevinpantera44292 жыл бұрын
All class. The Mick. One of the fastest down the 1st base line in the game. Tremendous switch hitter. Great player!
@rfrazier553 Жыл бұрын
I love the Mick my favorite player since I was 9 I'm 67 now . Still love this guy
@bennylevine3874 жыл бұрын
Always seemed like a good-hearted dude. I couldn't have asked for a better legend to look up to when I was coming up.
@tomoday4450 Жыл бұрын
That’s one of the very best interviews with Mickey ever 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️🙏🏻
@tinyman5205 жыл бұрын
I grew up after Mickeys playing days were over, but as a child I would watch old vhs tapes of Mickeys interviews and game play. I would watch them through rewind and start over. I didn’t know any other teams and very few players until I was into high school. Wish I could have shook his hand one time.
@donslater67276 жыл бұрын
Mickey my hero..and I was lucky enough to meet him twice..some thing I'll never forget
@MHB48615 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t like him growing up because at the time I was a Pirates fan. But I was well aware of just how good he was. He’s my baseball idol now. And he has been for a long time because I’m an old man now. SO much respect for what he accomplished as a baseball player. Mickey Mantle is as good a player that has ever played the game. Love his stories, especially the Denny McClain one about his last at bat in Tiger Field.
@billbartoli9766 Жыл бұрын
He was my idol. I grew up in the Bronx and saw him play many times. RIP.
@joeyrko14 жыл бұрын
Just imagine what we’d say about Micky today if he had taken better care of himself!! Look what he did in the game drinking and partying every night, he was still great. Just imagine if he didn’t do all that partying. Man could of had numbers that could never be touched.
@andaimhineach41312 жыл бұрын
Not to mention his bone issue and knee injuries right from his rookie season!
@joankaminski8697 Жыл бұрын
What an interesting man. And funny! We need more like him nowadays. Amen. He was my son and husband’s idol. Have many baseball cards of him. No I want to keep them. A great Man he was!
@blazersaint1446 жыл бұрын
this guy had to fight demons from childhood abuse and sickness that almost killed him along with his father dying so young then was brave enough to repent at the end and be transparent and get baptized in Christ. One tough cookie and IMO the best ballplayer ever.
@Missditabomb6 жыл бұрын
Blazersaint, I didn't know that about Mickey. What childhood abuse did he endure, and what sickness did he suffer from? No excuses, but his trials and tribulations might explain a few things about him.
@davidr59616 жыл бұрын
Truly the best; if only he had two good legs, he'd have held every record
@jimallen85 жыл бұрын
@@Missditabomb Disease: osteomylitus. . Sexual abuse as a young child by his half sister. .
@Missditabomb5 жыл бұрын
@@jimallen8 Really? His half-sister? How awful. I am surprised I haven't read that somewhere. Poor guy. I don't think anyone really recovers from sexual abuse. So sad for the Mick. And his illness was serious and life-threatening. No wonder he had all of those injuries. Mickey Mantle suffered a great deal in life. No one can judge this man, as some like to do about his alcoholism. Mickey was a damaged soul. I think he tried very hard to be bright and sunny and always smiling. Poor guy.
@jimallen85 жыл бұрын
@@Missditabomb The osteomylitus was a result of a high school football injury to his leg. Doctors feared they would have to amputate but thanks to penicillin the osteomylitus was cured. The story about his half sister came out when he and Merlyn (his wife) were watching a tv program about sex abuse and he confessed "that happened to me," as Merlyn described in "A Hero All His Life". .
@Giessen-cr6gn4 жыл бұрын
I was a limo driver in AC years ago and I took Mick to a private plane. He dropped 35000 dollars on to the tarmac after a memorabilia show. We made sure he got every penny back. Hell of a human!
@wreckanchor2 жыл бұрын
As great as he was I wonder how much better he would have been if he had not tore his knee up and also taken better care of himself. I never saw him play but I was told when he was young he was so fast he could have been an olympic sprinter. Unreal god given ability. rest in peace Mick.
@williamcurrin4449 Жыл бұрын
Watching on TV every time Yankees played. He was my boyhood idle and hero .
@corbinmcnabb Жыл бұрын
Don't know about Olympic speed, but before the injuries took their toll, he was considered the fastest major leaguer.
@ObamaFromKenya Жыл бұрын
@wreckanchor he was timed before his first injury running home to home (360 feet) in 13 seconds. That works out to approximately (360/3 = 120 yards/ 13 seconds) 9.2 yards per second. That’s a 4.34 40 yd dash time, pretty common in todays NFL. But remember, he was going around the bases, not a straight line. So in a straight line he’s closer to a 4.30 40 yd time
@rayray4192 Жыл бұрын
He was a terrible father and husband. A lousy human.
@rayray4192 Жыл бұрын
Also got involved in the insurance racket. Not a good man.
@slickraider50272 ай бұрын
When Mantle retired I didn't care for the game as much anymore. Everybody was crazy about Mantle when he played. 100 years in the future if baseball is still around fans will talk about Ruth Cobb and Mantle. Mantle the Commerce Comet!!!RIP Mr.Mantle.
@tonyvincent97534 жыл бұрын
He certainly had a way about him! Brings tears to my eyes.
@rfrazier553 Жыл бұрын
Yes when people had respect and didn't shoot their mouth off.
@mariogrillo6637 Жыл бұрын
I followed Mickey all my life,I still have my Rawlings MICKEY MANTLE GLOVE,what a player****
@jamesmccranie7054 жыл бұрын
RIP Mick.. I loved you thru it all and for you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior makes my heart happy
@kelliebrooks90942 жыл бұрын
Good stuff....thanks for sharing
@MGoJr5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy stories all day
@BobHarvey-cd7tx Жыл бұрын
Great ballplayer and great story teller.
@rowdyrx6109 Жыл бұрын
My boyhood hero! Love the Mick and that era of baseball
@19trebor539 ай бұрын
The Mick sure looked great in a suit. Even better story.
@headshotsongs94654 жыл бұрын
He was a kid from Oklahoma. Played in the minors. Fought through injuries, but he hung in there. Then came the Yankees. More injuries. And just kept playing.
@michaelrini3654 Жыл бұрын
The name Mickey Mantle still is great to hear even in 2022! The man did live hard, but his play made up for it!! Always loved the Mick.
@stripervince13 жыл бұрын
My idol growing up in NYC in the 1960s. Loved this man my whole life. What a personality. He was a riot. Great storyteller. I was at mickey mantle day in June 1969. Still have my ticket stub. Wow and his video, Tom seaver, Gary Carter and the mick. All gone.. Because my dad grew up in Brooklyn in the 1950s and was a Yankee fan, he taught me to switch hit when I was 4. Just like mutt mantle did with mickey. Ive Been a real good ball player my whole life because of the mick. Now I am a golfer at age 62, and I play lefty and right pretty good as well
@Garvarino2 жыл бұрын
Who cares
@stripervince12 жыл бұрын
@@Garvarino go away troll with 2 followers
@MrSaints745 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to watch this man play. He is a classic baseball player, and more recently I have learned a lot about him.
@marcschneider4845 Жыл бұрын
I was too young to see him in his prime, but the one thing I remember is him hitting a walk-off homerun (not called that back then) in the 1964 World Series against the Cardinals. I was 8. By the time I was old enough to really remember much, the Yankees had fallen apart and Mickey was over the hill. I didn't see Willie Mays in his prime either, but I did see Hank Aaron. If you had those three in the outfield, you wouldn't lose many games.
@rusvaryag61725 жыл бұрын
One of my boyhood hero's. THE MICK!!!
@marclevine31392 жыл бұрын
Remember the game he was talking about. Was listening to it on the radio. It was a long HR.
@bryanweis2 жыл бұрын
My first sports hero
@Mr.56Goldtop Жыл бұрын
This is a guy who has so many great stories he probably couldn't remember them all!
@gordonchassin8202 Жыл бұрын
Just a good ole country boy from Oklahoma
@johnnyjohnson1574 жыл бұрын
I was there in 87 when he was with Billy and Whitey. It was during spring training in 87 with the Yankees. it was during the fantasy camp days
@AmorBesos1238 жыл бұрын
I love Mickey ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@MrDevin627 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Mick.
@jacob454152 жыл бұрын
Would’ve been the best baseball player if not for injuries he still is a top 10 imo
@yankees4ever5047 жыл бұрын
WE LOVE 'YA MICK!!
@billbergendahl2911 Жыл бұрын
This man certainly burned the candle at both ends, but he was a great player.
@slickraider50272 ай бұрын
Mantle is someone I will always remember. All baseball fans admired Mr.Mantle.
@cheaptoyman3 жыл бұрын
Mickey is the BEST. Always loved.
@jerrykibbe6363 Жыл бұрын
Saw a pic of him in the locker room in the early 50s He was totally ripped 6pack abs the works. And he didn’t lift weights
@ALSmith-zz4yy4 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to find out Mickey Mantle came to my small city in 1986 to open a new minor league baseball stadium. How they managed to get him to come to this remote part of the world I'll never know. They must have told him Billy and Whitey were coming too.
@alf7443 Жыл бұрын
I’m 74 and a life long Yankee fan. I’ll never forget the incredible home run race he and Roger Maris had in ‘61. I’d run home after school the day after a game and read the sports section of the news paper to see if Mickey and/or Roger had hit any home runs. They were neck and neck all season long but poor Mickey ran out of gas at the end. For my money Mickey was the greatest. I get a big smile thinking about those days. By the time I became a fan in 1960 Mickey had lost his blazing speed but he was still fast and still had the pop in his bat.
@andrewbici5421 Жыл бұрын
A true legend.
@thomascorder66862 жыл бұрын
Greatest talent of all time!
@brucehutchins6 ай бұрын
My very first childhood hero at 7
@gerryyaum6 жыл бұрын
What a likable man.
@anakina16 жыл бұрын
I never tire of hearing his interviews. He is a great story teller and the stories themselves are funnier than anything that could be made up. If only he would have taken care of his body, his numbers would have been staggering.
@albanymike5 жыл бұрын
And imagine if he played during the "Juiced Ball' era!
@denniscassley25695 жыл бұрын
Just think of what: 1) MIGHT have been, 2) COULD have been... & Most Importantly, 3) SHOULD HAVE BEEN!!!!
@hj-xb2tr4 жыл бұрын
Having his knee torn in half at age 19 (thanks to Dimaggio) probably held back his numbers a lot more than his partying.
@bobplunkett3584 Жыл бұрын
I in
@bobplunkett3584 Жыл бұрын
Ok
@glennevans58242 жыл бұрын
Another fact he was so fast a runner when he came up…he wud of had an even greater career…however h3 caught his spike in the Yankee stadium drain in center field ripped ligaments back then was never the same…just had natural strength and talent..RIP …Mick….still miss yah after all these years…great to see this…
@johnshelton5470 Жыл бұрын
Mickey Mantle the best
@stephencampbell2018 Жыл бұрын
I was born on the day he hit what was arguably the longest home run ever hit...against the Senators in '53. My 2nd favourite player ever...just behind Gehrig.
@dougsmith55295 жыл бұрын
I love this guy. What a hero
@Breeder3334 жыл бұрын
We miss ya Mick.
@dennisgeary27408 ай бұрын
Wow! What a great guy Mickey Mantle was 😂
@davidr59617 жыл бұрын
when you were friends with Billy, you went out, got drunk, and raised hell...
@Peter-we8iw4 жыл бұрын
What a regular down to earth guy! Didn't carry himself like a superstar despite his greatness on the field. Today our major leaguers receive too much money and adulation.
@moonpaws1 Жыл бұрын
"All my Octobers", a great read.
@jacopman5 жыл бұрын
Micky Mantle absolutely idolized and at the same time was scared to death of his father...that conflict from childhood carried through unresolved conflicts through much of his adult life............
@JamesJones-bd1jg Жыл бұрын
I always loved Mickey. All through the 1950’s and 1960, I followed him every day in newspapers and magazines. I used to get the morning paper to check to see if he had homered the day before. This was before I went to school. We as kids worshipped him. It bothers me on these interviews that these people go right to the drinking issue. He set so many records that these interviewers could fill hours of interviews on his playing ball. Instead they go right to the negatives. I think letterman and other talk show hosts suck big time. This man was such a hero to millions of kids. All they wanted was to belittle him for ratings. Mick was a hero to us and could no wrong. Still is.
@josephmazzotta8813 Жыл бұрын
Mickey mantle was # 7 I was born on 7
@ildemaroaguirre31047 жыл бұрын
MICKEY MANTLE. THE BEST PLAYER IN BASSEBALL EN THE WORLD. MICKEY THE GREATEST OF ALL. GOODBYE FOREVER MY FRIEND. IGA.
@teddylopez5097 жыл бұрын
Poor Mickey he could be so humble when he wasn't drunk. Ted Williams said Mickey was the most humble ballplayer he ever saw. Mickey also liked Ted Williams a whole lot. Too bad Mickey didn't take care of hmself and, got hurt so much, no doubt would have been thhe greatest player of all-times. Buck O'neil from the negro leauge said best who saw great black and, whte players 'A MICKEY MANTLE ON TWO GOOD LEGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL-TIMES'. MICKEY MANTLES' BIGGEST FAN.
@michaelbelfer10697 жыл бұрын
Teddy Lopez Williams also said that. "Mantle was the most naturally gifted baseball player he ever saw". This coming from the man who called Johnny Bench ," A hall of famer for sure" seeing him play a weekend series.
@funzo11598 жыл бұрын
Helluva player. Helluva guy.
@bgmeadows60856 жыл бұрын
You got that right!
@emg88105 жыл бұрын
Played in the 3rd annual Yankee greats tournament honoring Mickey back in July 1976. After three autographs, I asked Spec Shea to get one more for me. By this time I was on a first name basis with Mantle and Ford. He saw me coming over to his table and said to Shea, loud enough so I could hear, "Next time tell this guy if he wants an autograph to come over and get it himself." Then, he looks up at me with that Oklahoma grin. Ford, ever the troublemaker says, "yeah Eric, what do you have to say to that!" My answer was lame, but . . . let it go! My point is that Mickey was a generous, fun-loving, caring individual. Great to be around.
@itsNRC2 жыл бұрын
5 tool player , one of the first true 5’s to play & play that well
@LeoWhalen19332 жыл бұрын
He was great at two things: Drinking and playing drunk baseball.
@mitchcornacchia9682 жыл бұрын
Oklahoma boy!!!!! Fantastic
@edlutz72183 жыл бұрын
Because of Mickey I taught myself to switch hit when I was 8.
@MeneerHerculePoirot3 жыл бұрын
Same here at 9. A power hitter from both sides until puberty. Then bass from one side and banjo from the other. lol
@legend9948 Жыл бұрын
He was the first television Sports Super Star and I've read that because of television the baby boomer generation had 1000 more sense perception images a day than the generation before them. That had something to do with his popularity he was much more visible than the star athletes before him
@greenfuzz133 жыл бұрын
Jim Bouton tells that story in Ball Four. It's great hearing Mickey tell it on himself.
@f9qo4 жыл бұрын
It's been quite awhile since number 7 walked to the plate, but it's still something that I can see clearly.
@JohnCapizolaSr7144 жыл бұрын
I switch-hit because of this guy in the '50's and '60's. I did have an invitation to try-out with the Cinncinatti Reds when I was 15. And then the 1970's hit.
@Garvarino2 жыл бұрын
Ya ok
@keefebrown53566 жыл бұрын
LEGEND
@billmkyzl933 Жыл бұрын
I went to a double header. In one game batting lefty he golfed one in the front row last seat in the upper deck. Next game right handed a monster liner opposite field deep in the bleachers. I will never forget that.
@redsoxclover115 жыл бұрын
My favorite players who ever played . Mickey Mantle , Ted Williams , Babe Ruth , Willie Mays , Ken Griffey , Nolan Ryan.
@philipselden72644 жыл бұрын
...Robert Clemente
@williamholzman51174 жыл бұрын
Love Mickey. What a great life that had to end so sad.
@rollowarlin8450 Жыл бұрын
Over the decades my dad worked for Brunswick one of the things he did was accompany Mantle around promoting Voit sport's products, a company owned by Brunswick, the bowling people. He told my brothers and l Mickey had the sex drive of a 15 y o. Did my dad get an autographed ball or even a card ? No. Oh well.
@warprimeminister Жыл бұрын
Those questions /comments about Mick drinking ,he was uncomfortable, you can tell deeply regretted.
@ustheserfs Жыл бұрын
mickey struggled with debilitating alcoholism and the subject was one he always kept at bay when it was brought up.
@KnockOffBeingFat2 жыл бұрын
Mickey Mantle.... What a great Baseball Players name! Its even cool just saying it.
@jeffcesnik28305 жыл бұрын
love the mick hitsa home run hard part is running around the bases lol
@bamapoppy Жыл бұрын
As a young boy I used to cry when Roger would hit a homerun and Mickey didn’t because I didn’t want Roger to set the homerun record. Of course, that was on my Paw-Paw’s black and white TV on Saturday afternoons because that was the only time we saw the Yankees down in the south. Baseball once a week. One game
@jimdavis2385 Жыл бұрын
I guess Mickey was my first sports hero. I was too young to know about his drinking, but he was a Hall of Famer long before Cooperstown made it official.
@fernfreeman17296 жыл бұрын
That's when the game was still a game, now with the overblown contracts, players are robots.
@racerx88224 жыл бұрын
I don’t think Letterman understood that the “five or six times” was referencing playing a game drunk.
@bradkay4794 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the home run story is the same one related in Ball 4. Jim Bouton told it as Mickey got a standing ovation went out of the dugout waved his hat came back in and said they have no idea how hard that really was.
@Patriot751 Жыл бұрын
How charming, a great story !!!
@tlew70326 жыл бұрын
Imagine his career if he didn’t drink as much. They don’t make em like this anymore what an awesome guy.