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Mantle's 500th Home Run

grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Came across this clip on You Tube and thought it was pretty cool--the broadcast on WPIX here in NY of Mantle's 500th home run.

Mantle Hits 500th HR


Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.

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  • MrSnuffleupagusMrSnuffleupagus Posts: 689
    Great Stuff! Here is JoeD talking to Mickey before he even hit his 1st home run.

    Link
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    I love seeing how dressed up people used to get for baseball games back then.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Amazing ... #500 and he still runs around the bases like he always did when he hit a HR .. with his head down ... very humble when he played ... today the entire bench would be waiting for him at home plate ... and he would have a dozen curtain calls.
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  • MrSnuffleupagusMrSnuffleupagus Posts: 689


    << <i>Amazing ... #500 and he still runs around the bases like he always did when he hit a HR .. with his head down ... very humble when he played ... today the entire bench would be waiting for him at home plate ... and he would have a dozen curtain calls. >>



    Mantle going for home run #500 and there are EMPTY seats!!!! Empty seats where the home runs land!! Today, people would be paying ridiculous money for those empty seats hoping to trample someone to catch the home run ball!
  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    I'm sure a lot of left handed hitters today would also enjoy a 296ft right field fence.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm sure a lot of left handed hitters today would also enjoy a 296ft right field fence. >>



    And yesterday, too...it was 295' for babe Ruth.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • addicted2ebayaddicted2ebay Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm sure a lot of left handed hitters today would also enjoy a 296ft right field fence. >>



    Let's see them do it without gloves and stepping out of the box after every pitch.
  • MrSnuffleupagusMrSnuffleupagus Posts: 689


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm sure a lot of left handed hitters today would also enjoy a 296ft right field fence. >>



    Let's see them do it without gloves and stepping out of the box after every pitch. >>



    I was noticing that too. Also, no copious amount of pine tar, no body armor, and pitchers who knocked you down as an accepted practice.
  • MisterBungleMisterBungle Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭

    On the 3-2 foul ball hit in the dirt, Etchebarren waits
    'till it stops rolling, and throws it back to the pitcher.

    The ump didn't even try to swap it out.

    Baseballs must have been more valuable back in
    the day.

    image

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    "America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

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