On this day in 1969 Mickey Mantle retired from baseball. He was my hero. Went to Cooperstown to see him and Whitey Ford get inducted into the HOF
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I wore number 7…
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So did my son….from tee ball through college….
I started showing him MM highlights when he was about five.
He also loved Biggio 
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Biggio ws great… But I’m taking Tuve!
Coincidentally, my lucky/favorite number is 27… I started wearing that number in high school.
I stopped playing after 10th grade… 4 high schools in 3 states…
Loved Mantle as a kid even though I was born in 1980… 
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Man Kyle, I’m a little older than you, not a lot….but when I was playing only the fat kids wore numbers above 19….
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I was a catcher… Lol
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True Player FOR REAL! 
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It was Don Mattingly for me. My favorite player growing up. Hate that his back issues shortened his career.
Sad day we lost another baseball game today we officially are bad😖
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Don’t ruin the Mantle thread.
I’m re directing you to the Minute Maid thread.
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