Mantle Myth

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04122009/sports/moresports/micks_base_running_play_in_60_series_was_164012.htm#comments

New York Post writer Phil Mushnick slandered Yankee great Mickey Mantle on April 12, 2009 by describing Mickey's legendary base running play in game seven of the 1960 World Series.  Mickey evaded a tag, which allowed his teammate Gil McDougald to score the tieing run in the ninth inning.  Imagine the pressure.  A wrong move and the Yanks lose the WS.  Mickey made a creative split second decision.

Mickey's play gave Pirate second baseman Bill Mazeroski the chance to hit his WS winning homer in the bottom of the ninth and that got Maz into the Hall of Fame.

Here is my comment to Mushnick:

Matinale wrote:

Mantle Myth: You're an idiot. The audio on that blip of video on youtube says that Berra hit a shot. If you had done some research you would have learned that Berra did not hit a conventional grounder. Yogi hit a low line drive that might have been caught on a fly and Mantle might have been doubled off. Mickey was alert to that possibility because during Stengel's years as manager Mick must have been in that position hundreds of times. He had already started back when Nelson caught the ball and stepped on first. The rule is don't get doubled off. Make sure the line drives go through. Every coach tells that to the runner on first. Mantle made a great play. You embarrassed yourself.

5/12/2009 9:51 PM EDT