Hero destroyed: Mickey Mantles corked bat goes up for auction

[PeteNYC]

Ross and Middlebrooks had a collision chasing a foul pop. Both stayed in the game at first then came out

Why did they have so many players playing first?!

 

[redseat]

BUS stop!

ACES, this is where you get off.

How many people actually said they liked this guy? Poster and player?

 

[Floffman]

Ross and Middlebrooks had a collision chasing a foul pop. Both stayed in the game at first then came out

Ahh I was fan dueling Ross and own Middlebrooks. Its a keeper league so I cannot part ways with Middle yet.

 

[Down38st8]

In all fairness ... you're also comparing the Rays to 2 of the oldest franchises in baseball with 2 of the largest fanbases in any sport

Buccs has some good point I think

They couldn't sell out playoff games...

They suck....has there ever been a successful pro team in florida? NoT on field success...but a team that has consistently drawn well?

The answer? No.

 

[Rock Strongo]

A - who cares
B - I am sure it was only Mantle that did it...corked bats were the roids of the day.

C -27 rings is okay to chant now?!
D -27 Rings Bitches!

nerve, struck

 

[PeteNYC]

--

phil phranchise

monstero

it happens in every franchise.........toots!

RSG - Hughes has actually produced at the MLB level, not like he was touted to win 25 games every year but very well and was a key to the 09 title.

Montero - you would suck to if you went from NYC to Seattle.

I will see your Montero and Raise you a Bard and Br-dly Jr.

 

[redseat]

I hardly see how moving the stadium 20 minutes east is going to make much difference...

In defense of Bucc, it's not like the stadium is in that great of an area... it could make all the difference in the world

 

[Mike Oxlodge]

Tampa is like my second home. What are we talking about?

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

So much hostility

 

[blade]

Ross and Middlebrooks had a collision chasing a foul pop. Both stayed in the game at first then came out

You guys have funny ways of improving the quality of your lineup. It's not unlike the strategy Toronto uses to improve the quality of their rotation

 

[gener8tr]

im not going to agrue with an idiot....you'll just drag me down to your level....then beat me with experience

You did not just make that up...

 

[sooner78wakeboard]

Mickey Mantle corked bat goes on auction block

X-ray on bat used by Yankee great Mickey Mantle show it was corked, says expert - NY Daily News




X-ray on bat used by Yankee great Mickey Mantle show it was corked, says expert

Say it ain't so, Mick! A doctored bat has surfaced that was once used by the legendary slugger and will be auctioned off by Grey Flannel Auctions. Opening bid is $5,000.

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The Mick may have used a corked bat in the waning days of his Hall of Fame career.
An auction house says they’ve gotten their hands on a doctored Mickey Mantle bat — and they’re selling it to the highest bidder starting at $5,000.

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It’s a 35-inch long, 32.6-ounce Hillerich & Bradsby Co. ash baseball bat manufactured in 1964 with “a light coat of pine tar at the mid handle,” according to the description on the Grey Flannel Auctions website.
But on closer inspection, authentication expert John Taube noticed a tell-tale spot on the barrel.

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“The finish in the area has also been touched up to mask the circular area,” Taube reported. “Alterations of this nature indicate the barrel has been drilled and filled with cork.”
And an X-ray confirmed it.

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There have long been rumors that the Yankee slugger sometimes used a corked bat, but up till now “none of the bats have surfaced,” the site claims.
Corking a bat, which supposedly makes it lighter thus enabling the batter to swing faster, is illegal in Major League Baseball.
But Mantle, who hit 536 homers before retiring in 1968, isn’t the first hitter to be accused of that.
Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games in 2003 for using a doctored bat. And last month, a cork-filled Pete Rose bat was sold for $8,000 at auction.

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[PeteNYC]

nerve, struck

Point - avoided!

no nerve at all.

you are the one that alwasy says Yankees fans live in the past.

then, you run to your vinyl chair with a hard on to post about Mantle.

But, but - yankees fans live in the past.

I like to point out hypocracy

 

[CowboyB]

Hey Leo 4 game winning streak until I show up I think you are just lying?


What happened to Ross last night why did he get pulled after 1 AB?


Also what happened to Middlebrooks?

OMG I crapped the bed yesterday! I completely forgot to double check lineups before game starts.

But did you win??

How many wins do you have now?

 

[Down38st8]

B - I am sure it was only Mantle that did it...corked bats were the roids of the day.

And no team benefited from either more than the *Yankees*

 

[gener8tr]

I hardly see how moving the stadium 20 minutes east is going to make much difference...

In defense of Bucc, it's not like the stadium is in that great of an area... it could make all the difference in the world

Howz'it this morning, Yawk?

 

[blade]

A - who cares
B - I am sure it was only Mantle that did it...corked bats were the roids of the day.

C -27 rings is okay to chant now?!
D -27 Rings Bitches!

Didn't Norm Cash admit that he used at cork bat when he had that monster season in 1961?

 

[PeteNYC]

oh, its not 'possibly'

he corked bats

imagine...i mean imagine...the shit you guys would be throwing at boston fans if this had been ted williams

Imagine if we could talk about the Pats getting caught cheating....holy shit would that be fun.
oh - wait, "they all do it".

 

[Mr.Pickles]

They couldn't sell out playoff games...

They suck....has there ever been a successful pro team in florida? NoT on field success...but a team that has consistently drawn well?

The answer? No.

You dont see many Nationals games do you?

 

[Rock Strongo]

LOL

brilliant