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Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven, But What About Fritz?

Dec 8th, 2009 | By Jimmy Scott | Category: Baseball, Jimmy Scott

“Best Wishes, Fritz Peterson #19″ That’s how my copy of Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven starts. It is a book written by a famous former New York Yankee pitcher. He was an All-Star. He won 20 games once. He played with Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle – legends, not just Yankees legends, but baseball [...]

Tags: Baseball Legends, Bobby Murcer, Fritz Peterson, Game Days, Going To Heaven, Hairpiece, Heaven Hell, Jim Bouton, Joe Dimaggio, Joe Pepitone, Lake Of Fire, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, Pearly Gates, Pen To Paper, Practical Jokes, Religious Book, Roommate Jim, Thurman Munson, Whitey Ford Posted in Baseball, Jimmy Scott | No Comments »

A Tribute to the Yankee Captain, No. 15

Aug 2nd, 2009 | By Mike Damergis | Category: Mike Damergis, New York Yankees, Top Story

Make no mistake about it, Thurman Munson was the “balls” of the New York Yankees during the 1970s.
Reggie Jackson may have been the “straw that stirs the drink” during his playing days in the Big Apple; but Munson was the soldier who stood on that wall, carrying on the legacy of the Pinstripes.
I was a [...]

Tags: Baseball Camp, Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Cy Young, Daunting Task, Eerie Silence, Home Game, Jerry Narron, League Titles, National Tv Audience, New York Yankees, Pinstripes, Plane Crash, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, Spent Three, Standing Ovation, Stints, Thurman Munson, Yankee Stadium Posted in Mike Damergis, New York Yankees, Top Story | No Comments »