Mickey Mantle: The Last Boy

October 26, 2010 by Judy Johnson · 3 Comments

“Get the f___ outta here. It’s like a cemetery to me.”Â Â Â Â – Mickey Mantle National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum When I first saw Mickey Mantle he was standing next to a barbecue grill in the late afternoon light outside a motel room in St. Petersburg, Florida.Â Â He struck a relaxed and happy pose, […]

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‘Roids, Aging, and The Pride of the Goldpanners

September 13, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera · 2 Comments

The original habitat for this post can be found here. It has been twenty years since this photo was taken, yet I saw it for the first time yesterday. Â Why is this photo not more celebrated? Anybody know where I can get a fake ID? Perhaps, I’m exaggerating the comedic value of a photograph, as […]

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