whitesoxfan99 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Sosa vs. Mantle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Those 2 shouldn't even be mentioned on the same webpage. If Mantle played today he'd hit 90 homeruns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjmarte Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Sick but also probably true. In general people are going to look back and remember Shammy as greater than what the reality is. Hell, people do that now. I am going to be very tempted to yank out the catheter of the moron next to me in the nursing home in 40 years if he starts waxing nostalgic about what a great player Shamme was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I don't think Sosa will ever be considered in higher regard than Mantle. Mantle is a legend. Sosa is a moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I don't think Sosa will ever be considered in higher regard than Mantle. Mantle is a legend. Sosa is a moron. not to mention that shamme got caught with the cork red handed... mantle never did.....me thinks that everyone will associate the cork with soso alot longer than anyone else who was caught red handed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 not to mention that shamme got caught with the cork red handed... mantle never did.....me thinks that everyone will associate the cork with soso alot longer than anyone else who was caught red handed..... You know how they put nicknames on HOF plaques? I can see it now .... "Corky" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 not to mention that shamme got caught with the cork red handed... mantle never did.....me thinks that everyone will associate the cork with soso alot longer than anyone else who was caught red handed..... Nah, Mantle just played his entire career DRUNK on the field................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 You know how they put nicknames on HOF plaques? I can see it now .... "Corky" and it wont stand for a good catering service. ..lol......for those of you who dont live here corkys is a caterer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Nah, Mantle just played his entire career DRUNK on the field................. and tell me a bunch of guys who didnt back then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 and tell me a bunch of guys who didnt back then..... I dont know of any, I just know Mantle did. I also know playing the game drunk everyday is just as bad, if not worse than corking. Both are totally disrespectful to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I dont know of any, I just know Mantle did. I also know playing the game drunk everyday is just as bad, if not worse than corking. Both are totally disrespectful to the game. tell that to teddy and babe and a few others from that time frame.......most of them were pretty much heavy drinkers...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 tell that to teddy and babe and a few others from that time frame.......most of them were pretty much heavy drinkers...... Ummmmm yes, they drank after games, not before. Mantle was drunk while playing, not hungover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I dont know of any, I just know Mantle did. I also know playing the game drunk everyday is just as bad, if not worse than corking. Both are totally disrespectful to the game. There have been a lot of lushes throughout major league history. Mantle is not alone in that regard. I'm not justifying it. Just saying that it had been a part of the lifestyle of several players over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 There have been a lot of lushes throughout major league history. Mantle is not alone in that regard. I'm not justifying it. Just saying that it had been a part of the lifestyle of several players over the years. After games maybe, not before and during. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 After games maybe, not before and during. sorry bri.. even during games.......go check your history..... its there in black and white...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 sorry bri.. even during games.......go check your history..... its there in black and white...... No its not. I know the history of baseball and Mickey Mantle is the only somewhat recent star of baseball who was documented as being drunk DURING games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernuke Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 No its not. I know the history of baseball and Mickey Mantle is the only somewhat recent star of baseball who was documented as being drunk DURING games. And if it's not documented then it never happend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I really don't know how to go about proving it, but I'd be surprised if the Mick were the only one. I'm thinking Billy Martin, Whitey Ford .... and, of course, the man that misquoted himself in his own autobiography, David Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I really don't know how to go about proving it, but I'd be surprised if the Mick were the only one. I'm thinking Billy Martin, Whitey Ford .... and, of course, the man that misquoted himself in his own autobiography, David Wells. Oh im sure there were a few more, but this was Mickey Mantle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 No its not. I know the history of baseball and Mickey Mantle is the only somewhat recent star of baseball who was documented as being drunk DURING games. Oh im sure there were a few more, but this was Mickey Mantle. lol from no it wasnt to your sure there were a few more????? there were more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Oh im sure there were a few more, but this was Mickey Mantle. Because it's Mantle, that makes it more disrespectful than the others doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 lol from no it wasnt to your sure there were a few more????? there were more... If you re read my post you will see i said "star" and "documented". There is only one star who was documented as being drunk on the field. ONE. That doesnt mean there wasnt more, but our opinions add up to nothing. The fact is ONE hof player in the history of baseball is known to have played most of his career drunk. I dont see how that guy should be seen as "better" than Sosa as a person.......or a legend. Was he a better baseball player? Absolutely...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Because it's Mantle, that makes it more disrespectful than the others doing it? When youre insinuating that Sosa shouldnt dare be mentioned in the same breath because of corking? Yes sir.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 lol from no it wasnt to your sure there were a few more????? there were more... If you re read my post you will see i said "star" and "documented". There is only one star who was documented as being drunk on the field. ONE. That doesnt mean there wasnt more, but our opinions add up to nothing. The fact is ONE hof player in the history of baseball is known to have played most of his career drunk. I dont see how that guy should be seen as "better" than Sosa as a person.......or a legend. Was he a better baseball player? Absolutely...... and again i tell you to read up .. there are a few more STARS DOCUMENTED you failed to mention...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 lol from no it wasnt to your sure there were a few more????? there were more... If you re read my post you will see i said "star" and "documented". There is only one star who was documented as being drunk on the field. ONE. That doesnt mean there wasnt more, but our opinions add up to nothing. The fact is ONE hof player in the history of baseball is known to have played most of his career drunk. I dont see how that guy should be seen as "better" than Sosa as a person.......or a legend. Was he a better baseball player? Absolutely...... and again i tell you to read up .. there are a few more STARS DOCUMENTED you failed to mention...... Was this from the same book that told us that KW was being fired any day now....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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