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$10m for a Mickey Mantle Topps Card? Bid on *My* Autograph!
Last night, as I was working my way through the Sunday New York Times (there really should be a federal subsidy for doing that, don’t you think?), I came across this full-page ad in the A section. Seriously – a … Continue reading
The Night Mickey Mantle Called Me Johnny
As I might have mentioned once or twice, I’ve been a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for over four decades. But beyond that, I’ve been a Made Mickey Mantle Fan for almost 60 years. So the following episode was, well, major. … Continue reading