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Mickey Mantle's name means baseball to a whole generation of fans who came to appreciate his incredible talents on the diamond. Take a look back at the season that came to define this American icon.

By raising switch-hitting to new heights, Mantle inspired countless boys to become switch-hitters, including many future big leaguers. But no switch-hitter has ever matched Mantle's ability to hit for both power and average.

It's good to know that in today's world of PC dominance, some people still have a sense of humor. In the new 2007 batch of Topps baseball cards, New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter shares the spotlight with President George W. Bush and Mickey Mantle.

This dozen hit well over a hundred home runs combined in the Fall Classic, led by the great Mickey mantle.

We've seen a lot of great switch hitters like Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose and Eddie Murray over the years, but have you ever seen a switch pitcher.

Since its early beginnings in the U.S., baseball has stood as "America's pastime" with legends like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. But over the last decade, baseball has been damaged by the dollar and a new fascination with performance-enhancing substances.

Louisville Slugger hosted a baseball memorabilia auction recently. From turn-of-the-century baseball cards to a Mickey Mantle bat used in the 1960 World Series, the auction kept collectors busy in person, on the phone and on the internet.

Bobby Murcer was supposed to fill the shoes of Mickey Mantle, an impossible task, but he still won the hearts of the Yankee faithful, especially when he won a game for his departed pal.

Jesse Gonder was an Oakland high school baseball legend who played in the majors for the Mets, Yankees and Reds. More notably, Gonder built a reputation over the years for being outspoken at a time when most African-American athletes were reluctant to do so.

Duke Snider was beloved by Dodger fans, who would argue his merits against those of New York's other two centerfielders, Mantle and Mays.

Nobody was more loved by Red Sox fans than Luis Tiant, who resurrected his career in Boston after one of baseball's greatest years in 1968.

He was the most intense person to ever play the game of football. Whenever he had the ball, you knew that he could score a touchdown. He lit up the record books. He walked away on top. These are just some of the reasons why Barry Sanders is the best.

Do you have a son and you're wondering what to buy them? Here are 10 suggestions.

The author argues that soccer legend Pele is the greatest athlete ever, making the case over other greats such as Jim Brown and Jim Thorpe.

Feldcrest was a little female greyhound with a big heart, as she won stakes race over three different dictances during greyhound racing's glory days.

Billy Martin was a hard nosed second baseman long before he became a great, but flawed, manager.

Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer are a pair of hard-hitting products of the Twins' farm system that are both having great years in 2006. They need to keep it up if Minnesota is to have a playoff shot.

Joe DiMaggio played his last game on October 10th, 1951, as he helped the Yankees to another title.

Rafael Palmeiro is at the center of the steroids controversy, but the numbers he put up in his 20 years career are certainly Hall of Fame caliber

Ralph Terry gave up a devastating homer to lose the 1960 World Series. Read how he rebounded from that disaster to win Game Seven two years later.

The year was 1969, truly a down time to be a fan of the New York Yankees. But one home run in a meaningless game was enough to make Bobby Murcer this fan's all-time favorite player.

New York fans have been pretty unmerciful in their booing of Alex Rodriguez. Can he ever get the fans on his side, or is this relationship beyond fixing?

K.C. Moore's is small corner bar located in the heart of Woodside, NY. Freindly workers and freindly cliental make this the perfect place to sit back and watch your favorite team. No on is a stranger at K.C. Moore's

Fifty years ago this October, Don Larsen of the Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history. And he was as unlikely a player to do it as you could imagine.

2006 Topps Finest Baseball Cards are certain to be one of the most popular baseball card sets among collectors again.

2006 Topps Bazooka Baseball Cards are one of the low-end products for collectors of 2006 Baseball Cards.

2006 Topps Chrome Baseball is set to hit the market within the next week. Each hobby box will contain 24 packs.

Casey Stengel played 14 seasons in the big leagues, but it was as a manager, first with the Yankees and then the Mets, that he became one of baseball's most beloved figures.

Ned Garver accomplished the near impossible in 1951 when he became only the second pitcher ever to win 20 games with a club that lost 100 games.

The National League enetered the decade of the Fifities facing a 12-4 disadvantage in the All-Star Game results. By the time the Fifities gave way to the turbulent Sixties, the National League had made up significant ground.

Roy White broke in with the Yankees as they were falling apart, but stayed around long enough to help them return to the top. This is his career.

The 1958 Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves played a classic seven game World Series, one which saw Yanks' pitcher Bob Turley save the day.

You know, I was sitting around thinking the other day (and trying not to hurt myself in the process).

I recently attended my first ever meeting of SABR, the Society of American Baseball Research. Here's a run down of what happened at the meeting.

Even amid all of the injuries plaguing their team, the New York Yankees are glowing bright and strong, on the road to another post-season, and perhaps, a World Series.

Back in the day wrestling was more creative, more character driven, and more fun than it is today. today it is all about sex and all wrestlers are the same, there are no characters. So I present to you 5 of the most popular wrestlers of the 80s

After the Yankee dynasty crumbled and before the "Impossible Dream", the 1966 Baltimore Orioles had one of the most incredible seasons ever. Yet this team is overlooked by baseball fans. Read on and see what they missed.

The New York Yankees have won the most titles of any team in sports. Are they this good on their own, or have they had some help?

A look at the early season surprises in Major League Baseball.

There is not a more hated Major League Baseball franchise in American than the New York Yankees. Are these haters full of hot air or do they have a point? Here are my Top 6 Reasons...

If you're planning on visiting Oklahoma City this year you'll find they have all sorts of sporting events - something for everyone.

The American league currently has nine active players that are certain Hall of Fame members when their playing days are done, as well as several other up and coming candidates. This article tells you who will be having their plague hung in Cooperstown.

Hank Aaron hit a record 755 home runs in a fabulously steady 23 years baseball career. This article tells of his life in baseball and how he endured racial prejudice as he passed Babe Ruth's mark of 714 in 1974.

Luis Aparaico and Bert Campaneris were spray hitting, base stealing, slick fielding shortstops that made things go for their respective teams. This article summarizes both of these Hispanic legends' careers.

Great athletes from all sports teach us valuable lessons about leadership, goals, purpose, motivation, focus, and work. Brandon Steiner conveys their stories in an entertaining and insightful guide to achieving sucess in business and in life.

It is a portable audio Cooperstown that enlightens and entertains the listener about America's pastime.

Football is the religion for many Oklahomans, and where they watch speaks volumes.

Anew technology, called tele-immersion, will be used to facilitate business meetings between people separated by thousands of miles of distance. But, as the saying goes, the applications will be endless.

A posthumous first anthology of a signature 20th Century sportswriter, strong enough to demand that a second such volume not wait as long as the master himself lived and worked.

Over the years, young boys have collected and traded to get their favorite baseball cards. With nostalgia and the love of memorabilia items on the rise, it only makes sense that baseball cards are desired items in today's market.