Wednesday, February 20, 2008

BLAST FROM THE PAST


YANKEE CENTER FIELDER OF THE 70s, 2-TIME WORLD CHAMPION MICKEY RIVERS ARRIVED AT SPRING TRAINING. FLEET FOOTED SLAP HITTER, LIKED TO BET ON THE HORSES. A REAL CHARACTER AND A TRUE YANKEE. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE LEAD OFF TRIPLE VS THE ROYALS IN GAME 5 OF THE 1976 ALCS BOTTOM OF 1ST TO JUMP START THE BOMBERS. I WAS THERE. STILL HAVE THE TICKET STUB.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure Mick The Quick will be frequenting the Tampa area racetracks,probably wearing the same suit he wore in '77