tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post456929988495611642..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: The Day Mickey Mantle Played ShortstopWilliam J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-15971893809686943642010-11-24T12:30:39.082-05:002010-11-24T12:30:39.082-05:00William, the Bronx Tail personifies the boorish Ya...William, the Bronx Tail personifies the boorish Yankee fan from which I disassociate my Yankee-self. Quick to illuminate mistakes (ours) and incapable of allowing other teams their fans, this Metropolitan Warbler's crowing is an overcompensation for the inadequacies within his life, within his mind and within his pants. Shad up, you're embarrASSing us Yankee fans!bobooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-61993945364871658932010-11-24T10:33:20.754-05:002010-11-24T10:33:20.754-05:00Yeah, that's a good call on Mel Allen. Do reme...Yeah, that's a good call on Mel Allen. Do remember that now. Thanks for the correction.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-20260667566311795202010-11-24T03:01:49.097-05:002010-11-24T03:01:49.097-05:00AUTHOR GOT MOST OF HIS FACTS RIGHT BUT NOT ALL. OB...AUTHOR GOT MOST OF HIS FACTS RIGHT BUT NOT ALL. OBVIOUSLY HE IS NO YANKEE FAN, THOUGH, BECAUSE ANY TRUE YANKEE FAN KNOWS THAT "HOLY COW' WAS PHIL RIZZUTO'S CALL. MEL ALLEN-THE VOICE OF THE YANKEES-WAS KNOWN FOR "HOW ABOUT THAT!" INCIDENTALLY, THE 1940'S,'50'S AND'60'S WERE THE GOLDEN DAYS OF BASEBALL ON RADIO AND TV, AND THE GREATEST EVER TO CALL A GAME WERE ON NEW YORK STATIONS. MEL ALLEN...RED BARBER...RUSS HODGES...VIN SCULLY...SIMPLY THE BEST. EVER. ANY PLACE, ANY TIME. ALL THE REST WERE MEDIOCRE ... AT BEST.<br /> HARRY CARAY? HE'D HAVE TO WORK THE CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK OR SING "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD" AT MINSKY'S<br /> AS THE SONG GOES, "ONCE YOU LEAVE NEW YORK, YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE."<br /> (INCIDENTALLY, "NOWHERE' HAS NOW OFFICIALLY CHANGED ITS NAME ... TO LOS ANGELES)BRONX YANKEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763785103299636290noreply@blogger.com