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Baseball logic: Why would a New Englander want a Mickey Mantle card

posted 15 years ago by AlienTerminator
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I know it was changed from Sandy Koufax, but why Mantle? Shouldn't it have been changed to Ted Williams or some other Red Sox player?

[–] estcst-3 15 years ago

It was an attachment to his father. The baseball value of them was secondary.

[–] WandererFromYs 15 years ago

New England is 6 different states, not just Massachussets. New York also borders Connecticut, Massachussets, and Vermont, so for some New Englanders their teams are closer. There is a pretty good split between New York and Boston fans in New England, the whole region just doesn't root for Boston teams.

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[–] shellshock-6 15 years ago

Dude be honest. It was changed because Mickey Mantle is a much more recognizable player to movie audiences. The name wouldn't ring a bell for probably 60% of americans in 1993 (and and even fewer today).

[–] PinkAnderson 15 years ago

Agreed! Regarding New England: people from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are usually Red Sox fans. People from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont are divided between the Yankees and the Redsox.

[–] ImpetuousHegel 13 years ago

But the thing is, Stephen King is a devout Red Sox fan. If you watched the 2004 World Series you could see him anxiously watching and rooting for his team...

To for some reason have Brian pine over a Yankee card, when he easily could have used Ted Williams instead, makes little sense to me.

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[–] zmystico 12 years ago

As a person that HATES baseball, and doesn't follow it, I know Mickey Mantle is a much bigger name than Ted Williams. With my little baseball knowledge, I would rank Hank Aaron & Reggie Jackson over Ted Williams. I have no clue how accurate that would be, but that's the point. NON-Baseball fans will get that the card is really big.

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[–] foster1234 10 years ago

EVERYBODY who collects baseball cards, wants a Mickey Mantle

[–] kenburke (2289) 7 years ago

Probably because it's worth a lot. My mother, born in 1928, wishes she had kept all the Batman and Superman comics she had access to. They would have been worth a fortune!!!