Mantle loved to make special inscriptions

Mighty Bombjack · Mar 24, 2011

I have not read the recent bio of Mickey Mantle entitled "The Last Boy," but my father has and he told me that it mentions how Mantle would occasionally, under the influence of alcohol, add extra "colorful" inscriptions with public autograph requests. I wondered why I had never seen one, but found this auction tonight. Great signature.

http://auctions.alexautographs.com/asp/ ... o=+++68927

soulax5 · Mar 24, 2011

I would love to have that ball if I just had the cash laying around. Wish stars could do it now days but they would be hung at the stake.

JEBJJA · Mar 24, 2011

That is a GREAT PIECE!!!

autorook · Mar 24, 2011

Never expected that kind of inscription from Mantle... :lol:

Chrisdg19006 · Mar 24, 2011

Its pretty well known that when he was sh*t-faced (which was all the time), he would write just about anything, here is another gem:

http://www.grandlakevisitor.com/mmfbomb

And I almost spit out my Fruit Loops when I read this one:

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/02/mi ... ience.html

Apparently the Mantle family tries to scoop them up when the become available because its damaging to his reputation :lol:

Lars · Mar 24, 2011

If anyone has read it, I like Mickey's BJ story the best.

5toolplayer · Mar 24, 2011

classic mantle :lol:

TBTwinsFan · Mar 24, 2011

I would want the first one the most :lol:

Kevbo · Mar 24, 2011

Love it. I suppose if everyone did it, the novelty would wear off, but it'd be cool to see it pop up more often. That, and yeah, they'd be killed in the media I suppose. Too bad..

notjomommasclint · Mar 25, 2011

i thought the letter actually meant by the yankees bullpen... til i read further. anyone know why ian stewart is selling his baseball?

boomo · Mar 25, 2011

um, do we know if the inscriptions are legit?
ive never seen mickey write anything but his name :lol:

brumbach · Mar 25, 2011

My favorite is still the "I F****d Monroe" ball as well as this napkin joke:
(I don't own it, just saved the scan)

A_Pharis · Mar 25, 2011

'Em Are Not Pigs!

TBTwinsFan · Mar 25, 2011

boomo said:
um, do we know if the inscriptions are legit?
ive never seen mickey write anything but his name :lol:

Have you ever seen him at the bar completely plastered with people pushing for odd inscriptions?

I haven't, but I think they are real.

pgwtamu · Mar 25, 2011

I don't care, I love him even more now....that's the best ever....it probably wasn't a kid, but some grown man at a bar or a friend....it's funny to me!!!!

A_Pharis · Mar 25, 2011

TBTwinsFan said:
boomo said:

um, do we know if the inscriptions are legit?
ive never seen mickey write anything but his name :lol:

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Have you ever seen him at the bar completely plastered with people pushing for odd inscriptions?

I haven't, but I think they are real.

My Mantle sig is from an old woman that approached him pretty well into a night at a hotel bar. She got him to sign a Natural Lite magazine ad featuring.... him.

Viking4Alpha · Mar 25, 2011

:shock: So badass...........

rehmus · Mar 25, 2011

new sig!

Hoominaga · Mar 25, 2011

Wow, I have never wanted a signed baseball so badly.

klute14 · Mar 25, 2011

Am I the only one that doesn't get this?

brumbach said:
My favorite is still the "I F****d Monroe" ball as well as this napkin joke:
(I don't own it, just saved the scan)

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