Following a season in which he won the AL Triple Crown and his first MVP, 24-year-old Mickey Mantle was the subject of a feature profile written by his teammate (and roommate) Billy Martin:
“When Mantle hits them, so help me, they look like golf balls disappearing over the horizon.”
Well, at least one of my ‘Hawks won last night… It was a bit of an uneven opener for KU, but there’s clearly talent and it should be fun to watch the team come together. Provided the legal system continues to allow eligibility for some of the players, of course…