Comments on: Richard Ben Cramer: 1950-2013

By: badintent

badintent — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:50:04 +0000

That knee rip made Mickey a one legged player later in his career but he fought through the pain for many season to his credit.! Joe was so jealous of Mickey that Mickey never hung with his posse.Billy Martin and Mickey were drunks but they didn’t get Mob payoffs for nightclub appearances like Joe did. They got cash $$ for signing cards. Mickey got the same $$ or more than Joe for his Yankee Stadium appearances , which never failed to piss Joe off big time. Joe had a mega-ego imagine of himself that knew no bounds.But I do give him respect for telling Marilyn Monroe to stand up to her movie studio bosses when newcontract time. came.Joe fought with the Yankee brass over every contract Read the book, you’ll thank me later.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:45:35 +0000

What does that make Mickey?

By: badintent

badintent — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:38:33 +0000

His book on Joe D was amazing, went behind the taboo curtin and pulled it waaaaaaaaaaaay back to reveal what a lowlife Joe was and the grease balls he hung with. He should have been thrown out of baseball long before he retired, I ‘m convinced he had something to do with the drainage cover not being over the pipe that Mickey ripped his knee to hell with. The story about him taking his Mob $$ out of his damaged home in plastic garbage bags right after the 89 earthquake is a classic. Say it ain’t so Joe.! Did I forget to mention that he cried his way out of the Army,never saw any action. A real man like Ted Williams flew many missions and served in 2 wars.

By: thomas2727

thomas2727 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:21:09 +0000

I keep thinking why does this guy look familiar? I am thinking he was in the HBO Doc about Ted Williams?

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:08:23 +0000

F’ing tobacco.

By: stex52

stex52 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:48:40 +0000

Amazing the number of exceptional minds who realize that baseball is a worthy diversion.

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:30:48 +0000

Age 62 is way too young to die. Rest in peace.