tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386152.post2639734044601903508..comments2023-10-26T04:19:16.153-04:00Comments on Mets Guy in Michigan: Using the Mick to stick it to 'em!Mets Guy in Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048899230969074579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386152.post-49370144258196274982007-02-14T15:53:00.000-05:002007-02-14T15:53:00.000-05:00Well said. If I had a letter to send you I'd use o...Well said. If I had a letter to send you I'd use one of my highly-valued Hank Greenbergs. <BR/><BR/>In my first sheet of these stamps, I kept trying to get rid of the Mantles but didn't have enough lousy mail to send, so my first the sheet eventually whittled down to all Mantles, which made me realize . . . I need more enemies. <BR/><BR/>Although I hate the Yankees as much as the next guy, I don't really have anything against Mantle, but the golden halo bestowed upon him by pmpous blowhards (at least on this subject) Billy Crystal, Bob Costas, Stephen Jay Gould, et al, really makes my stomach turn.Josh Wilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343417774197649544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386152.post-18795020203843010952007-02-14T02:21:00.000-05:002007-02-14T02:21:00.000-05:00Sometimes you like what someone wrote because you ...Sometimes you like what someone wrote because you like the way it was written. And I do.<BR/><BR/>But I love what you wrote for the selfish reason that I AGREE COMPLETELY! I was off the wall thrilled when I heard Mel Ott was getting a stamp. Mel Ott is one of the greatest National League players ever and has been largely forgotten. Hank Greenberg enjoyed a revival of interest a few years ago with the documentary about his life and he's a bit of a historical idol of mine. And Campy is Campy.<BR/><BR/>But I was annoyed that five of every sheet of twenty I bought had Mickey Freaking Mantle on it. It's not that I harbored any particular ill will against this player during his life or after his death. It's just that his presence on the sheet caused me to spend $1.95 on an image I wanted to spend nothing on. And you know somehow that the Tom Verducci of the U.S. Postal Service media relations office put out a press release attesting to the success of the Mickey Mantle stamps, so we better re-issue him and the Babe and Larrupin' Lou and, oh, Charlie Silvera while we're at it.<BR/><BR/>A person need be gone ten years for a stamp (except for presidents). Gird your loins for 2009 when Joe DiMaggio ruins your utility bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386152.post-50817171689405881352007-02-13T17:33:00.000-05:002007-02-13T17:33:00.000-05:00Nice post.Those stamps are cool but,I agree the Mi...Nice post.Those stamps are cool but,I agree the Mickey Mantle ones can be left for teh Ugly bills.KAYLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482455511208786156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11386152.post-11099077861781279812007-02-12T17:09:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:09:00.000-05:00No Stan the Man stamps?No Stan the Man stamps?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138183703551307865noreply@blogger.com