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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Mickey Mantle, the Drunken Poonhound: New Golenbock Work of “Faction” Further Sullies the Mick’s Already Tarnished Image

Posted on 9:38 AM by ergeg
Title: 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel Author: Peter GolenbockPublisher: Regan BooksPrice: $24.95 ISBN: 9780061238598 When I was young, I had a neighborhood friend who idolized Mickey Mantle. Idolized Mickey Mantle. For example, my friend's dog was named Mickey. When that dog died, he named his next one Mickey II. When we played Wiffle ball, my friend was always Mickey Mantle. He modeled his swing
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