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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties
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Reminds me of a story Micky Mantle told about coming off the disabled list. He thought he had one more day and went out and got ripped. He found out the next day that he was already off the DL. He wasn't in the lineup, but got sent in to pinch-hit. He said he couldn't really see the ball, so he just swung hard and happened to hit one of the longest home runs of his career. He said running the bases was one of the toughest things he ever did in his career.