Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life®
The Award-Winning Videography Program & Its Companion Volume
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Kurt Cronenberg
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Rare 'Lost Stories' Commemorate Mickey Mantle's 25 Years in the Hall of Fame
    • SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – "The Lost Stories, " an all-new hour of never-before-released Mickey Mantle stories, highlights the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Mickey's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Stored in tape vaults unopened, unseen and untouched for the last 10 years, this rare footage – all digitally re-mastered! – contains Mickey's recollections of his life and 18 seasons with the Yankees, including:
  • Mickey's father Mutt, who shared his love of baseball with Mickey and taught him to become baseball's greatest switch-hitter;
  • How Mickey was discovered and signed by the Yankees;
  • The inside story of Mickey's first game at Yankee Stadium, and how he felt the "ghosts" of Yankee legends Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig;
  • Mickey's firsthand account of his first World Series and his devastating injury;
  • His rivalry with Willie Mays and Duke Snider.
  • There are more pranks, hijinks, practical jokes and other classic stories including:
     

  • The "Death Threat in Boston" story;
  • The "Knockdown Pitch" story;
  • The "Hangover Home Run" story;
  • The "Jackie Robinson" story;
  • Even the 'Norm Cash Basebrawl" story;

  • and much, much more!

    Chosen to complement and complete the original program, over 20 new stories are included, with a spectacular added attraction: Mickey's appearance in Paul Simon's "Me and Julio" music video! To complete the package, the original bestselling program Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life®, is included in its entirety. Called the "best baseball video ever," fans now get twice as much of the Mick at his finest, telling his own story in his own words, spectacularly illustrated with game highlights, photos, headlines, and other memorabilia. The Mick's complete story is now told in one place in one truly Special Edition video.

    Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life®The Lost Stories Special Edition
    (with 60 minute bonus section: "The Lost Stories")
    Total Running Time: 2 hours
    List Price: $39.95
    SPECIAL: Only $29.95 (plus $4.95 shipping and handling).

    TO ORDER – Phone: 1-800-THE MICK (1-800-843-6425), Fax: (415) 346-0594, Internet: www.themick.com, or
    Mail: (check or money order or credit card number and signature) to: BLV, 1253 Vallejo St., San Francisco, CA 94109-2120.

    Baseball Legend Video, 1253 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-2120
    Phone: (415) 346-0591 / Fax: (415) 346-0594 / Orders: 1-800 THE MICK (1-800-843-6425)
 
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We highly recommend Mickey's Videography Program:
Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life
®
The Lost Stories Deluxe Edition
(2 hours)
Now on DVD with nearly 200 on-screen pages of bonus features!
"The best baseball program ever made!" - USA Today, The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, Newsday, The Los Angeles Times, The TODAY Show, ESPN, Larry King Live...


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