MISSING THE MICK – By Roy Firestone, Multi time Emmy Award Winning Journalist

Up Close with Roy Firestone

Mickey Mantle died 29 years ago this week. The fact that it has been 29 years is mind boggling to me, and maybe to you too. Mickey was easily one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, and among the greatest players of all time. He was deeply flawed. He was an alcoholic, a womaniser, had health issues that couldn’t keep him on the field. But Mickey seemed to be almost a mythic…