August 26th, 2011 at 4:31PM
life: Pictured:  In this classic sports portrait, one of the greatest ever made of an athlete in decline, Mickey Mantle eloquently flings his batting helmet away in disgust after a weak at-bat in 1965. Slowed by seemingly endless injuries, Mantle hit only .255 and 19 home runs that season, and retired less than four years later. see more — Classic New York Yankees I’d love to know what he muttered to himself, but more, I’d love to know who walked over to pat him on the ass.

life:

Pictured:  In this classic sports portrait, one of the greatest ever made of an athlete in decline, Mickey Mantle eloquently flings his batting helmet away in disgust after a weak at-bat in 1965. Slowed by seemingly endless injuries, Mantle hit only .255 and 19 home runs that season, and retired less than four years later.

see more — Classic New York Yankees

I’d love to know what he muttered to himself, but more, I’d love to know who walked over to pat him on the ass.

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