Steve Sonnick

@Jimfrombaseball Mantle > Mays??? What game was Bill James watching?

"Mickey Mantle was, at his peak in 1956-57 and again in 1961-62, clearly a greater player than Willie Mays – and it is not a close or difficult decision." Bill James. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were among first wave of players to make $100,000 a season. In 1963, Mantle received a $100,000 contract from the New York Yankees. Two days later, the San Francisco Giants gave Mays $105,000. Mantle admitted to being forever jealous of Mays' higher salary, despite making much more in endorsements than Mays ever did. Mantle and Mays at the first World Series game ever played at Candlestick, 1962.

@HowieRose Richie Hebner

Willie Randolph.

@HowieRose Howie - I still love listening to the game on the radio and I'm lucky to have listened to two great radio broadcasters in my life - you and Bob Murphy. Thank you and best of luck

Seriously, I am absolutely overwhelmed by your kind words and thoughts. I cannot even begin to articulate how deeply you’ve touched me, not just yesterday but over all these years. Let’s have a great time this season. You truly are the best. Much love. ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️

@Jimfrombaseball She should have become a Mets fan. Would have spared her the pain of 1986

"When the Dodgers abandoned us and moved to Los Angeles, in 1958, I gave up baseball for a while. Then, in the 1960s, while I was at Harvard, my boyfriend took me to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox. The warmth of Fenway reminded me of Ebbets Field, and there was an eerie similarity between the two teams. They would be close to winning, yet always seemed to lose at the last minute. Almost against my will, I got back to Fenway Park. Somehow it felt disloyal to the Brooklyn Dodgers, but is seemed crazy to let this love affair with baseball go on the rest of my life and never enjoy another team. So reluctantly, in 1967, the perfect time, I started going back to Fenway Park, and then that whole season took place, and it was such a miracle at first. They had been in 9th place the year before, and they had has this 'Impossible Dream' of a year. At first I didn't see the similarities between the Red Sox and the Brooklyn Dodgers. I thought I had found a winner, finally! But then the similarities set in. Later, my husband, Richard, and our kids became totally involved with the Red Sox. We have had season tickets for more than 40 years. Sharing a love of baseball has been a huge part of our lives — and a bond with other fans throughout our community. When you're young you care a lot about wins and losses. The older you get, the more you appreciate the moments — moments in the game and moments with your family at the ballpark, moments when everything seems good. Those are the times you have to truly absorb and be grateful for, because things change. There will always be ups and downs, and life will take its toll." Doris Kearns Goodwin. "Fenway" Art by Joann Vitali.

@Jimfrombaseball Yo La Tengo

"Richie Ashburn never really held the respect of most fans outside Philadelphia. The majors had three other centerfielders who were that talk of the town at that time, Willie Mays, Duke Snider and Mickey Mantle. But Richie Ashburn was a great player. A natural lead-off hitter, and the best gloveman of the bunch. When the 1950's came to an end, Richie Ashburn had MORE hits than any other man who played during the era. That's right MORE than Musial, more than Williams, more than Mantle, or Mays or Snider." Erick Emert. "Richie Ashburn is the fastest man I’ve ever seen getting down to first base. He’s even faster than Pete Reiser in his prime. Anybody who’s faster than Ashburn isn’t running. He’s flying." Dodgers Mgr. Leo Durocher. "The only complaint I have about him is Richie wasn’t tall enough to catch the balls that went into the seats. He`s caught everything else." Robin Roberts. "I'm flattered that so many baseball people think I'm a Hall of Famer. But what's hard to believe is how one-hundred and fifty plus people have changed their minds about me since I became eligible, because I haven't had a base hit since then." "The Tilden Flash" Richie Ashburn. He was that good!!

@lindsayberra @YogiBerraMuseum Thanks Lindsay. Great man

"It's not complicated. It's a few simple rules: just do what's right, do the best you can and show people you care." #RIPLouHoltz

@HoltzHeroes RIP

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@Jimfrombaseball The stat for number of pitches thrown is nowhere to be found

Great work!!!

@SenWarren Do it!

If Donald Trump is serious about stopping insider trading in Congress, let’s pass a bill right now that truly bans lawmakers from owning and trading stocks.

@sagesteele More like a triple bogey

Remember when President Trump introduced Laken Riley’s family at last year’s SOTU and democrats refused to stand? And also refused to stand when the President introduced 13 year old cancer patient DJ Daniel? So…the many democrats who stayed seated when our men’s hockey team was introduced is simply par for the course.

@Jimfrombaseball I met Gene Hermanski once and he told me that story

"On one road trip into Cincinnati's Crosley Field, Jackie Robinson received a particularly scary death threat. There was a pall over the visitor's locker room as the Dodgers prepared for the game. Undeterred by the silence, the happy-go-lucky Gene Hermanski spoke up with a solution for the man he admired so much. "Gene suddenly said, 'I've got it!' Everyone looked, and they said, 'What?' Gene said, 'We'll all wear number 42, and they'll never know which one is Jackie Robinson!'" It was Gene Hermanski who suggested that all of his Brooklyn Dodgers teammates wear the number #42 jersey to confuse potential snipers who were out to shoot Jackie Robinson!" Vin Scully. Hermanski, Robinson, Reese.

@CathVSConf Mark who?

People forget how intense Lou Holtz was on ESPN 🤣 Mark May and Lou use to hash it out.

@Jimfrombaseball ...I mean...How do you possible make a choice?

Sandy Koufax at his peak was the greatest pitcher in history! Gibson at his peak was the greatest competitor on the mound in history!

@Jimfrombaseball Shea was a baseball palace

"To many uppity New Yorkers, a visit to Shea Stadium was akin to sleeping in a sewer. From the blue paint peeling off the seats and the incessant noise of LaGuardia Airport jet traffic to the charmless concrete walkways and the goofy jumbo-sized apple beyond the outfield wall that glowed with every Met home run, the place especially compared to palatial Yankee Stadium, was a housing project surrounding a diamond. Yet it was our housing project, and the Mets rolled out the red carpet for the average man." "The Bad Guys Won!" Jeff Pearlman. "Nobody has ever called Shea a cathedral. In style, it was more like the old warehouse or outdated movie theatre that Korean worshippers have transformed into a church in the borough of Queens. Not a cathedral, but a place where people go to be fulfilled, nonetheless". George Vecsey. "I went to Shea Stadium and had to used the men's room. Terrifying. There was this little kid looking at me through the crack in the stall, and I was like, "If you tell anyone what you've seen..." Elizabeth Gilbert Seats 55,000 for baseball and 60,000 for football. Newest and most modern sports arena in NY area, home of the Mets and the Jets. "William A. Shea Municipal Stadium." Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, New York City. Operated by Dept. of Parks City of New York.

@sal_licata No worries. You're too good for the FAN

@ScottWapnerCNBC @Bachscore We should convince her to pitch for the Mets

@Bachscore GOATS are just built different #LindseyVonn

Lindsey Vonn says in press conference from Italy that she tore her ACL in a crash Friday — but aims to race in the Olympic downhill Sunday anyway. Says she skied today, and will wear a knee brace.

@Jimfrombaseball The Franchise

"There is actually a good argument Tom Seaver should be regarded as the greatest pitcher of all time. Tom Seaver pitched for eight losing teams, several of them really terrible, four other teams which had losing records, except when Tom Seaver was on the mound". Bill James. "You put a bunch of guys together of varying abilities and you know who the great ones are. When you played behind Tom Seaver, you were playing behind greatness. And you saw it almost every time.” Ron Swoboda. "But Tom Seaver does everything well. He's the kind of man you'd want your kids to grow up to be like. Tom's a studious player, devoted to his profession, a loyal cat, trustworthy, everything a Boy Scout's supposed to be. In fact, we call him 'The Boy Scout.'" Cleon Jones.

@HoltzHeroes 40 year mistake by Woodson

Coach is witty. Charles Woodson & him live in the same community. Charles was sharing at the clubhouse Coach couldn’t get me to commit to ND. Coach replied, “I tried Charles. Admissions wouldn’t ignore your academic transcript.” 😂 *Coach loves Charles x.com/ESPNCFB/status…

@Jimfrombaseball Best baseball player I ever saw play

"I played with Willie Mays, people have a false impression of what a great player is nowadays. If somebody puts up great numbers, they think he's great. But if you saw Willie play, you would see games where he would win it for us and he wouldn't even get a hit. He did things that nobody else does. That's what makes a great ballplayer". Willie McCovey. "Everybody loved Willie in clubhouse. Willie used to do things for different players, especially rookies. Willie used to take players to clothing stores to buy them clothes. Sometimes he would get free clothes, shoes, give them to the players. He was team mother." Juan Marichal

@Jimfrombaseball One of the greatest Mets stories of all time

As requested.... With the 1962 Mets, Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacon spoke no English. A soft pop-up would float over the infield, and Richie Ashburn would range over and yell “I got it, I got it”, in traditional baseball vernacular. Chacon of course, speaking no English, had no idea what Ashburn was going on and on about, and this miscommunication led to an inordinate number of collisions and drops. The seasoned Ashburn had made his way as a quick, intellectual ballplayer and soon thought of a fairly obvious solution to the problem. Richie Ashburn called a meeting between him, Chacon, and outfielder Frank Thomas, and explained that they were now going to yell “¡Yo la tengo!” -Spanish for “I got it”-on fly balls in their area as to avoid the Three Stooges routine they had been employing thus far. The exact scenario for their new plan unfolded as a soft fly ball was lifted to shallow center. “Yo la tengo, yo la tengo” hollered Ashburn, and Chacon peeled off on cue as Ashburn settled under what should have been a routine can of corn. However, while the 170 pound Ashburn had avoided a collision with the 160 pound Chacon, he was instead walloped by the 6’3, 200 pound Thomas, who, speaking no Spanish and having misunderstood the briefing earlier, had careened in from left field like a runaway train. As the diminutive Ashburn and hulking Thomas picked themselves off the ground, a confused Thomas asked the Ashburn: “What the hell is a Yellow Tango?” Rogers Hornsby, Richie Ashburn, Mgr. Casey Stengel.