"I don't worry about the things I can't control, because I can't control them. And I don't worry abour the things I can control because I can control them.". Mickey Rivers
I believe Sparky Lyle also mentioned the "demolition derby " story in his book "The Bronx Zoo". Sparky also said that Mickey would upstage Reggie Jackson when they got into verbal battles in the clubhouse.
Trading Rivers in 1979 and letting Jackson walk after 81 were devastating 😔 to me as a young boy, but not as devastating as it was for the Yankees. Had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Mick and Roy White a few years ago, 2 of the nicest guys I’ve ever met.
1979 was such a lost year with Rivers and Chambliss leaving and losing Thurman. Surprisingly the 1980 Yanks won 103 games with Bob Watson and Rick Cerone having solid years. Mickey had a good year at the plate for Texas and was much better than Rupert Jones who wilted playing in NY. However Mick’s legs were betraying him by this time and his 18 stolen bases was the last time he would surpass double digits.
Younger people wouldn't realize how crazy baseball was back then.Doc Ellis pitching a no hitter high on LSD I believe and fritz Peterson and mike kekich trading families was real strange.
@@BlazingShacklesthey could have retired his number but I guess they have to draw the line somewhere. They weren't going to retire paul O'Neill's number until the fans really pushed for it
Pound for pound Willie Randolph is the classiest pro ballplayer in the last 50 yrs in nyc
MGTOW
thats not saying much
@@BlazingShackles considering the dozens of A1 classy players for the Yanks over the years you may be right
"I don't worry about the things I can't control, because I can't control them. And I don't worry abour the things I can control because I can control them.".
Mickey Rivers
Nonetheless, I'm intrigued of Mickey Rivers stories
I believe Sparky Lyle also mentioned the "demolition derby " story in his book "The Bronx Zoo". Sparky also said that Mickey would upstage Reggie Jackson when they got into verbal battles in the clubhouse.
Trading Rivers in 1979 and letting Jackson walk after 81 were devastating 😔 to me as a young boy, but not as devastating as it was for the Yankees. Had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Mick and Roy White a few years ago, 2 of the nicest guys I’ve ever met.
I hated when they let Roy go. Chambliss and Tidrow too.
1979 was such a lost year with Rivers and Chambliss leaving and losing Thurman.
Surprisingly the 1980 Yanks won 103 games with Bob Watson and Rick Cerone having solid years. Mickey had a good year at the plate for Texas and was much better than Rupert Jones who wilted playing in NY.
However Mick’s legs were betraying him by this time and his 18 stolen bases was the last time he would surpass double digits.
As a young kid i was mad when they traded bobby murcer who had the perfect lefty swing for Yankee stadium
Nobody played left field at the REAL Yankee Stadium like Roy White. The greatest fielding Yankees LF ever.
Mickey and Roy would usually go to the Medowlands after a home game. The Medowlands was a horse race track!
It appears that Olberman had not yet lost his marbles.
I'm just disappointed that willie never got another chance to manage. ...
Yeah sure---he had a no facial hair policy on the Mets yet he sported a moustache.
@@fasteddie9867i think a mustache was allowed, just not anything else
Younger people wouldn't realize how crazy baseball was back then.Doc Ellis pitching a no hitter high on LSD I believe and fritz Peterson and mike kekich trading families was real strange.
And their wives agreed to it!
As Phil Rizzuto would say:
“Ho-lee cow!”
I lived in the Bronx for many years. Every year at Christmas we would put Mickeys baseball card at the top of the tree for a star.
we put Donald Trumps photo on our tree.
@@BlazingShackles feel sorry for your family
Definitely one of a kind. But wasn’t he fun to watch play?
It was fun just to watch him swing and miss at a pitch because he had that quirk of whipping the bat back and the fans would cheer.
@@imilliemedina666he would do that if he fouled it back too
Mick the quick #17. The people’s champ. NYC
Keith Olbermann wow didn’t know he was still around. He almost made the clip unwatchable but I wanted to hear what Randolph had to say.
My favorites
I loved how Rivers would walk to the plate like every bone in his body was hurting and then just fly around the bases.
I want to like Olberman, but there’s just something about him.
Mickey was definitely one of Billy's guys
wait a minute, I want to hear about the 2 newscasters Keith!
That would have been crazy if that had happened today.
Dude should be in the Hall of Fame! 😡😡
why? because he played for the Yankees? check his stats, he's a lifetime C+ player.
@@BlazingShacklesthey could have retired his number but I guess they have to draw the line somewhere. They weren't going to retire paul O'Neill's number until the fans really pushed for it
Mick the Quick--great knickname
THE GREATEST TEAM IN SPORTS HISTORY. Full stop. The '77 Yanks!
you keep believing that whatever helps you sleep at night
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 You've been triggered? What are you, a a Dodger's fan?