A little league on the south side of Milwaukee is named after Felix Mantilla. Both of my younger brother's played for teams in that league. And the high school my brother's and I attended was also where Felix's son, Felix Mantilla Jr., attended in the 1970s. Felix Jr. is a member of the school's athletic hall of fame. It was always neat to me to have two loose connections to the Mantilla family.
A little league on the south side of Milwaukee is named after Felix Mantilla. Both of my younger brother's played for teams in that league. And the high school my brother's and I attended was also where Felix's son, Felix Mantilla Jr., attended in the 1970s. Felix Jr. is a member of the school's athletic hall of fame.
It was always neat to me to have two loose connections to the Mantilla family.
Felix will be 90 this July.
Man-tea-ah (the LL is silent)
Not ALMOST perfect. It was an unprecedented 12 innings of perfection!
Too bad there's no footage of this classic feat.
The next day,as I sat down to breakfast,my mother had opened the sports page whereupon I saw the headline.
Too bad the Pirates couldn't produce one crummy run.