tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2009455666976988933..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: In memoriam: Clete BoyerPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-44854025179322586612008-01-13T10:33:00.000-05:002008-01-13T10:33:00.000-05:00Wow!I hope that last comment gets to Clete's famil...Wow!<BR/>I hope that last comment gets to Clete's family. Wonderful story...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-56094074179460298582007-12-29T00:07:00.000-05:002007-12-29T00:07:00.000-05:00I met Clete outside the Royal Package store in Lil...I met Clete outside the Royal Package store in Lilburn Georgia in 2006. I knew who he was from the owner and being named after Mickey Mantle I said hello to him and told him even though I was "young" (40) years old and never saw him play I knew who he was....a great 3rd baseman. <BR/>When I told him my name and how my father named me after Mickey Mantle he told me how his son was Mickey and how he too named him after Mantle.<BR/>Here is where it gets great...as I walked out of the store he was looking through his brown? custom van for something and he told me "wait a minute". He signed me a ball with his normal WS inscription on it. <BR/>Seeing how great a guy he was I called my dad in Wilkes Barre PA (thank God for cell phones) and he and Clete talked for almost 10 minutes about kids and baseball and Mantle. They were to meet one day in New York where he spent his summers. Sadly they never got to meet. <BR/>I can't tell you how nice a man he was to meet. I was a stranger and he was so kind. <BR/>I hope someone will read this and tell his family.<BR/> <BR/> Mickey D.(Lilburn, GA)SaintMickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111528514796715332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-21774111833545011482007-08-31T16:39:00.000-04:002007-08-31T16:39:00.000-04:00My background seems similar to Paul's. I grew up ...My background seems similar to Paul's. I grew up with the yankee teams of the late 50's and 60's. Boyer was always my favorite and unfortunately took 2nd place to Brooks in those days. In my mind, Brooks was the better overall player, but Clete was the pure defensive 3rd baseman.<BR/>PS I now live in Boston as well and BIDMC is the earthly reason I am still living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-88272971885495956512007-07-25T06:31:00.000-04:002007-07-25T06:31:00.000-04:00I didn't know him. Pls, say more about him.I didn't know him. Pls, say more about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-72525794570181876812007-07-24T13:16:00.000-04:002007-07-24T13:16:00.000-04:00Well, Paul, another thing we have in common. Just ...Well, Paul, another thing we have in common. Just was running through your posts and noticed this. I was, and still am, an avid Yankee fan, though these days it's not as fulfilling as it was when I was a kid. What about Andy Carey? Did he pre-date Clete Boyer?<BR/><BR/>Robrobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667703706124890250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-50182189080982108302007-06-14T11:47:00.000-04:002007-06-14T11:47:00.000-04:00I have spent much time searching for the inherent ...<I>I have spent much time searching for the inherent character flaw which could cause a loyal New Yorker to abandon their team for the Red Sox. Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated.</I><BR/><BR/>How about this: <I>he moved to Boston</I>.<BR/><BR/>I have to say I am touched by the appreciation Bostonians have for their team. I grew up in the Enemy City but was never much of a sports fan so chants of 'Yankees Suck!' don't really bother me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-14652039956182436102007-06-07T20:47:00.000-04:002007-06-07T20:47:00.000-04:00sigh.it is almost too hard to explain.will have to...sigh.<BR/><BR/>it is almost too hard to explain.<BR/><BR/>will have to do it in person some day.<BR/><BR/>at fenway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-83042872830619201792007-06-07T20:45:00.000-04:002007-06-07T20:45:00.000-04:00Paul,Imagine my disappointment when I read this po...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Imagine my disappointment when I read this post. I too was a boy in NYC (Staten Island) during those years and loved the Yankees. I also remember Boyer spinning, twirling and throwing to first from his knees. Mantle was my personal favorite but Bobby Richardson was a close second. I must have a thing for second basemen as Willie Randolph is my all-time favorite Yankee. I remember attending my first baseball game at the Stadium with my father in 1962 and have great memories of my first World Series game in 1963 (Game 2, the Yankees lost the game and the series to the Dodgers).<BR/><BR/>I still am a die hard Yankees fan and live and die (this year mostly die) with them every night. I still hurt when I see Mariano Rivera coming into a game as I inevitably remember that awful night in Arizona and a few horrible games against the Red Sox.<BR/><BR/>I have spent much time searching for the inherent character flaw which could cause a loyal New Yorker to abandon their team for the Red Sox. Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-46982306086932710382007-06-06T13:53:00.000-04:002007-06-06T13:53:00.000-04:00This year I'm a Yankees fan. I always go for the u...This year I'm a Yankees fan. I always go for the underdogs He heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-27353242458834971602007-06-06T10:49:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:49:00.000-04:00My dad is 96 and has been a staunch Yankee fan all...My dad is 96 and has been a staunch Yankee fan all of his life. His reason - when he was a boy, the Red Sox did not hire Italians. that simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-60259390650592001362007-06-06T10:48:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:48:00.000-04:00I also had that same brief Yankee era -- when the ...I also had that same brief Yankee era -- when the Indians traded Rocky Colavito. When the Rock came back, so did I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-16764585533223737552007-06-06T10:39:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:39:00.000-04:00Great minds . . .Just finished it!Great minds . . .<BR/><BR/>Just finished it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-83638948697124175462007-06-06T10:37:00.000-04:002007-06-06T10:37:00.000-04:00This is a preemptive action .. remember Wednesday ...This is a preemptive action .. remember Wednesday is student day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-10627586681463123252007-06-05T23:07:00.000-04:002007-06-05T23:07:00.000-04:00I remember Joe Pepitone at first base during those...I remember Joe Pepitone at first base during those years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com