Directed by: Billy Crystal
Starring: Thomas Jane, Barry Pepper, Bruce McGill, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur
Yogi Berra: Ninety percent of the game is half mental.
Mickey Mantle: I like women with small hands, they make my dick look big.
Bob Sheppard: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Yankee Stadium.
Mickey: I just ain't getting there. I just can't play no more. I'm wore out, done. I'm out of the race. Thought I took pretty good care of myself too.
Roger: You did Mick. Damn straight you did.
Mickey: Well anyway, he's all yours if you want him. You go get that fat fuck.
Factual error: The third member of the Yankees with a prominent role in the film is Bob Cerv (roommate of Mickey & Roger). In the film, he is with the team from Opening Day. However, Cerv was actually acquired by the Yankees in May of that year.
Trivia: In the scenes set in 1961, Roger Maris' wife Pat is played by Billy Crystal's daughter Jennifer.
Question: Mickey Mantle was on a home run streak that year and then got hurt. I am just curious to know, if Mickey Mantle had been the one to break the record, if there would be such an uproar over it.
Answer: Probably not. Mantle was loved by the fans and the sports writers, plus he was a good layer. Maris never really had a good season before, or after, so a lot of people did not think he deserved to be the one to break the record.
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Answer: Actually Maris was MVP the previous year, 1960.