Meeting Mickey Mantle would be a dream comes true. A dream realized for Dan on his 38th birthday, when his wife honored him with a week long stay at the Yankee Fantasy Camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For a Yankee fan could it get any better? For a Mickey Mantle fan there was nothing better.
Dan played with some of the Yankee legends like Bobby Murcer, Mickey Rivers, Ron Guidry, Moose Skowron and Catfish Hunter. Rubbing elbows with some all time New York Yankees had Dan bubbling with joy. The games were great and being on the same field with some of the players he had watched on TV or at Yankee Stadium was mesmerizing.
What made the week particularly special was the friendship he nurtured with his childhood hero. As a kid Dan thought of playing in the same outfield as his hero. The Mick was in center and Dan and his father Al played left and right field respectfully.
Mantle, Markim and Markim was the way Dan envisioned it.
The Mick took a likening to Dan. He even gave Dan a nickname – Nails for the scrappy, Lenny Dykstra-way that Dan played. While Mickey didnt play in these games, he did spend a lot of time with all the campers. Dan took this...
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