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3. Well, if you didn't like THAT story....

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:41 AM

8 hrs ago

Then, you won't like THIS one:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/730540-mickey-mantles-worst-injury-it-was-joe-dimaggios-play
It goes into detail on the knee injury in the 1951 World Series.

This is the injury that basically hampered Mantle's career. He was always plagued by that injury.
https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/mickey-mantle-was-a-neuromuscular-genius-and-may-have-played-his-whole-career-with-a-torn-acl
According to the article, Mantle was playing with a torn ACL for the remainder of his career. And unfortunately, he didn't have access to the medical knowledge and techniques that could have repaired it.

And yeah, Joe D was a bit of a prick as a person.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/oct/20/books.booksnews

And this isn't the first time Creamer took his shots at Dimaggio.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-05-bk-47226-story.html

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I'm not liking certain DiMaggio stories I've read recently [View all] EnergizedLib 12 hrs ago OP

WOW! Never knew about this. What a rivalry wolfie001 10 hrs ago #1

Fascinating - I had no idea Alice Kramden 9 hrs ago #2

Well, if you didn't like THAT story.... DAngelo136 8 hrs ago #3