Fun Fact of the Day:
Mickey Mantle‘s liquid speed was hard to see because of his repeating knee injuries and lack of many stolen bases (only 153 in his career), but baseball historians know, that with good knees, Mantle would have easily been an Olympic type runner. There were times, however, during Mickey’s career that he showed flashes of his breathtaking speed. Currently, he still holds the record for the fastest time from home to 1st base, coming in at 3.1 seconds. Many have gotten close, but never broke the record. Considering the time on the clock, the former triple-crown winner had to be trucking at at least 18 miles an hour, which is Olympic Gold Medal type speed indeed.
