Due to a misunderstanding caused by Mickey Mantle misinforming his teammate that their manager Yogi Berra had asked for the harmonica to be played louder, 50 years ago tonight a confrontation occurred on the back of the team bus between the skipper, who had actually asked for the music to stop, and Yankees utility player Phil Linz. Some believe the well-publicized incident fired up the third-place team, who had just lost four consecutive games to the White Sox in Chicago, to a successful pennant run. But, in reality, it reinforced the perception that Berra had lost control of the team. Even though he lead the team to the 64 World Series, he was let go after Game 7.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:54:52 +0000
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