Baseball Survives Amid Critics and New Franchises
Baseball opens another season amid labor tensions and TV doom, yet fan attendance surges. New teams Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies boost crowds, Yankees and Blue Jays post record openings while Cleveland and Chicago spark memorable feats. The game thrives on novelty, pace, and unlikely records as Twain’s death joke lingers.
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Mantle's 565 Foot homer stuns on unjuiced day in 1953
The article traces legendary long blasts from Mickey Mantle and other sluggers, noting Mantle's 565 foot homer off Chuck Stobbs at Griffin Stadium on April 17 1953. It contrasts era power with modern tape measure records and recalls near-misses and record feats at Yankee Stadium Forbes Field and in World Series play. It names Ruth Gehrig Maris Luzinski Canseco Strawberry Jackson and others for context on distance and stadium quirks.
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Roger Maris
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Forbes Field
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Ted Beard
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Veterans Stadium
Greg Luzinski
Jose Canseco
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Darryl Strawberry
Los Angeles
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Olympic Stadium
Reggie Jackson
Tiger Stadium
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