I recall Steinbrenner talking about Mickey Rivers several years later and saying how he had to trade Rivers for his own good and he had to trade him to a place with no Horse tracks. That was a great scene where Rivers is hitting teammates up for money. He must've been a poor handicapper.
Also, Quiz Show is a phenomenal movie. It was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost out to Forrest Gump.
Also, Quiz Show is a phenomenal movie. It was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost out to Forrest Gump.
mickey , bobby murcer , and sweet lou were at belmont all the time.. There is a story that mickey rivers hadnt cashed a ticket in a while and he went up to the window and there were 8 horses running in the next race and he bet 20$ win on #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,@#8 ,,, he came back to the seats and bet murcer and piniella that he was going to break his slump and was going to nail the winner for sure,, they bet he wouldnt and the y bet 20$ each,,,,, know the race is over and of course he has every horse and he pulls out his winning ticket on the # 4 ,,,, they say shit willie you did it , they give him 20 each ,,,,,,,,, only 1 problem ,,, the winner was 1-1 and he cashed for 40$ only, plus the 40 he won off lou @ bobby ,,,, he bet 160$ and only got back 80 $ total ,,,, he lost 80$ but thought he was a winner ,,,, great guy , but that was mickey !
Mickey Rivers was underrated....he was a very good player on those WS teams...A top 15 AL player in his prime IMO....very fast, a ball in the gap and he was on 3rd base.
Below are some of his best quotes
Mickey Rivers' Words Of Wisdom About Baseball
"Me and George and Billy are two of a kind."
-Baseball player Mickey Rivers, on his relationship with George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin
"My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone."
-Mickey Rivers
"Out of what, a thousand?"
Mickey Rivers, responding to teammate Reggie Jackson's claim he had an IQ of 160.
"Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding"
-Mickey Rivers
"No wonder you're all mixed up. You got a white man's first name, a Spanish man's second name and a black man's third name."
-Mickey made this comment to Reginald Martinez Jackson in July of 1977
"You'd better stop readin' and writin' and start hittin' ! "
-Mickey Rivers' quip back at Reggie Jackson when Jackson told Rivers, in front of reporters, that he should learn how to read and write
"I'm going to double my limit."
-Mickey Rivers' response to a 1975 interview question asking him how many bases he was going to steal that season.
"I was eating too well and getting too much rest. I take my old lady dancing every night now. Doin' the bump keeps your legs in shape."
-Mickey Rivers' response to a 1975 interview question of why he started playing better
"He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul."
-Mickey Rivers on former Major Leaguer Danny Napoleon's looks
"He is so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask."
-Mickey Rivers on teammate Cliff Johnson's looks
"I might have to commute. You know, left field, DH, wherever."
-Mickey Rivers
"The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind-chill factor."
-Mickey Rivers
"The wind was blowin' about 100 degrees"
-Mickey Rivers' response to the wind in the outfield at Chicago's Comiskey Park
"I was brought up in Florida, so there isn't much difference between playing there and playing here. The climax are about the same."
-Mickey Rivers on playing in Texas
"He was lost out there. He was the Lost Mohegan."
-Mickey Rivers on a teammate who just played his first game
"I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan."
-Mickey Rivers' response to playing left field for the first time
"I've been doing my 2 1/2 miles every day and I've gained 2 pounds. My stomach is getting smaller but my butt's getting bigger."
-Mickey Rivers in response to the Texas Rangers training methods of 1981
-John Butcher, former Texas Rangers Pitcher
"These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels."
-Mickey Rivers commenting on the age of Texas Rangers teammates Bill Stein and Larry Bittner
"That felt good. I hadn't hit off a lefty in two months."
-Mickey Rivers' post game comment after hitting a double off of Boston Red Sox right handed pitcher Bob Stanley
Below are some of his best quotes
Mickey Rivers' Words Of Wisdom About Baseball
"Me and George and Billy are two of a kind."
-Baseball player Mickey Rivers, on his relationship with George Steinbrenner and Billy Martin
"My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone."
-Mickey Rivers
"Out of what, a thousand?"
Mickey Rivers, responding to teammate Reggie Jackson's claim he had an IQ of 160.
"Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding"
-Mickey Rivers
"No wonder you're all mixed up. You got a white man's first name, a Spanish man's second name and a black man's third name."
-Mickey made this comment to Reginald Martinez Jackson in July of 1977
"You'd better stop readin' and writin' and start hittin' ! "
-Mickey Rivers' quip back at Reggie Jackson when Jackson told Rivers, in front of reporters, that he should learn how to read and write
"I'm going to double my limit."
-Mickey Rivers' response to a 1975 interview question asking him how many bases he was going to steal that season.
"I was eating too well and getting too much rest. I take my old lady dancing every night now. Doin' the bump keeps your legs in shape."
-Mickey Rivers' response to a 1975 interview question of why he started playing better
"He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul."
-Mickey Rivers on former Major Leaguer Danny Napoleon's looks
"He is so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask."
-Mickey Rivers on teammate Cliff Johnson's looks
"I might have to commute. You know, left field, DH, wherever."
-Mickey Rivers
"The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind-chill factor."
-Mickey Rivers
"The wind was blowin' about 100 degrees"
-Mickey Rivers' response to the wind in the outfield at Chicago's Comiskey Park
"I was brought up in Florida, so there isn't much difference between playing there and playing here. The climax are about the same."
-Mickey Rivers on playing in Texas
"He was lost out there. He was the Lost Mohegan."
-Mickey Rivers on a teammate who just played his first game
"I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan."
-Mickey Rivers' response to playing left field for the first time
"I've been doing my 2 1/2 miles every day and I've gained 2 pounds. My stomach is getting smaller but my butt's getting bigger."
-Mickey Rivers in response to the Texas Rangers training methods of 1981
"I like playing on this team. We actually been doin' real good. Got a different mix here. Most important thing is you gotta keep pickin' up in paces. That's why we're playing contentious play. We got top names, guys can still hit in the majors, guys been out of the game hittin' the ball, shockin' it. Don't have no old, old guys. Not sayin' they don't get a good job done. Fact is, they've been vice versa. So that's incentive right there. It's been a plus."
-Mickey Rivers commenting on his teammates in the SPBL in 1989
"I threw about 90% fastballs and sliders, 50% fastballs and 50 % sliders...I'm starting to sound like Mickey Rivers."-Mickey Rivers commenting on his teammates in the SPBL in 1989
-John Butcher, former Texas Rangers Pitcher
"These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels."
-Mickey Rivers commenting on the age of Texas Rangers teammates Bill Stein and Larry Bittner
"That felt good. I hadn't hit off a lefty in two months."
-Mickey Rivers' post game comment after hitting a double off of Boston Red Sox right handed pitcher Bob Stanley
