"Well, you visited with Tony this weekend and I called him, we talked on the phone. And he said that Mickey called him in the hospital right about the time he went to see him, just to check on him. And Tony asked him about the play and he said, "I just froze." He said, "I just didn't know what to do." But his instincts, as you mentioned, kicked in and he made that wonderful dive back in. The proper thing would be to get half way and give the third base runner time to score. But Mickey just froze...but he made that great slide, and the tag was not there."
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Bobby Richardson explaining to moderator Bob Costas why, in the 9th inning of Game 7, Mantle risked a Series-ending tag at 1st base, rather than simply getting into a rundown to ensure that the tying run scored; as seen in "MLB Network Special Presentation: 1960 World Series Game 7," recorded November 13, 2010 at Pittsburgh's Byham Theater; aired on December 15, 2010.
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