DTF Athlete of the Month

It's that time again! Time for the one blog post that I consistently write, I'm gonna figure this whole blogging thing out even if I have to drop out of school. Well, maybe I won't take it that far, but I'm committed to seeing things through. No word on if those were the same exact words Jim Jackson said to each of the 12 NBA teams he played for in his 14 seasons.

But back to business and as usual, when business is the DTF Athlete of the Month, business is goooood. Here at Gimme Some Onions! you know that we appreciate DTF behavior at all stages of life which is why we're pleased to posthumously honor Mickey Mantle with the runner-up award for October.



Why honor 'the Mick' in 2010 for his behavior in the 1960s? That's easy, a new biography Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood, by Jane Leavy documents some of Mantle's well-known, but less well publicized DTF behavior during his playing career. (Check out the NY Times review of the biography here)

Some gems include:

• a 1983 encounter the biographer, Jane Leavy, had with Mantle at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City where "Mantle greeted Leavy almost immediately with a crude anatomical reference (“That was the end of the world as I knew it,” [Leavy] said), and at 2 the next morning in the casino bar, his hand moved up her knee"
• Mantle's 1969 retirement ceremony where he brought his wife AND mistress
• This classic quote: "If I'd known I was gonna live this long, I'd have taken a lot better care of myself."
• And having a room at the Betty Ford Clinic named after him because of his repeated trips to rehab. (Actually, that last one isn't true, but someone needs to call up the Betty Ford Clinic and work this out. Little known fact, Mantle popularized the line "they try to make me go to rehab and I say no, no, no...)

Sounds like Mantle was ahead of his time; I'm happy that I can be here with his biographer Jane Leavy to finally give him the recognition he deserves.

(Quick aside to the savvy (read: AMC groupie) readers that is thinking to themselves "hey, Mantle's behavior isn't radically different from ALL men in the 1960s" and start talking about Mad Men and Don Draper. My response to these readers? Tell them that they need too wash they ass)

And now for the DTF Athlete of the Month for October: Brian Wilson, closer, San Francisco Giants




Brian Wilson first showed up on the Onions! radar after an interview with Fox Sports anchor Chris Rose. Halfway through the interview, a man dressed up in traditional S&M fetishwear and a mask walks in the background of Wilson's home. Chris Rose CANNOT come to terms with this scene. It's like someone took his mom. Mrs. Rose, on a nice seafood dinner and NEVER called her again!

A little research (ok, so I just used Google and Wikipedia, don't try to act like you don't do the same when you "research" something) and I found out that the masked figure in the background known as "The Machine" is from the 1999 film 8mm. Wilson must have some connected with this film because he wasn't done introducing the country to "The Machine". In this Jim Rome interview, Wilson brings "The Machine's" mask on live television. Watch the whole interview when you get a chance. Whatever Brian Wilson is on, I wanna try...

I'm sure that winning the DTF athlete of the Month for October easily trumps what Wilson and the rest of the San Francisco Giants did for the 1st time in 56 years (and the first time since they moved to the city of San Francisco): win this little thing called the "World Series"