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Mickey Mantle’s Recurring Bad Dream That Never Ended

men approached Mickey Mantle at his restaurant. One was a baseball writer that knew Mantle quite well.

''Mickey,'' said the writer, ''I'd like you to meet a friend, Dr. Herschkopf. He's a psychiatrist.''

Mantle looked at the writer, then looked at writer's friend, but he didn't extend his hand. Instead, Mantle extended his head to the psychiatrist.

Some fans asked Mantle for autographs and while he was signing for them, Herschkopf observed Mantle carefully as the writer spoke.

 ''You know, Mantle used to talk about a recurring dream after he retired. In the dream, he tries desperately to get into a ball park during a game, but all the gates are closed.''

Herschkopf had a possible explanation.

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