Donnie Baseball - Lithograph on Paper Framed  -  approx , 623 piece edition

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During the 1980’s, when you thought of class on the baseball field, the first name that came to mind was Don Mattingly. A tireless worker, he first tasted big league pitching in 1982. By 1984, not only had he become the everyday first baseman of the New York Yankees, but he put up a year that would be the envy of anyone. .343 batting average, 23 dingers and 110 RBI’s. Incredibly, he followed that year up by winning the 1985 American League Most Valuable Player award. His relentless assault on the pitching staffs of the American League earned him the nick name “The Hit Man” and his tireless work ethic and passion for the game, earned him moniker “Donnie Baseball”. He hit over .300 every year from 1984 through 1989, and was part of a juggernaut Yankee offense that piled up runs at record rates. Despite his prolific hitting and the team’s potent line up, the one thing that he was missing was a trip to the post season. As the decade turned to the 1990’s, the team’s performance fell way off and the Yankees were suddenly floundering near the bottom of the division. Still the darling of the fans, Donnie Baseball seemed destined to be the greatest Yankee never to feel the passion of post season baseball. Finally, in 1994, the Yankees rebounded in a big way. By August, they were running away with the Eastern Division, when a work stoppage ended the season. Again, there would be no post season for the Hit Man. Officially licensed MLB product.

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