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| Bunny Mick |
My great friend and brother that I wish I had, Bunny Mick played for nine years in the minor leagues for the New York Yankees organization from 1946 and 1954. A World War II veteran, he spent parts of three seasons in AAA, but never made it to the majors having been blocked by Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. He managed in the minors and was a specialty hitting instructor at the end of his playing career.
He hit over .300 eight times and was a Most Valuable Player of the Canadian-American League in one season. He was such a popular player for the Rugmakers of Amsterdam, NY that David Pietrusza wrote in Baseball's Canadian-American League (1990): "To this day in Amsterdam, if you say the word 'Rugmakers' people will respond in some Rorschach test-type reflexed: 'Bunny Mick.'"
After many many years as a coach and player in Major League Baseball Bunny was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989 to teach their lead-off hitter Vince Coleman how to bunt better and be more selective. The speedster didn't have a bunt single until his fourteenth hit of the exhibition schedule, including four doubles and three triples. At the end of June, with Coleman in a 0-for-16 slump, Mick returned to give him a refresher course. In the first two games he attended, the Cardinal went 3-for-6 with three walks.
He returned to the Astro's later in the season as a specialty coach under Art Howe, who he had coached in his previous stint with the Houston club. He remained with the team until Howe was fired in 1993. Mick retired to Keystone, FL after and bought a house on a lake where he fished and helped maintain a Boy Scout Camp that was on the north border of his property. His brother, Mitchell, was the owner of the Florida State League's Tampa Tarpons from 1966 to 1988. Bunny died on September 14, 2005 at the age of 82. He was survived by his two daughters and brother.
A HUGE real estate guy. Bunny would buy huge tracks of land, subdivide the lots and then give me entire subdivisions to sell. He was a wonderful friend, client and an encyclopedia of knowledge in life, Christ, real estate and baseball! He would be proud today to know my business partners Adam Shorts and Jason Garcia, are both former NY Yankees! (Side note: it is Jason Garcia's World Series Ring you see on my "Got Realtor" Postcards! |
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