Remember that season well. Was heavily betting baseball, it was always my favorite sport, the Yankees were my team, they sucked that year, Mattingly was my favorite player. I guess I kind of have an affinity for guys that aren’t super fast or strong or even athletic, guys that are above average in areas but not necessarily amazing … Jeter pops to mind but it tends to happen in baseball more than other sports anyway. But I think that was the same season he broke Dale Long’s record for consecutive games with a home run (8).
I think it was the year prior where Mattingly should have won the MVP - but it went to Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Don’t get me started with that bs. And I think 86 was the year Boggs sat out the last couple of games of the season so Mattingly couldn’t catch him for the batting title (I think it ended up 357 vs 352). Don’t get me started with that bs wimp move either. Do it like Williams did it when he hit 406. Be a man.
