DON MATTINGLY BASEBALL BIRTHDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 20TH

Happy Birthday to Donnie Baseball, born on this day in 1961. Though many younger fans may know of him as the Dodgers and Marlins Manager, Don Mattingly was a hell of a ballplayer during his career.

Few players were as loved in pinstripes as much as Mattingly was during his playing days. He spent his whole career from 1982--1995 with the Yankees. He was a 6 x all-star, 9 x gold glove winner, 3 x silver slugger, the 1985 MVP and the 1984 AL batting champ. He was the heart and soul of those Yankee teams.

Even though he never made a World Series, Yankee fans loved him for his all around play. If he didn't have a bad back, he would have likely been a Hall of Famer.

He is today's recipient of the Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day,

"I've never seen anyone like him."
--Earl Weaver, talking about the hitting ability of Don Mattingly