Hitter has to go to Manny because those are some really good numbers. Player I'm probably going to go with Mantle because of defense. Then again I never saw Mantle play and know he had bad knees which limited his ability to move. I have seen Manny play defense and well his record speaks for itself.
I think the talking heads just fall in love with older generation players and don't want to give credit to the modern player. In another 35 - 40 years Manny (and this generation) will probably get their recognition they have earned.