During the 1950s, they played centerfield in New York ballparks only a few miles apart. The comparisons were inevitable. From Brooklyn soda fountains to Queens street corners to Manhattan boardrooms, the argument raged: who was the greatest—Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, or Duke Snider? The trajectories of their lives were similar. They were born into the game and taught by their baseball-playing fathers at an early age. All three dreamed of baseball greatness—dreams that came at a cost. When they signed to play professional baseball, they were each hyped to become the greatest players in the game. The pressure to live up to these expectations took a heavy toll on them. The story of Willie, Mickey&the Duke is the story of three superb athletes who became baseball legends--what it did for them and what it did to them.
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The Legend of Willie, Mickey & the Duke
During the 1950s, they played centerfield in New York ballparks only a few miles apart. The comparisons were inevitable. From Brooklyn soda fountains to Queens street corners to Manhattan boardrooms, the argument raged: who was the greatest—Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, or Duke Snider? The trajectories of their lives were similar. They were born into the game and taught by their baseball-playing fathers at an early age. All three dreamed of baseball greatness—dreams that came at a cost. When they signed to play professional baseball, they were each hyped to become the greatest players in the game. The pressure to live up to these expectations took a heavy toll on them. The story of Willie, Mickey&the Duke is the story of three superb athletes who became baseball legends--what it did for them and what it did to them.
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| ISBN-13: | 9781669854357 |
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| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication date: | 11/07/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 394 |
| Sales rank: | 515,040 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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