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.