Mickey and Willie Mantle and Mays : the parallel lives of baseball's golden age
"Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age, almost the same size, and came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents, and played the same position. They were both products of generations of baseball-playing...
| Main Author: | Barra, Allen. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Archetype,
c2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction:
- My game was better than yours
- Fathers and sones
- Bred to play ball
- No other enjoyment
- Pass-the-hat
- A dream come true
- "This is your chance"
- "You're going to eat steak"
- "Is that Mickey and Willie?"
- "Greetings"
- "Right up there with the Babe"
- "In here, it's 1954"
- "A whole different ball game"
- "Exactly the same ballplayer"
- "Neither of us was Joe DiMaggio"
- "Flash, dash, and ... a nervous rash"
- The boys of summer and their ruin
- Say good-bye to America
- Burden of dreams
- Appendix A:
- Mickey vs. Willie, who was the best?
- Appendix B:
- total player rating and wins shares.