{"product_id":"the-legend-of-willie-mickey-the-duke-9781669854364","title":"The Legend of Willie, Mickey \u0026 the Duke","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Howard Burman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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 \u0026amp; the Duke is the story of three superb athletes who became baseball legends--what it did for them and what it did to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46448901914775,"sku":"9781669854364","price":1852.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781669854364.webp?v=1769145098","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-legend-of-willie-mickey-the-duke-9781669854364","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}