Any kid growing up in the New York area in the 1970's was regaled by their father with stories of Mickey Mantle, the "Mick," a player with the speed of Ty Cobb and the power of Babe Ruth. A player whose likeness had never been seen before and might never be seen again. A legend. For those of us in Boston, it might have been Yaz or Ted Williams, Teddy Ballgame. But an entire generation of New England kids...