In 1972, Yankees rookie Mickey Taylor is a 19-year-old baseball phenom waiting happen. And happen he did. After an auspicious debut at Yankee Stadium, Mickey begins tearing up the league and tearing out pages in the record books. His feats on and off the field are legend, and his fans are legion. Women want him, and men want to be him. He dates starlets and drinks rivals under the table. By the twilight of his career, Mickey is on the brink of breaking the all-time home-run record and leading the team to another pennant when his past begins to catch up with him and slow him down under the intense spotlight of media scrutiny. Can his few faithful fans help Mickey find his way back?