As you get older and especially much older the prism that you look through to take you back to the past becomes somewhat diluted. The snows were deeper, people more pleasant, worries were few and baseball players were superior to what plays today. That last part is certainly debatable and in actuality so is the rest. Age does have a way of coloring the past into something it was not.
When I look at Boston Red Sox superstar Mookie Betts just who am I reminded of? The present day fans will most certainly mention an Andrew McCutchen or even a Mike Trout, who both earned a Most Valuable Player Award.