Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball (Game of My Life) - Softcover

David Buscema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596702966 ISBN 13: 9781596702967

Publisher: Sports Publishing, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Along with taking readers behind the scenes of the greatest moments in Yankees history from Bucky Dents home run to David Wellss perfect game this book offers a glimpse of what helped stars like Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Yogi Berra reach their peak. Jorge Posada made up for the dream his father lost as a political prisoner in Cuba. Ron Guidry hunted from the time he was a boy to help his hard-working father put food on the table. Mel Stottlemyre, who lost a son to leukemia, picked a seemingly meaningless regular-season game because my boys didnt think I could do it. Joe Torre first started organizing games in the park as he took refuge from his bully of a father. Don Mattingly recounts the thrill of proving he could perform on the October stage and the decision to walk away from the game without a World Series ring so he could spend time with his family. Reggie Jackson details his difficulty in adjusting to the Yankees and the eventual World Series glory he experienced.

About this title

About the Author

Dave Buscema has covered baseball for years, including the Yankees for the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, New York. The Queens native has won multiple Associated Press Sports Editor national awards and has twice been honored by the prestigious Best American Sports Writing book series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sports Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596702966
• ISBN 13: 9781596702967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256