Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball
In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports’ biggest stage. Some of the biggest names to ever don the pinstripes are captured in personal portraits here, from Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and all the way back to Yogi Berra and Tommy Henrich. Along with taking readers behind the scenes of the greatest moments in Yankees history—from Bucky Dent’s home run to David Wells’s perfect game—the book offers a glimpse of what helped the stars 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. Award-winning writer Dave Buscema, who covers the Yankees on a regular basis, paints a personal picture of the Yankees’ biggest stars, and captures the joy of those who rose from obscurity to history. The game accounts spark memories of the most exciting moments in Yankees history. The players’ personal stories show that, for many of them, the game of their life was often about more than just a game.
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Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball
In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports’ biggest stage. Some of the biggest names to ever don the pinstripes are captured in personal portraits here, from Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and all the way back to Yogi Berra and Tommy Henrich. Along with taking readers behind the scenes of the greatest moments in Yankees history—from Bucky Dent’s home run to David Wells’s perfect game—the book offers a glimpse of what helped the stars 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. Award-winning writer Dave Buscema, who covers the Yankees on a regular basis, paints a personal picture of the Yankees’ biggest stars, and captures the joy of those who rose from obscurity to history. The game accounts spark memories of the most exciting moments in Yankees history. The players’ personal stories show that, for many of them, the game of their life was often about more than just a game.
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Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball

Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball

by Dave Buscema
Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball

Game of My Life New York Yankees: Memorable Stories of Yankees Baseball

by Dave Buscema

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In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports’ biggest stage. Some of the biggest names to ever don the pinstripes are captured in personal portraits here, from Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and all the way back to Yogi Berra and Tommy Henrich. Along with taking readers behind the scenes of the greatest moments in Yankees history—from Bucky Dent’s home run to David Wells’s perfect game—the book offers a glimpse of what helped the stars 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. Award-winning writer Dave Buscema, who covers the Yankees on a regular basis, paints a personal picture of the Yankees’ biggest stars, and captures the joy of those who rose from obscurity to history. The game accounts spark memories of the most exciting moments in Yankees history. The players’ personal stories show that, for many of them, the game of their life was often about more than just a game.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781613214206
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date: 03/25/2013
Series: Game of My Life
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Prologue xiii

Chapter 1 Tommy Henrich 17

Chapter 2 Phil Rizzuto 25

Chapter 3 Don Larsen 38

Chapter 4 Yogi Berra 50

Chapter 5 Bobby Richardson 62

Chapter 6 Mel Stottlemyre 71

Chapter 7 Reggie Jackson 80

Chapter 8 Ron Guidry 101

Chapter 9 Bucky Dent 112

Chapter 10 Graig Nettles 123

Chapter 11 Brian Doyle 131

Chapter 12 Dave Righetti 140

Chapter 13 Jim Abbott 150

Chapter 14 Don Mattingly 158

Chapter 15 Joe Torre 178

Chapter 16 Jorge Posada 194

Chapter 17 David Cone 205

Chapter 18 Derek Jeter 220

Chapter 19 Paul O'Neill 241

Chapter 20 Mariano Rivera 260

Chapter 21 CC Sabathia 283

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