Total Page : 528
Publisher : Anchor
Publication Date : 2010 03 09
>> Not Just About The Yankees
While Mr Torre s first book was told from his perspective this book is told second hand via Tom Verducci Verducci weaves a great narrative of the all the drama and action behind the scenes with the Yankees The stories about A Rod and Clemens make for good reading but the problem with this book is that it seems to leave a bad taste with his former employer Not only are some players called out but management is painted in an unfavorable light
I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Red Sox comeback games and how sabermetrics changed the game for a while I m interested after dealing with the Steinbrenner family and now the McCourt family what sort of stories will come out working for the Dodgers
If you are a baseball fan a Joe Torre fan and or a Yankee fan this is an entertaining and insightful read If you are none of the above get a cookbook
>> Not just for Yankee fans
Joe Torre and Tom Verducci have joined together for a real winning combination Joe s calm style shows through in every line as does his enthusiasm for his team and his players and his absolute love for the game The book doesn t just cover the good times and the highlights either There are sections on the heart wrenching losses the games booted player and manager errors and just plain getting beat by a better team Oh yes there are also beautiful full color photo inserts that are worth more than their thousand words I highly recommend it for any real baseball fan out there
>> Scored with this one
My husband requested this book for Christmas he is a big baseball fan and loves the Yankees so this gift was definitely a home run He is currently reading it and it enjoys it very much Thank you
