- Gebundene Ausgabe: 464 Seiten
- Verlag: Warner Books (April 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 044652932X
- ISBN-13: 978-0446529327
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 16,2 x 3,7 cm
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Veteran sportswriter Bill Madden of the NY Daily News adds a standout in the current flood of books commemorating the New York Yankees' one-hundredth anniversary. In 18 interviews with former Yankee players or family members--starting with Phil Rizzuto and ending with Paul O'Neill--Madden asks the simple question in the title and gets some wonderful answers, which he reports with grace and wit. Each chapter begins with a photograph of the interviewee now. These are elegant and revealing images: Arlene Howard, widow of Elston, with his MVP award; Bobby Richardson with his Bible. Madden gets recalcitrant former manager Ralph Houk to talk, and he can hardly get the irrepressible Joe Pepitone to shut up. He also gets a warm and personal interview from Charlie Silvera, who was the backup catcher for Yogi Berra for five world championship seasons, and from Ron Bloomberg, the first notable Jewish Yankee and the very first DH ever. There's both pride and pathos in his interview with Donnie Baseball, Don Mattingly, who never won a world championship, and even more of the same with Paul O'Neill, who says he got more out of being Donnie's teammate than from anything else in his time as a Yankee. This one's a keeper. GraceAnne DeCandido
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A Grand Slam
7. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I've just finished reading Bill Madden's Pride of October. I couldn't put it down. When it is all said and done, this may be the best book on the Yankees--ever. This is a refreshing departure from typical baseball books, which are seldom more than protracted research papers. Madden visits Don Mattingly at his horse farm in Indiana, takes a tour with Whitey Ford of Whitey's old neighborhood in Queens, spends several days in South Carolina with Bobby Richardson, and finds the oldest living Yankee, Marius Russo, in Fort Myers, Florida (the Yankees didn't even know where he was!). Thanks, Mr. Madden, for the most honest, compelling and entertaining portrait of Yankee players I've ever read.
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A Chane To "Talk" To Your Yankee Heroes
22. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
As a Yankee fan, did you ever wish you could just sit down with your heroes and ask them some interesting questions about themselves and their time with the Yankees? Well, in his book, Pride of October: What It Was Like To Be Young And A Yankee, Bill Madden makes our wishes come true. In a book that's as entertaining as the players and team it covers, Madden brings back so many memories of our past heroes.
For me, the book really hit home, when Madden sat down and talked with Bobby Murcer, who was a hero of mine as a youngster. In that chapter, Madden, through Murcer's words, tells the story of how disappointed Bobby was when he was traded from the Yankees after the 1974 season. When I read the passages, it brought me back to when I was fourteen years old and was crushed when I found out my favorite player was traded. Now, almost thirty years later, I realized Murcer was as devastated as I was.
Through Murcer, Lou Piniella, and Reggie Jackson, Madden also captures the very emotional days after the tragic death of Thurman Munson. Yankee fans who remember those sad days of August 1979, will have the strong emotions brought back when they read the words of Munson's former mates.
The book has many interesting tidbits about some very famous Yankees. For example, when talking to Phil Rizzuto, Madden, explains to us why Phil was and still is so scared of lightning. Yankee fans fondly recall how the "Scooter" would "bolt" from the booth as soon as he saw lightning. Well, when you read the book you'll find out why. You will also read how the events of September 11th, affected Phil's life.
An early chapter in the book deals with former Yankee pitcher, Marius Russo. Though I've been a die hard fan for over thirty years, I frankly never heard of Russo. Madden's chapter on Russo was special because Russo was a teammate of Lou Gehrig and the former Yankee pitcher tells how sad it was to see Gehrig suffer with ALS.
As a Yankee fan since 1967, I not only enjoyed the book, but also appreciated the fact that Bill Madden gave me a chance to "talk" to my heroes.
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one of the best n.y. yankee books from one who knows
7. April 2003
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a great perspective on a great american franchise, the new york yankees are always going to be part of our heritage.bill madden does what few others can do,he writes from real life encounters with some of our great heroes.a hard book to put down,easy to read and very enjoyable with real life stories and plenty of humor.i recommend this book by bill madden highly.
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