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Author
Language
English
Description
It happens every spring. Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry arrives at the airport to pick up Hall of Fame catcher and national treasure Yogi Berra. Guidry drives him to the ballpark. They watch young players. They talk shop. They eat dinner together. They tease each other. And as every former ballplayer knows, in that routine there emerges a certain magic. Driving Mr. Yogi is the story of how a unique friendship between a pitcher and a catcher is...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 451 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogi's remarkable life as never seen before, from his childhood in "Dago Hill, " the Italian-American neighborhood in St. Louis, to his leading role on the 1949-53 Yankees, the only team to win five consecutive World Series, to the travails of the '64 pennant race, through his epic battles and final peace with George Steinbrenner. Features one hundred photos and countless "Yogi-isms."
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 237 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Yogi Berra was the backbone of the New York Yankees through ten World Series Championships, managed the National League Champion New York Mets in 1973, and had an ingenious way with words that remains an indelible part of our lexicon. When Yogi wasn't playing or coaching, or otherwise in the public eye, he was home in the New Jersey suburbs, spending time with his beloved wife, Carmen, and his three boys, Larry, Tim, and Dale. Here his son Dale shares...
12) It ain't over
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uplifting documentary about Yogi Berra that goes beyond "Yogisms," and into the heart of a sports legend.
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