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viii, 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Contents |
Prologue -- Fish and consequences -- Water torture -- Two buses, nine pitches -- Gulf Coast revelation -- Worst cut - The call -- Relief and belief -- Shades or '27 -- Spirit and summit -- New York, New York -- The day the world changed -- Trophy -- Plans -- Losses -- Cheers and jeers -- Count me out -- Closing time -- New digs and old feelings -- Passages -- Wounded knee -- Exit Sandman -- Epilogue : Refuge of hope -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Summary |
"While he is listed along with Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, and DiMaggio as a top-five Yankee of all time, Rivera is also a man of God and family whose contributions to charity and community ensure a meaningful life long after his time as The Closer is over. He is the man who has intimidated thousands of batters by merely opening a bullpen door." |
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"Now he will tell his story for the first time: the championships, the bosses (including The Boss), the rivalries, the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the United States, and of maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. The 12-time All-Star will discuss what it's like to run up to that mound with the game--or the season--squarely on his shoulders."-- From publisher description. |
| Study Program |
AR RL 6.1 11.0 168800 PCMS. |
| Subject |
Rivera, Mariano, 1969-
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Relief pitchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
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Pitchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Pitching (Baseball)
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| Added Author |
Coffey, Wayne R.
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| ISBN |
0316400734 |
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9780316400732 |
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9780316404808 (hardback) |
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0316404802 (hardback) |
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9780316284141 (ebook) |
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9780316284158 (library edition ebook) |
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0316409626 |
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9780316409629 |
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0316404802 |
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