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Author Murcer, Bobby, 1946-2008.

Title Yankee for life : my 40-year journey in pinstripes / Bobby Murcer with Glen Waggoner.

Imprint New York, NY : Harper, c2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  796.357 M534Bm 2008    ---  Available
Description xvi, 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Note Foreword by Yogi Berra ; introduction by Derek Jeter.
Contents A true Yankee / Yogi Berra -- A dream come true / Derek Jeter -- Yankee for life -- A major league headache -- Boomer Sooner -- Bound for glory... -- ...But what a ways to go -- Welcome to the big leagues, kid -- The Great Depression -- Changing times -- Life in exile -- Homecoming -- The long goodbye -- How do I get up to the booth? -- "Murcer, you Huckleberry!" -- Me and Mick -- A family affair -- Pinstripe all-stars, 1969 to today -- A wonderful town -- No smoking in the dugout -- Piece of cake! -- Happy New Year! -- My new team -- A whole new ball game -- Play ball!
Summary A sportscaster and former Yankees center fielder describes his more than a dozen seasons as a ballplayer and his subsequent broadcasting career, his relationships with such teammates as Yogi Berra and Micky Mantle, and his struggles to survive brain cancer.
Subject Murcer, Bobby, 1946-2008.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Sportscasters -- United States -- Biography.
Murcer, Bobby.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Sportscasters -- United States -- Biography.
Added Author Waggoner, Glen.
ISBN 0061473413
9780061473418

 
    
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