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The Yankee years

Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager...

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Main Author: Torre, Joe, 1940-
Other Authors: Verducci, Tom.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Torre, Joe, > 1940-
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Baseball managers > Biography.
Summary: Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: viii, 502 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780385527408
0385527403
Author Notes: Joe Torre was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 18, 1940. He played professional baseball for the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Mets. In 1965, he won a Gold Glove as a catcher. He later managed all three teams he played for as well as the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. During his tenure as manager of the Yankees, from 1996 to 2007, the Yankees reached the post season each year and won ten American League East Division titles, six American League pennants, and four World Series titles. From 1985 to 1990, he was a television analyst for the California Angels and was a guest analyst for ESPN during the 1989 World Series. He has also written books including Chasing the Dream, Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners, and The Yankee Years.

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