The definitive collection of Yogi-isms, compiled by himself. Wrappers. Gift note on verso of front cover, under the flap. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 127 pages; 30823 View More...
The San Francisco Giants pitcher recounts his career, the discovery of a malignant tumor in his pitching arm, the pain of surgery, rehabilitation, and two fractures, and the months of separation from his family that led to the 1989 World Series in San Francisco. DJ crinkled, light soil to edges. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 18826 View More...
The year was 1949, and a war-wearied nation turned from the battlefields to the ball fields in search of new heroes. It was a summer that marked the beginning of a sports rivalry unequaled in the annals of athletic competition. The awesome New York Yankees and the indomitable Boston Red Sox were fighting for supremacy of baseball's American League and an aging Joe DiMaggio and a brash, headstrong hitting phenomenon named Ted Williams led their respective teams in a classic pennant duel of almost mythic proportions--one that would be decided in an explosive head-to-head confrontation on the las... View More...