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DRIVING MR. YOGI - Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry and Baseball's Greatest Gift
by Araton, Harvey
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (x) 224 pp. Blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates..
Synopsis
“Funny, revealing, and surprising . . . anything that brings new Yogi Berra stories is a good book." —MLB.com Driving Mr. Yogi is the story of how a unique friendship between a pitcher and catcher is renewed every year. It began in 1999, when Yogi Berra was reunited with the Yankees after a long self-exile, the result of being unceremoniously fired by George Steinbrenner fourteen years before. A reconciliation between Berra and the Boss meant that Berra would attend spring training again. Guidry befriended “Mr. Yogi” instantly. After all, Berra had been a mentor in the clubhouse back when Guidry was pitching for the Yankees. Guidry knew the young players would benefit greatly from Mr. Yogi's encyclopedic knowledge of the game, just as Guidry had during his playing days, so he encouraged Berra to share his insights. Soon, an offhand batting tip from Mr. Yogi turned Nick Swisher’s season around. Stories about handling a hitter like Ted Williams or catching Don Larsen’s perfect game captured their imaginations. And in Yogi, Guidry found not just an elder companion or source of amusement — he found a best friend. At turns tender and laugh-out-loud funny, and teeming with unforgettable baseball yarns that span more than fifty years, Driving Mr. Yogi is a universal story about the importance of wisdom being passed from one generation to the next, as well as a reminder that time is what we make of it and compassion never gets old. “A refreshing change from the normal diet of sports books out there . . . A warm, sentimental look at a baseball icon." — Tampa Tribune
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228083
- Title
- DRIVING MR. YOGI - Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry and Baseball's Greatest Gift
- Author
- Araton, Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- major league baseball; mlb; american league; national league; professional sports; hall of fame; athlete; all star; world series;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports - Baseball;
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W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Headband
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