The Captain & MeAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Tuesday 3 May 2022
Description
The deeply personal story of a friendship between two teammates, and of a human bond which ultimately transcends the game itself.A As back-to-backA No.A 1A draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from AtlantaA who cheerfully talked anyoneâ?Ts ear off at the slightest provocation; the other was a dumpy, grumpy dude from the Midwest rust belt who was about as fond of making idle chit-chat as he was of shaving.A A Despite the surface differences, the two men would form a close attachment as they ignited a youth movement with the 1970s Yankees. Now, over 40 years after Munson's shocking death in a plane crash at age 32, BlombergA opens upA to author Dan EpsteinA about the beloved Yankees captain in an extraordinary memoir that reaches far beyond baseball.â?_A By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, The Captain & Me sharesA talesA of clubhouse hijinks during the infamous Bronx Zoo era,A adventures on the road, and even rubbing shoulders with mobsters. BlombergA also offers a fascinatingA glimpseA intoA baseballA history,A includingA the first-ever strike and lockout,A theA escalationA of theA Yankeesâ?"RedA Sox rivalry, and theA startA ofA full-scale free agency.A A This illuminating remembrance of MunsonA isA filled with untold stories about his analytical-yet-hard-nosed approach to baseball, as well as his kindness and generosity off the field.A
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