In the fall of 1991, 16yearold matthew mcgough asked the general manager of the new york yankees for a position as a bat boy. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball. Clubhouse antics and player values are highlighted. My truelife adventures coming of age with the new york yankees, a book published by doubleday in 2005.
Coming of age with the new york yankees, available now. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees. Coming of age with the new york yankees mcgough, matthew on. His coldcall letter to george steinbrenner, the irascible owner of the new york yankees, gets him the coveted job of batboy for the venerable baseball club for. Matthew mcgough described his batboy experiences with the new york yankees in bat boy. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees matthew mcgough, author. It used to be for the most part, anyway that batboy aspirants or their parents knew somebody with an insider connection to the yankee organization. At age 15, luis castillo lived every city kids dream he became a batboy for the new york yankees. Matt mcgoughs book is a good read about a high school student from the nyc suburbs who talks himself into an interview and eventually a job as a bat boy for the new york yankees. From 1998 until 2005, he ran errands for arod, caught warmup pitches from andy pettitte and david cone, and partied with ruben sierra. The first few lyrics of frank sinatras new york, new york blared from the stadiums public address system. Bat boy captures the lure and beauty of the american pastime, but much more it is a tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true. Its an honest but fun look into his stint in the yankees organization.
Best of the best sellers new york yankees jerk, snap. George brown lived out every boy s fantasy as a bat boy for the new york yankees and hes still living it as a police officer patroling the. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees by. If i was the bat boy for the yankees silver, cameron on. His passion for the new york yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, yankees. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew. Lavishly illustrated and designed with more than 175 photographs from the yankees. The pine tar incident also known as the pine tar game was a controversial incident during an american league baseball game played between the kansas city royals and new york yankees on july 24, 1983, at yankee stadium in new york. You can read about more of matthews adventures in baseball in his book bat boy.
Coming of age with the new york yankees, paperback by mcgough, matthew, isbn 0307278646, isbn 9780307278647, brand new, free shipping in the us the author describes how he got a job as a bat boy for the new york yankees. At the library, florio will talk about his book, yankee batboy, from little italy to yankee stadium and share stories about growing up in little italy and traveling with the yankees during the. Definite sales to the diamond circuit are slated for this true life story of joe carrierl who has been batboy to the new york yankees for five years. Sixteenyearold matthew mcgough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. Joe carrieri was the yankee batboy from 1949 to 1955. Clubhouse confidential is one of the truly enjoyable reads for any baseball fan, told by former yankees bat boy luis castillo. A fan to our right with a transistor radio reported that bretts bat had been ruled illegalsomething about too much pine tarand the home run nullified. Although the new york yankees did not do very well for their first 20 years, they became baseballs best team when babe ruth joined the team. It considers all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability or other categories as proscribed by federal. This official book celebrates the most successful team in sports history. Matthew mcgough author, jason harris narrator, books on tape publisher try audible free.
His passion for the new york yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, yankees first baseman don mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team. Bat stretchers, glass eyes, and laugh breaks the moth. For the next two years, during the 1992 and 1993 baseball seasons, i was in. Find books like the batboy from the worlds largest community of readers. The new york yankees are an equal opportunity employer. Anthony griffith anthony performing on the tonight show. Today, no team has won more world series than the new york yankees. Coming of age with the new york yankees paperback march, 2007 by matthew mcgough author.
The memoir batboy by matthew mcgough was about what it is like to be a batboy for a major league team. It is when mcgough details his second year as the yankees. For a transplanted new yorker who did not grow up a yankee fan, bat boy tells a story that is relatable to everyone. After his twoyear career as a yankee bat boy, matthew mcgough graduated from regis high school, williams college george steinbrenners alma mater, and fordham university school of law. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our. Eddie bennett 1904 january 16, 1935 was an american batboy and mascot for several teams, most notably the new york yankees during the 1920s and 1930s. The life and death of lou gehrig by jonathan eig, the closer. Even this passionate red sox fan found much to enjoy in this well written book.
Get the best deals on new york yankees babe ruth mlb bats when you shop the largest online selection at. Garvey spent five years 19561961 as a bat boy, mostly for the brooklyn dodgers and briefly for the new york yankees and the detroit tigers. This estimate is based upon 1 new york yankees bat boy salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. The official website of the new york yankees with the most uptodate information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. On october 1, 1932, during game three of the chicago cubs new york yankees. Shop new york yankees baseball team books at alibris. After law school he clerked for a district court judge at the federal courthouse in lower manhattan. The new york yankees from before the babe to after the boss hardcover.
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