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"Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third. . ."
"Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third. . ."

"Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third. . ."

Hall of Famers Recall Their Favorite Baseball Games Ever
By Maureen Mullen, Foreword by Luis Tiant

SPORTS & RECREATION

272 Pages, 5 x 8

Formats: Cloth, EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF

Cloth, $19.95 (US $19.95) (CA $21.95)

ISBN 9781600781629

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Mar 2009)

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Overview

Take a walk down memory lane with a group of Major League Baseball Hall of Famers as they share their memories of that one favorite game. From Red Schoendienst's first professional game, with butterflies causing error after error until the great Branch Rickey assured him that he'd be in the game for a long time; and Paul Molitor's rounding the bases in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, looking up into the stands to make eye contact with his father; to Bobby Doerr, the oldest living Hall of Famer; to Goose Gossage, one of the most recent Hall of Fame inductees, their memories are all here and told in poignant detail by the players themselves as they look back over the arc of their careers and recall their most memorable moments on the diamond. “Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third…” is a book that will delight baseball fans of all ages.

Author Biography

Maureen Mullen
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Maureen Mullen is a freelance writer who covers the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball. Her work appears in the Boston Globe, the Lynn (Massachusetts) Daily Item, MLB.com, and several other newspapers and websites. She is the author of Diary of a Red Sox Season: 2007 with Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky. Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who was elected in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.

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"Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third..."

Hall of Famers Recall Their Favorite Baseball Games Ever

By Maureen Mullen/Foreword by Luis Tiant


It's never easy to pick a favorite. And for baseball's premier Hall of Famers, choosing a favorite game is nearly impossible. With so many memories, so many amazing plays, and so many unforgettable moments, how is it possible to choose just one ultimate game?


In "Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third..." author Maureen Mullen has exhaustively interviewed 53 of the top Hall of Fame players and pinned them down on those games that, for one reason or another stand out as their favorites. From World Series games, playoffs, no-hitters, and those other games that stick out for some unique personal reason, the variety is abundant.


Take a walk down memory lane with these Hall of Famers as they share their memories of that one favorite game, including:


¨ Yogi Berra catching the only postseason perfect game ever in the 1956 World Series

¨ Hank Aaron sharing his first All-Star experience with his idol Stan Musial

¨ Mike Schmidt's four HR effort in helping to overcome a 12-1 deficit to the Cubs

¨ Cal Ripken, Jr. catching the last out to clinch the 1983 World Series

¨ Tony Gwynn's first trip to Yankee Stadium, for Game 1 of the 1998 World Series


From Bobby Doerr, the oldest living Hall of Famer, to Goose Gossage, the most recent Hall of Fame inductee, their memories are all here and told in poignant detail by the players themselves as they look back over the arc of their careers and recall their most memorable moments on the diamond. Regardless of where your loyalty lies, whether you love or hate the teams for which these men played, "Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third..." provides fascinating insight into some of baseball's best players of all time.


About the Authors

Maureen Mullen is a freelance writer covering the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball. Her work appears in the Boston Globe, the Lynn (Massachusetts) Daily Item, MLB.com, and several other newspapers and websites. She also wrote Diary of a Red Sox Season, 2007 with Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky.

 

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