Girardi

Overview

The life of a quintessential baseball player and manager

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Media

Kevin Kernan, author of Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes, interviews on "Inside Yankees Baseball" on ESPN 1300, WAVZ-AM on July 14 at 11:30 AM ET.

Kevin Kernan, author of Girardi, interviewed with Steve Somers on WFAN Radio, where he read a passage from the book to Steve and his audience during a 40-minute interview.

Kevin Kiernan, author of Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes, interviewed on "Sports Saturday" on Yahoo! Sports Radio.

Kevin Kernan, author of Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes, interviews on "Good Day New York" on WNYW-TV at 9:30 AM ET.

Kevin Kernan, author of Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes, interviews on "Big Board Sports" on FOX Sports 980, WOFX-AM on June 11 at 11:05 AM ET.

Kevin Kernan, author of Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes (Triumph 9781600785825), will interview live on "Talkin' Baseball" with Ed Randall on WFAN Radio in New York on Sunday morning, June 10.

Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes was mentioned in The New York Post.

Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes was featured on NY Sports Day.

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Drawn from more than 60 interviews and hours of face time Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes (Triumph Books, April 2012) offers professional baseball fans an inside-the-dugout look at the manager who led the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series championship.

Beginning with his childhood as a talented three-sport athlete, this authorized biography reveals Girardi's impressive rise within the baseball community-from catcher at Northwestern University, to his 15 years in the majors, to his fascinating career in broadcasting to his successful role as MLB manager. More than just a chronicle of his achievements, author Kevin Kernan draws upon quotes from those closest to Girardi-including his family, past coaches and current Yankees players such as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter-in an attempt to highlight the significant influences that have led to his current stature including:

• His prolific relationship with former coach and colleague Joe Torre
• How his engineering background has played a vital role in his success in baseball 
• His vast support network of mentors-including Ron Wellman and Don Zimmer 
• The heart of his tenacious mother-who was diagnosed with cancer when he was 13
•  His father's profound work ethic-who always put family first while working 3 jobs

Read much more like a narrative than a biography, Girardi: Passion in Pinstripes provides sports readers with much to discover and enjoy about one of the most influential men in baseball today.

About the Author:
Kevin Kernan is an award-winning sports columnist for the New York Post who has covered the New York Yankees since 1999. He is the author of numerous baseball-related books, including Amazing! and the coauthor of I'm Just Getting Started. He lives in Pequannock, New Jersey.

Contact: Bill Ames, Independent Publishers Group, 312.337.0747, ext. 326, bames@ipgbook.com

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