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Title: Zim: A Baseball Life by Don Zimmer, Bill Madden, Joe Torre ISBN: 0-07-139003-0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fat, Bald, and Funny
Comment: Who's the answer to more baseball trivia questions than anyone else in history? Don Zimmer, of course. "Zim: A Baseball Life" is 52 years' worth of anecdotes from the one guy who's been everywhere and seen it all.
Zim's the only man to have been in uniform at all three New York Yankees' perfect games (the first and last of which were 43 years apart); he played a pivotal role in the Brooklyn Dodgers' lone World Series victory (by coming out of the game early); he was the first to play third base for the New York Mets (hundreds have followed, and, like Zim, none lasted very long); and he managed the 1978 Boston Red Sox when Bucky Dent hit that pop fly over the Green Monster on October 2nd.
"Zim" is a fast read, spilling over with Zim stories on every page. It's written on a very simple level, but is meticulously researched and, as a result, is completely authoritative. A couple of factual errors pop up, yes, which co-writer Bill Madden probably could have caught (Zim is said to have received roses when the Yankees won the 1999 season opener; news that is surprising when you remember the Yanks lost that game), but overall the errors, like strands of Zim's hair, are few and far between.
The 2002 baseball season is about to begin and, no surprise, Zimmer will be there in uniform again. He's a funny guy (and a funny-looking guy) and it does the troubled sport of baseball a world of good that Zimmer is still around, the link between Pee Wee Reese and Derek Jeter, Clem Labine and Mariano Rivera, Sal Maglie and Roger Clemens, Walter O'Malley and George Steinbrenner. Here's hoping Zim has another half-century's worth of stories left in that massive belly of his.
Rating: 5
Summary: What baseball is all about!
Comment: Zim: A Baseball Life is a great read for any baseball fan. Don Zimmer is a true gem, his wisdom, knowledge, and humor are all found in this wonderful book. Sports fans of all ages would enjoy this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Entertaining Book....
Comment: Don Zimmer is a true gentleman in the sport. He is old school and brings the experience of playing when players barley got paid.
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Title: Chasing the Dream : My Lifelong Journey to the World Series by Joe Torre ISBN: 055357907X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball by David Wells, Chris Kreski ISBN: 0060508248 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Me and My Dad : A Baseball Memoir by Paul O'Neill, Burton Rocks ISBN: 0060524057 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners : 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success by Joe Torre ISBN: 0786884789 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 13 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes by Yogi Berra ISBN: 0786867752 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 23 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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