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The Yankee years / Joe Torre and Tom Verducci.

Torre, Joe, 1940- (Author). Verducci, Tom. (Added Author).

Summary:

Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385527408
ISBN: 0385527403
Physical Description: viii, 502 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Underdogs -- A desperation to win -- Getting an edge -- The boss -- Mystique and aura -- Baseball catches up -- The ghosts make a final appearance -- The issues of Alex -- Marching to different drumbeats -- End of the curse -- The abyss -- Broken trust -- "We have a problem" -- The last race -- Attack of the midges -- The end.