Bat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees
by Matthew McGough
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Author: Matthew McGoughEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-13
ISBN: 0307278646
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Anchor
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Summary: 5 Stars
I grew up a Mets fan, in the Yankees' backyard. BUT I love baseball. I love the people, the players, the managers, and now I love the batboys. I first heard about this writer on a podcast from The Moth, and was thrilled to see there is a whole book. It's a great read for baseball lovers (even NON-Yankee fans, like me), especially as we wait for Opening Day. It's got lovely insights into the game, the culture and growing up. It even made me like the damn Yankees better. In honor or Don Mattingly's first year as a skipper, you should get this book.
Summary of Bat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees
Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen Matt McGough was no different. A few months after sending a blind application letter to George Steinbrenner, on Opening Day 1992 Matt found himself walking into the legendary Yankee clubhouse. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol Don Mattingly ? who promptly played a prank on him.Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures, from being set up on a date by the bullpen to playing blackjack on the team plane to studying for an exam at 3 am in Yankee Stadium. Through these often hilarious experiences, and especially through his friendships with the ballplayers, Matt learned priceless lessons about honor, responsibility, and the importance of believing in oneself. A magical tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true, Bat Boy wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.Memoirs Books
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