Game of My Life: 20 Stories of Yankees Baseball
by Dave Buscema

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Book Review: A superb giftbook for baseball fans in general
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Summary of Game of My Life: 20 Stories of Yankees Baseball

Along with taking readers behind the scenes of the greatest moments in Yankees historyÂ?from Bucky DentÂ?s home run to David WellsÂ?s perfect gameÂ?the book offers a glimpse of what helped the stars reach their peak. Jorge Posada made up for the dream his father lost as a political prisoner in Cuba. Ron Guidry hunted from the time he was a boy to help his hard-working father put food on the table. Mel Stottlemyre, who lost a son to leukemia, picked a seemingly meaningless regular-season game because "my boys didnÂ?t think I could do it." Joe Torre first started organizing games in the park as he took refuge from his "bully" of a father. Don Mattingly recounts the thrill of proving he could perform on the October stage and the decision to walk away from the game without a World Series ring so he could spend time with his family. Reggie Jackson details his difficulty in adjusting to the Yankees, from his battles with Billy Martin to his eventual triumph in making World Series history.

Award-winning writer Dave Buscema, who covers the Yankees on a regular basis, paints a personal picture of the YankeesÂ? biggest stars and captures the joy of those who rose from obscurity to history. The game accounts spark memories of the most exciting moments in Yankees history. The playersÂ? personal stories show that, for many of them, the "Game of My Life" was often about more than just a game.

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