Yastrzemski (Icons of Major League Baseball)
by Carl Yastrzemski
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Author: Carl YastrzemskiEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-03
ISBN: 1590710894
Number of pages: 246
Publisher: Rugged Land
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Book Review: YAZ - MY FAVORITE BALLPLAYER
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm writing this review at a time when (1) Michael Vick has just been indicted for hosting dog fighting events (2) Mr. "I Didn't Know I Was Taking Steroids" Barry Bonds is on the threshold of breaking Hank Aaron's all time home run record (3) riders in the Tour de France are dropping like flies thanks to positive drug tests (4) NFL player Pacman Jones is under investigation for his involvement in a fight in Las Vegas that involved firearms and left one man paralyzed and a few other scandals that I just can't recall right now.
Carl Yastrzemski reminds me of a time - an era when the game and sports in general wasn't so "corrupted" by money. Of course, baseball, and every other sport has ALWAYS been a business, but money was, in my opinion, always a secondary thing. Now it seems, an athlete sees his sport as nothing more than a stepping stone to a lucrative endorsement contract. And sponsors couldn't give a damn about the character of the player who's pitching their product. The athlete could be an axe-murdering child molester for all NIKE cares - as long as he sells lots of running shoes for the company.
I came of age in the 60's and glommed onto the Boston Red Sox (despite living in southern California) as my favorite team at a very young age. And Yaz quickly became my favorite player.
I guess what I admired about him was the fact that he may not have been as gifted as some other players of the era or been blessed with incredible athletic prowess, but he worked very, very hard at his craft and always gave 100% effort. A consumate professional.
And for those of us who were around in the summer of 1967, who could possibly forget Yaz's contribution to the Impossible Dream when he practically single-handedly carried the Red Sox to the pennent and the World Series. Yes - it was painful to watch them lose to the Cardinals and Bob Gibson in game 7, but they did their best and what more could you ask of an athlete.
Again, in an era when you have the likes of Terrell Owens or Randy Moss or countless other snivelling, whining little millionaire athletes complaining about everything,it's nice to be able to look back at the career of a man like Yaz and know that there were - and still are - some athletes who took / take their responsibilities as both a player and role model very seriously.
Yaz was not only a Hall of Fame ball player, he was a Hall of Fame human being.
Carl, thanks for all of the great memories and thrills you provided to me and countless other Red Sox fans - we'll never forget you..!!
Summary of Yastrzemski (Icons of Major League Baseball)
An inspiring 23-year baseball odyssey laid bare, from one of the greatest hitters to play the game.When the season was on the line, Carl Yastrzemski made history. No New Englander who lived through the summer of 1967 will ever forget Yaz single-handedly powering the also-ran Red Sox through the tightest race ever--winning the American League pennant on the final day of the season. Leading the league in batting average, home runs and RBIs that year, Yaz became the last player to win baseball's Triple Crown.
Now Yaz tells the very personal story of one of the most prolific and eventful careers in baseball. From Ted Williams to Carlton Fisk, from the "Impossible Dream" season to the Greatest Game Ever Played, Yastrzemski's story is filled with the greatest players and most exciting moments in baseball history.
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