The Yankee Years

The Yankee Years
by Joe Torre, Tom Verducci

The Yankee Years
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Author: Joe Torre, Tom Verducci
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-03
ISBN: 0385527403
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: I knew I was going to like the book from the beginning when Torre tells of how he got into the record books.
Summary: 5 Stars

Heard THE YANKEE YEARS by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci, the account
of the New York Yankees from 1996-2007 . . . this was a stretch when
the team made it into the playoffs twelve straight times, captured six
American league pennants and four World Series titles.

I knew I was going to like the book from the beginning when Torre tells of how
he got into the record books . . . when playing for the New York Mets, he
grounded into a record four double plays . . . for that effort, he thanked
Felix Milan (the player batting ahead of him) for making it possible
because he was the one who got on base.

Yet there's very little else about Torre's earlier career, so this should not
be considered a memoir . . . rather, it is a season-by-season account
of what it took for Torre to lead the Yankees to the success they had
over that era.

I liked hearing about inside stuff about the many players that I followed,
including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, David Cone and Marianno Rivera . . . in
addition, I was impressed how the authors shared this information
without slinging a lot of the dirt that had been hinted at by excerpts before
the book was published.

The story of what happened after Torre's last season was particularly gripping . . . I was saddened to learn more about how he was forced out of his job by
George Steinbrenner and the rest of his executive team.

By listening to THE YANKEE YEARS on CD, I received an added bonus--an interview that Verducci conducted with Torre after the book was completed.



Summary of The Yankee Years

Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years

When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen years. The famously tough and mercurial owner, George Steinbrenner, had fired seventeen managers during that span. Torre's appointment was greeted with Bronx cheers from the notoriously brutal New York media, who cited his record as the player and manager who had been in the most Major League games without appearing in a World Series

Twelve tumultuous and triumphant years later, Torre left the team as the most beloved and successful manager in the game. In an era of multimillionaire free agents, fractured clubhouses, revenue-sharing, and off-the-field scandals, Torre forged a team ethos that united his players and made the Yankees, once again, the greatest team in sports. He won over the media with his honesty and class, and was beloved by the fans.

But it wasn't easy.

Here, for the first time, Joe Torre and Tom Verducci take us inside the dugout, the
clubhouse, and the front office in a revelatory narrative that shows what it really took to keep the Yankees on top of the baseball world. The high-priced ace who broke down in tears and refused to go back to the mound in the middle of a game. Constant meddling from Yankee executives, many of whom were jealous of Torre's popularity. The tension that developed between the old guard and the free agents brought in by management. The impact of revenue-sharing and new scouting techniques, which allowed other teams to challenge the Yankees' dominance. The players who couldn't resist the after-hours temptations of the Big Apple. The joys of managing Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, and the challenges of managing Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. Torre's last year, when constant ultimatums from the front office, devastating injuries, and a freak cloud of bugs on a warm September night in Cleveland forced him from a job he loved.

Through it all, Torre kept his calm, kept his players' respect, and kept winning.

And, of course, The Yankee Years chronicles the amazing stories on the diamond. The stirring comeback in the 1996 World Series against the heavily favored Braves. The wonder of 1998, when Torre led the Yanks to the most wins in Major League history. The draining and emotional drama of the 2001 World Series. The incredible twists and turns of the epic Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox, in which two teams who truly despised each other battled pitch by pitch until the stunning extra-inning home run.

Here is a sweeping narrative of Major League Baseball in the Yankee era, a book both grand in its scope and fascinating in its details.

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