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The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life—but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock tells the fascinating story of "The Boss," from his Midwestern childhood through his decades-long ownership of the Yankees–the longest in the team's history.
Packed with drama, insight, and fascinating front-office details, George is essential reading for baseball fans and anyone who loves a terrific story well told.
George Steinbrenner, the longtime owner (since 1973) of the New York Yankees, has been one of the most colorful characters in modern baseball lore, with emotions about him-pro and con-running deep among Yankee fans. Golenbock (Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949-1964) has written many sports best sellers, and his technique is to tell a story through relating interviews and hilarious anecdotes, producing an easily readable winning formula. Readers will gain insight into the love-hate relationship with Steinbrenner's nemesis, manager Billy Martin, and some incredible championship years. Steinbrenner's role has now diminished as his sons have taken control, but he has cast a large shadow over the team and the sport. His legacy will probably take many years to assess, but this is a good, readable biography in the meantime. Recommended for most baseball buffs; even non-Yankee fans will enjoy. On the topic of the Steinbrenner-Martin relationship, also consider veteran sportswriter Phil Pepe's The Ballad of Billy and George: The Tempestuous Baseball Marriage of Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner.
—Paul Kaplan
Acknowledgments.
Personality Disorders.
Prologue: The Final Game.
1 Henry and George.
2 Culver Military Academy.
3 Williams College.
4 Lockbourne Air Force Base.
5 Coach George.
6 Come to Papa.
7 The Cleveland Pipers.
8 George Builds an Empire.
9 Vernon Stouffer’s Revenge.
10 Buying the CBS Yankees.
11 George Takes Charge.
12 Watergate.
13 George’s Short Exile.
14 Wooing Billy.
15 George’s First Pennant.
16 The Bronx Zoo.
17 “One’s a Born Liar . . .”.
18 George in Charge.
19 The Fans Chant.
20 Hello, I Must Be Going.
21 Insanity.
22 Howie Spira and Mr. May.
23 American Ship Goes Under.
24 Gene Michael Rebuilds.
25 Joe Torre Arrives.
26 George Takes Back the Reins.
27 The Gold Mine.
28 Silent George.
29 George the Munificent.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
The fact-checking needs a serious overhall. In the pages I read today I found out that the Yankees lost to Seattle in 7 games in 1995, that Reggie Jackson was brought back as an advisor in 1966, and that Joe Torre was the 1973 NL MVP. Now for reality. Ken Griffey Jr. broke our hearts by sliding across the plate in Game 5 in 1995, Reggie was brought back in 1996 (he was in the minor leagues in 1966 with the A's), and Pete Rose won the 1973 NL MVP. Torre won it in 1971.
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Posted September 3, 2010
Including this book, I have now read four separate biographies about George Steinbrenner. Although Mr. Goldenbock's writing is without question entertaining and effective, I must say that many of his perspectives were of someone who had hard feelings toward George Steinbrenner, or the stories were given withan air of antipathy towards Steinbrenner. We all know Steinbrenner was in many respects an extremely difficult person to know to say the least, but sometimes the bashing seemed personal. A case in point: Goldenbock decides to begin the book with the psychological definition for the word "narcissist", as if to infer strongly that Steinbrenner was one. Well, as esteemed as Mr. Goldenbock is, I would reserve the diagnosis for a professional psychologist. I guess the lesson is like my teacher used to say; if you want to really know about someone, read ALL the biographies available to remove as much personal bias as possible. If you are only going to read one, however, I would suggest "Steinbrenner: the Last Lion of Baseball" by Bill Madden. There is a lot more perspective and input from the people that were actually there. When reading quotes from the people that were there, it seemed that many of their quotes were inconsistent with Goldenbock's book.
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Posted February 20, 2010
I enjoyed this book very much. It was enlightening about how George grew up and how his temperment was a direct result of his upbringing.
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Posted May 30, 2009
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This book provided an in-depth look at the life of George Steinbrenner. It goes beyond the headlines and includes a wealth of information about the building of the New York Yankees. It was an easy read although some parts about his life pre-Yankees dragged a bit. I found the book to be very interesting and highly reccomend it, especially for Yankee fans.
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The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life—but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock tells the fascinating story of "The Boss," from ...