Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems: Favorite Baseball Stories from the Legends of the Game

by Tim McCarver (Editor), Jim Moskovitz (With), Danny Peary (With)

Overview

Baseball’s premier national televisionanalyst Tim McCarver presents fascinatingtales from the game’s greatest players andpersonalities

Tim McCarver’s Diamond Gems is a treasure trove offabulous anecdotes from the many baseball celebritieswho have appeared on “The Tim McCarver Show.”A valuable mix of baseball history with a personaltouch, this book is a natural for everyone who lovesthe game. Includes tales from baseball greats Sandy Koufax, StanMusial, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Tom Seaver, Cal Ripken Jr., JohnnyBench, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, David Wright, and many more.

“Baseball is THE storyteller’s game. So, if you love the game, you’ll love Tim McCarver’s treasure trove of stories. And you’ll also understand why Tim never has to fear a rain delay.”
—Bob Costas, NBC & HBO Sports

"Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems is the modern version of The Glory Of Their Times. It's fun and engaging and instructive and even sweet now and then. Tim could always call the pitches, and he also seems to get everyone to deliver their best stuff here.”
––Frank Deford, author, The Entitled

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071545945
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/21/2008
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Tim McCarver was a major league catcher from 1959 to 1980 and World Series MVP in 1964 with the St. Louis Cardinals. A six-time Emmy winner, McCarver was ranked by TV Guide as one of the top ten sportscasters of all-time in its all-century edition. His acclaimed “The Tim McCarver Show” is enjoying its seventh season on television after two years on national radio. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Jim Moskovitz is the creator and producer of Chevrolet's “The Tim McCarver Show.” He has written and produced several long-running television series, prime-time specials, and sports books. He lives and works with his wife, Joyce, in Manhattan.

Danny Peary is the writer-researcher for "The Tim McCarver Show." This is his third book with McCarver. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword   George Will     ix
Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction     xv
Filling Out the Lineup Card     1
Earl Weaver     1
Don Zimmer     6
Jack McKeon     12
Tommy Lasorda     13
Joe Torre     18
Tony La Russa     24
Bobby Valentine     27
Lou Piniella     29
Willie Randolph     32
The Catchers     35
Yogi Berra     35
Bob Uecker     43
Johnny Bench     45
Gary Carter     49
Ivan Rodriguez     51
Paul Lo Duca     52
The First Basemen     55
Tony Perez     55
Keith Hernandez     57
Don Mattingly     60
Carlos Delgado     62
Second to No One: On Jackie Robinson     65
Ralph Branca     65
Larry Doby     66
Ralph Kiner     67
Robin Roberts     68
Hank Aaron     69
Frank Robinson     70
Willie Mays     70
The Third Basemen     71
MikeSchmidt     71
Wade Boggs     76
Scott Brosius     81
Chipper Jones     83
David Wright     87
The Shortstops     89
Ernie Banks     89
Bucky Dent     92
Ozzie Smith     96
Cal Ripken Jr.     99
Alex Rodriguez     103
Derek Jeter     105
The Left Fielders     109
Stan Musial     109
Ralph Kiner     112
Don Baylor     116
The Center Fielders     121
Larry Doby     121
Willie Mays     125
Bobby Murcer     130
Mookie Wilson     133
The Right Fielders     137
Enos Slaughter     137
Hank Aaron     143
Frank Robinson     147
Ken Singleton     149
Dave Winfield     151
Tony Gwynn     156
Gary Sheffield     160
The Righty Rotation     163
Robin Roberts     163
Bob Gibson     167
Jim Bouton     176
Jim Palmer     179
Tom Seaver     186
Bert Blyleven     190
The Righty Rotation II (1977-present)     193
Jack Morris     193
Ron Darling     196
Roger Clemens     198
David Cone     199
John Smoltz     207
Tim Hudson     212
The Lefties     215
Warren Spahn     215
Whitey Ford     220
Sandy Koufax     223
Jim Kaat     225
Tom Glavine     232
Al Leiter     236
The Bullpen     239
Rollie Fingers     239
Dennis Eckersley     244
Dave Righetti     248
Mike Stanton     252
Joe Torre on Mariano Rivera     254
Index     257