The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

by Willie Randolph
The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching, and My Life in Baseball

by Willie Randolph

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Overview

In his beloved memoir, legendary baseball player, New York Yankee, and New York City sports figure, Willie Randolph tells the story of his life spent playing and coaching for the most storied professional sports team in the world, detailing his career on and off the field with some of baseball history’s biggest stars and his years of coaching on the most memorable Yankees teams in recent memory.

For almost thirty years, Willie Randolph, the All-Star second baseman, World Series champion, and manager was a part of Yankee lore and mythology, whether playing with the legends Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson and witnessing the infamous Bronx Zoo at its rowdiest, or coaching as the Core Four—Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, and Jorge Posada—rose to fame and ushered in a new era of Yankee dominance.

In The Yankee Way, Willie Randolph shares stories from his life in pinstripes, opening up about the team that raised him and the city that molded him. With unparalleled perspective into three generations of team history, the former Yankee captain offers fresh, firsthand insight into some of the greatest players to ever play the game and the greatest teams ever to call the Bronx their home. From Don Mattingly to Bernie Williams, Goose Gossage to Mariano Rivera, and Billy Martin to Joe Torre, Randolph presents a view of baseball history from the inside, describing how teams became dynasties and managers became legends—all in the shadow of the man who brought them together, the Boss, George Steinbrenner.

A quintessential New Yorker, he shares memories of a rise that could only happen in the Big Apple—from the projects of East New York to the house that Ruth built, discussing his triumphs and struggles on and off the field along the way.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061450785
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 03/03/2015
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Willie Randolph spent thirteen years as a second baseman with the New York Yankees, from 1976 to 1988, during which he served as cocaptain from 1986 to 1988, was selected for six All-Star teams, and won two World Series Championships. Randolph went on to coach the Yankees for eleven seasons, leading the team to four World Championships. In 2005, Randolph joined the Mets, becoming the first African American manager in New York City baseball history. He lives in New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 For the Love of the Game 1

Chapter 2 A Winning Start 15

Chapter 3 The Good with the Bad 35

Chapter 4 Keeping My Eye on the Ball Game 65

Chapter 5 Paying the Price 87

Chapter 6 The More Things Change 105

Chapter 7 Back with the Yankees 131

Chapter 8 Dynasty 157

Chapter 9 New York, New York 173

Chapter 10 Rivals and Revivals 189

Chapter 11 Making Some Tough Calls 207

Chapter 12 The Left Side 221

Chapter 13 The Battery 237

Chapter 14 In Conclusion 251

Chapter 15 Running Them Down 259

Afterword 267

Acknowledgments 273

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