A popular sportswriter chronicles the explosive and extraordinary career of high-living baseball legend Billy Martin, a controversial and tormented figure blessed with many talents but cursed with psychological demons. 50,000 first printing.
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Between The Lines:
Billy Martin's life can be summed up quickly. Brilliance and tragedy. Which is a good recipe for a biography. Billy Martin could be the best manager in history to bring a sorry, downtrodden franchise and bring it to contention. Mike Schropshire chronicles this in the hilarious story of the 1972 Texas Rangers "Seasons in Hell". He later did it with the 1980 Oakland A's, who had no pitching, defense, or offence to speak of. Billy Martin may have been one of the most astute judges of talent, and... more info
.................Best Biography Ever:
Ever want to get to know someone famous that you have haven't met? This is absolutely the best of the many biographies I have ever read. I feel like I know Billy Martin and understand where he was coming from with his sometimes erratic behavior. The George Steinbrenner relationship is very vividly explained and the impact of his personality on Martin's life. It is also some of the best writing you will ever see. Peter Golenbock has the ability to write whatever he wants to. You don't have to be a baseball... more info
A must read if you're a baseball fan:
One of the best sports biographies that I've read. It tells of the relationship Billy had with George Steinbrenner and Billy's women (well a few of them anyway). You've heard of women who couldn't pick men, well Billy couldn't pick women or at least those you might want to consider for a long-term relationship. His daughter gave him good advice about his women, but unfortunately he didn't take it. Billy's family and friends detested his last wife. Billy wouldn't get rid of his women once he had them and... more info
Let's Play Two:
The excellent biography by Peter Golenbock actually covers indepth the lives of Martin and George Steinbrenner. So much had been written about the relationship between the two, but the reader will learn so much about the pair in the closing chapters. This is the point where Martin's professional career and personal life is in a shambles and Steinbrenner seemingly dangles the opportunity of managing the Yankees one more time to "Number One," since he has what amounts to a personal services contract with... more info
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