Becoming Manny Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger

Name: Becoming Manny Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger
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ISBN: 9781416577065

ISBN-10: 1416577068

ISBN-13: 9781416577065

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jean Rhodes, Shawn Boburg, Leigh Montville

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Authorized by the future Hall of Famer himself, and written by a clinical psychologist and an award-winning investigative journalist,Becoming Mannyis the incredible story behind one of the greatest baseball sluggers of all time. Manny Ramirez ranks seventeenth in career home runs and eighth in career slugging percentage -- the only players above him on both lists are Barry Bonds, Jimmie Foxx, and Babe Ruth.Becoming Mannybrings an unusually thoughtful analysis to the territory of sports biography, examining Manny's life through the lens of larger issues such as mentoring and immigration, while also telling the story of a great career. Manny has perplexed the baseball world for years now with…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 3/10/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

A senior writer for Sports Illustrated, Leigh Montville also served for twenty-one years as a sports columnist for The Boston Glove. He lives in Winthrop, Massachusetts.



Foreword


Prologue: Selfish Slugger?


Manny at the Plate


Dominican Roots


Shy Slugger


Enter Macaco


This Is Washington Heights


Brooklyn Ball


High School Hero


Scouting Manny


Minor Adjustments


Winter Ball, 1991


Kinston, North Carolina


Moving Up


Welcome to Cleveland


1994: The Rookie


1995: World Series Season


1996: Great Expectations


1997: World Series Redux


1998 and 1999: Two Years of Near-Playoff Runs


2000: Last Season in Cleveland


Next Stop, Boston


2001: Two Managers, One Marriage


2002: New Ownership


2003: Almost Paradise


2004: Conquering the Yankees


2004: World Series MVP


2005: Inside the Monster


2006: 85 Days Without Theo; 27-Game Hitting Streak; 32 Games Missed


2007: Banner No. 2


2008: 500 Home Runs in Dodger Blue


Mannywood


There's Something About Manny


Manny Ramirez's Major League Baseball Statistics


Acknowledgments