Yogi Berra Eternal Yankee [Paperback]

Yogi Berra is one of the most popular former athletes in American history, and the most quoted American since Abraham Lincoln. Part clown, part feisty competitor, Berra is also the winningest player (fourteen pennants, ten World Series, 3 MVPs) in baseball history. In this revelatory biography, Allen Barra presents Yogis remarkable life as never seen before with nearly one hundred photos and countless Yogi-isms, and offers hilarious insights into many of baseballs greatest moments. From calling Don Larsens perfect game, to managing the 1973 You Gotta Believe New York Mets, Yogis life and career are a virtual cutaway view of our national pastime in the twentieth century.Starred Review. A superior sports book.Count me among the Yankee haters who devoured this book.Allen Barras real Yogi Berra is even more interesting than the legendary one.Allen Barra brings a legendary figure from the true golden age of baseball to life.Bob Costas