Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes
by: Bobby Murcer, Glen Waggoner
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As he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle.
Like Mantle, Murcer was a phenom from Oklahoma. Like Mantle, he came up to the majors as a shortstop, but was later converted to a centerfielder. And like Mantle, his first at-bat in Yankee Stadium was at the tender age of 19.
Bobby wasn't the Mick, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.
Yankee for Life is the story of Murcer's stellar career as both a player and as an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating, illuminating, and never-before-told anecdotes about former teammates and bosses, including Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Lou Piniella—and George Steinbrenner.
But no relationship was more significant and poignant than his friendship with Yankees captain Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash in 1979. On the morning of Munson's funeral, Murcer delivered the eulogy for his friend in Ohio; he ended the day by driving in all five runs in an extra-inning 5-4 victory at Yankee Stadium to honor his captain's memory.
Following his career, Murcer became a revered figure in the Yankees broadcast booth. From the best seat in the House That Ruth Built, he has watched the latest generation of Yankee superstars—Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Mariano Rivera—grow up.
No one is more qualified—or brave enough—to choose his own personal Pinstripe All-Star Team of the last 40 years.
Murcer is no stranger to courage. On Christmas Eve 2006, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Five days later, after surgery to remove it, he learned that the cancer was terminal. In an uplifting, honest, and even humorous exploration of his battle with illness, Murcer explains how the love of his wife and his family, a deep religious faith, and the passionate support of fans have seen him through his ordeal.
Bobby Murcer may not have become the next Mickey Mantle, but he became someone he always wanted to be—a Yankee for life.
A former Yankees great remembers his years in pinstripes and talks candidly about his courageous battle with brain cancer.
As he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle.
Like Mantle, Murcer was a phenom from Oklahoma. Like Mantle, he came up to the majors as a shortstop, but was later converted to a centerfielder. And like Mantle, his first at-bat in Yankee Stadium was at the tender age of 19.
Bobby wasn't the Mick, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.
Yankee for Life is the story of Murcer's stellar career as both a player and as an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating, illuminating, and never-before-told anecdotes about former teammates and bosses, including Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Lou Piniella—and George Steinbrenner.
But no relationship was more significant and poignant than his friendship with Yankees captain Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash in 1979. On the morning of Munson's funeral, Murcer delivered the eulogy for his friend in Ohio; he ended the day by driving in all five runs in an extra-inning 5-4 victory at Yankee Stadium to honor his captain's memory.
Following his career, Murcer became a revered figure in the Yankees broadcast booth. From the best seat in the House That Ruth Built, he has watched the latest generation of Yankee superstars—Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Mariano Rivera—grow up.
No one is more qualified—or brave enough—to choose his own personal Pinstripe All-Star Team of the last 40 years.
Murcer is no stranger to courage. On Christmas Eve 2006, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Five days later, after surgery to remove it, he learned that the cancer was terminal. In an uplifting, honest, and even humorous exploration of his battle with illness, Murcer explains how the love of his wife and his family, a deep religious faith, and the passionate support of fans have seen him through his ordeal.
Bobby Murcer may not have become the next Mickey Mantle, but he became someone he always wanted to be—a Yankee for life.
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Rating: - Reading About Bobby Murcer:My Youth Revisited!
This was a very hard book to read, as I knew from page one what Bobby Murcer's fate would be from his inoperable brain tumor. I had this same feeling of "gloom and doom when I read Tug McGraw's memoir, published posthumously. Ya Gotta Believe!: My Roller-Coaster Life as a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer Similar to Tug's book, there is a picture of Murcer on the cover showing him ravished by the effects of cancer. This is not the Bobby Murcer I ... Read More
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- Touching story from a true Yankee for Life
I am amazed that Bobby was able to finish this book because it was written during his 19-month battle with brain cancer. He is candid about his opinions and about his battle with cancer. He never sugar-coated his chances and I was saddened by the fact that he failed to reach his goal of opening up the new Yankee Stadium. One thing that is clear throughout the book is that he always remained loyal to the Yankees, even after he was traded to the Giants. I wish he had written a few more chapters about ... Read More
Rating: - The title and book speak for itself.
Oh, what a wonderful book about baseball, the Yankees, but mostly about a person who donned those pinstripes and really had no idea what he actually did for the sport.A gentle man, with a large sense of humor, Murcer fought his brain cancer with dignity and a laugh or two.
I remember watching the successor to Mickey Mantle in my younger days and he was quite a ballplayer. But more than that, he was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, team mate and friend.
Even if you ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Book by a Great Yankee Player and Human Being
This book is more than a autobiographical book about a great Yankee baseball star of the 1970s and 1980s.It also relates his experiences with brain cancer (a glioma to be exact) from which Bobby ultimately died.Further it provides some stories of other great Yankee and baseball greats, including Lou Pinella, Mickey Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra and Thurman Munson.It provides an inside look of what these individuals were like as human beings in a very human way - their strengths and weaknesses. ... Read More
Rating: - Yankee for Life.
I hate the Yankees but have tons of friends that give me Evil Empire books because they know I love baseball and that I HATE THE YANKEES. But thsi book is great. If you love the Yankees then you need to buy this book. Bobby Murcer is a legend that all young fans should know about. Bobby was also mentioned in New York Yankees: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers) great companion guide to any Yankees book.
- Reading About Bobby Murcer:My Youth Revisited!This was a very hard book to read, as I knew from page one what Bobby Murcer's fate would be from his inoperable brain tumor. I had this same feeling of "gloom and doom when I read Tug McGraw's memoir, published posthumously. Ya Gotta Believe!: My Roller-Coaster Life as a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope-Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer Similar to Tug's book, there is a picture of Murcer on the cover showing him ravished by the effects of cancer. This is not the Bobby Murcer I ... Read More
- Touching story from a true Yankee for LifeI am amazed that Bobby was able to finish this book because it was written during his 19-month battle with brain cancer. He is candid about his opinions and about his battle with cancer. He never sugar-coated his chances and I was saddened by the fact that he failed to reach his goal of opening up the new Yankee Stadium. One thing that is clear throughout the book is that he always remained loyal to the Yankees, even after he was traded to the Giants. I wish he had written a few more chapters about ... Read More
- The title and book speak for itself.Oh, what a wonderful book about baseball, the Yankees, but mostly about a person who donned those pinstripes and really had no idea what he actually did for the sport.A gentle man, with a large sense of humor, Murcer fought his brain cancer with dignity and a laugh or two.
I remember watching the successor to Mickey Mantle in my younger days and he was quite a ballplayer. But more than that, he was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, team mate and friend.
Even if you ... Read More
- A Great Book by a Great Yankee Player and Human BeingThis book is more than a autobiographical book about a great Yankee baseball star of the 1970s and 1980s.It also relates his experiences with brain cancer (a glioma to be exact) from which Bobby ultimately died.Further it provides some stories of other great Yankee and baseball greats, including Lou Pinella, Mickey Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra and Thurman Munson.It provides an inside look of what these individuals were like as human beings in a very human way - their strengths and weaknesses. ... Read More
- Yankee for Life.I hate the Yankees but have tons of friends that give me Evil Empire books because they know I love baseball and that I HATE THE YANKEES. But thsi book is great. If you love the Yankees then you need to buy this book. Bobby Murcer is a legend that all young fans should know about. Bobby was also mentioned in New York Yankees: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers) great companion guide to any Yankees book.
