The Resource Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius, Bill Pennington
Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius, Bill Pennington
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- Summary
- "The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered by anyone who knows baseball to have been a true baseball genius, a field manager without peer. Yet he's remembered more for his habit of kicking dirt on umpires, for being hired and fired by George Steinbrenner five times, and for his rabble rousing and public brawls. He was combative, fiery, intimidating, and controversial, yet beloved by the everyday fan. He was hard on his players and even harder on himself. He knew how to turn around a losing team like no one else--and how to entertain us every step of the way. Now, with his definitive biography Billy Martin, Pennington finally erases the caricature of Martin. Drawing on exhaustive interviews with friends, family, teammates, and countless adversaries, Pennington paints an indelible portrait of a man who never backed down for the game he loved. From his shantytown upbringing in a broken home; to his days playing for the Yankees when he almost always helped his team find a way to win; through sixteen years of managing, including his tenure in New York in the crosshairs of Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin made sure no one ever ignored him. And indeed no one could. He was the hero, the antihero, and the alter ego--or some combination of all three--for his short sixty-one years among us"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780544022096
- Label
- Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius
- Title
- Billy Martin
- Title remainder
- baseball's flawed genius
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill Pennington
- Title variation
- Billy Martin
- Title variation remainder
- baseballs flawed genius
- Subject
-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- Baseball players -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueLife stories -- Sports
- trueMartin, Billy, 1928-1989
- Martin, Billy, 1928-1989
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- trueNew York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- trueProfessional baseball managers -- United States -- Biography
- trueProfessional baseball teams
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
- trueSports -- History
- trueSports and Competition -- Baseball
- Baseball managers -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- trueBaseball -- History
- trueBaseball players -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered by anyone who knows baseball to have been a true baseball genius, a field manager without peer. Yet he's remembered more for his habit of kicking dirt on umpires, for being hired and fired by George Steinbrenner five times, and for his rabble rousing and public brawls. He was combative, fiery, intimidating, and controversial, yet beloved by the everyday fan. He was hard on his players and even harder on himself. He knew how to turn around a losing team like no one else--and how to entertain us every step of the way. Now, with his definitive biography Billy Martin, Pennington finally erases the caricature of Martin. Drawing on exhaustive interviews with friends, family, teammates, and countless adversaries, Pennington paints an indelible portrait of a man who never backed down for the game he loved. From his shantytown upbringing in a broken home; to his days playing for the Yankees when he almost always helped his team find a way to win; through sixteen years of managing, including his tenure in New York in the crosshairs of Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson, Billy Martin made sure no one ever ignored him. And indeed no one could. He was the hero, the antihero, and the alter ego--or some combination of all three--for his short sixty-one years among us"--
- Summary
- A portrait of the 1950s New York Yankees second baseman explores the athletic and leadership genius behind his mercurial personality and controversial antics, tracing his shantytown upbringing and conflict-marked relationships
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10409832
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pennington, Bill
- Dewey number
-
- 796.357092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
-
- 1040
- 1040L
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- LC call number
- GV865.M35
- LC item number
- P46 2015
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 1040
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- bibliography
- discographies
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Martin, Billy
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Baseball managers
- Baseball players
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- baseball's flawed genius
- Label
- Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius, Bill Pennington
- Bibliography note
- Includes filmography (pages 516-517), bibliographical references (pages 511-516) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20387592
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780544022096
- Lccn
- 2014039677
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn885225364
- (OCoLC)885225364
- Label
- Billy Martin : baseball's flawed genius, Bill Pennington
- Bibliography note
- Includes filmography (pages 516-517), bibliographical references (pages 511-516) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20387592
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780544022096
- Lccn
- 2014039677
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn885225364
- (OCoLC)885225364
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- Baseball players -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueLife stories -- Sports
- trueMartin, Billy, 1928-1989
- Martin, Billy, 1928-1989
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- trueNew York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History
- trueProfessional baseball managers -- United States -- Biography
- trueProfessional baseball teams
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
- trueSports -- History
- trueSports and Competition -- Baseball
- Baseball managers -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- trueBaseball -- History
- trueBaseball players -- Biography
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