Wild, High and Tight: The Life and Death of Billy Martin
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312105754 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 545 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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self-destruction on parade This was a very interesting book about a very interesting man. Interesting is about the nicest thing I can think to say about Billy Martin. Although his exploits have been legendary, the stuff in this book takes it too a new level. According to the author, Pete Golenbock, Martin has several women going in different cities at the same time. He was supporting an underage girl and her family on the Wes. A sad story well told Without generating undeserved sympathy for the man, this book documents the sad life of Billy Martin, the extent to which his troubles were self-inflicted, and his tortured relationship with George Steinbrenner. The insecurities of both of these men feed on each other's, with each convinced that the other is out to upstage and destroy him, and each ultimately proving the other right, time after time. Eric Paddon said Five stars for historical details; One star for analysis. Compard to David Faulkner's bio on Martin, this one by Golenbock has more insider details about Martin's life that make it the more interesting read. What does it in, unfortunately is Golenbock's peculiar analysis. Like so many people who like to ultimately elevate Billy the man higher than he deserves, more time is spent blaming George Steinbrenner for all of Billy's problems off the field. And it
There Martin played a key role on several championship teams. A high school drop-out, he tried out for the Oakland baseball team of the Pacific Coast League; the manager was Casey Stengel, who took Martin to New York when he became manager of the Yankees. The other central figure in this book is Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. This is an extremely thorough and comprehensive biography of one of baseball's most controversial figures. Although his friend, Bill Reedy, was charged with driving while impaired, Golenbock maintains that Martin was the drunk driver. But a drunken fistfight--which seems to be Martin's favorite recreation--at a nightclub ended his Yankee career. Major ad/promo; author tour. Golenbock ( The Bronx Zoo ) looks into Martin's womanizing, his prodigious drinking and his death in a car accident. Photos. In alternating chapters Golenbock shows how the lives of Martin and
50,000 first printing.. 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