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Steinbrenner: The Last Lion Of Baseball (2010)

by Bill Madden(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061690317 (ISBN13: 9780061690310)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Harper

review 1: Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball is a comprehensive look at Steinbrenner's ownership years with the Yankees. It is a well-researched and balanced book that paints a full portrait of the former Yankees owner from the questionable business practices he employed to the abusive personality he unleashed on many a manager, player, and front office employee. Later in life, Steinbrenner would seem to mellow and attempt to make amends for his past grievous sins, but he would have much to atone for.The book alternates from painting broad brushstrokes of situations that arose during the owner's tenure with revealing finer details about what went on behind the scenes often exacerbating this original situation.For all the wealth of information on the era, one shortcoming is that... more the book is not very organized. It follows a pseudo-chronological order, but jumps around from year to year bringing in tangents somewhat related to the current story, when said current story could have used more context.
review 2: I was looking for a book about The Boss, but I was never ever able to find one. Then one day listening to WFAN, Mike Francesa was interviewing Bill Madden and it got me very interested in this book. Telling the story of how Steinbrenner took, what is called $10 million, but is really $8 million and less from his pocket and turned it into a billion dollar industry. For a Yankees fan and a baseball fan The Last Lion of Baseball is a must read. less

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