The Captain & Me The Captain & Me

The Captain & Me

On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson

Ron Blomberg and Others
    • 4.4 • 17 Ratings
    • $15.99
    • $15.99

Publisher Description

The deeply personal story of a friendship between two teammates, and of a human bond which ultimately transcends the game itself.

As back-to-back No. 1 draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from Atlanta who cheerfully talked anyone's ear off at the slightest provocation; the other was a dumpy, grumpy dude from the Midwest rust belt who was about as fond of making idle chit-chat as he was of shaving.

Despite the surface differences, the two men would form a close attachment as they ignited a youth movement with the 1970s Yankees. Now, over 40 years after Munson's shocking death in a plane crash at age 32, Blomberg opens up to author Dan Epstein about the beloved Yankees captain in an extraordinary memoir that reaches far beyond baseball.?

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, The Captain & Me shares tales of clubhouse hijinks during the infamous Bronx Zoo era, adventures on the road, and even rubbing shoulders with mobsters. Blomberg also offers a fascinating glimpse into baseball history, including the first-ever strike and lockout, the escalation of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry, and the start of full-scale free agency.

This illuminating remembrance of Munson is filled with untold stories about his analytical-yet-hard-nosed approach to baseball, as well as his kindness and generosity off the field.

GENRE
Sports & Outdoors
RELEASED
2021
April 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Triumph Books
SELLER
Chicago Review Press, Inc. DBA Independent Publishers Group
SIZE
814.7
KB

Customer Reviews

fazio7 ,

Great time to be a baseball fan

Easy read and some good insight to one of the greatest baseball eras ever

Hendershot72 ,

One of the Best of the Year

This book was so well-written and heartfelt. I learned a lot about Thurman Munson, Ron Blomberg, and their incredible friendship. The baseball stories from the 1970s were the icing on the cake. Well done.

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