Harvey Araton

Cy Young Award winning Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry will sign Driving Mr. Yogi: YOGI BERRA, Ron Guidry, AND BASEBALL’S GREATEST GIFT. The new book by Harvey Araton chronicles how the younger Yankee legend takes care of and shares the company of the older Yankee legend during spring training. Driving Mr. Yogi that tells the tale of the unique friendship between pitcher and catcher renewed every year since 1999. That year Yogi Berra was reunited with the Yankees after a long self-exile, the result of being unceremoniously fired by George Steinbrenner fourteen years earlier. A reconciliation between Berra and the Boss meant that Berra would attend spring training again. Guidry befriended him instantly, knowing the young players would benefit greatly from Mr. Yogi's encyclopedic knowledge of the game, just as Guidry had during his playing days. So he encouraged him to share his insights, and soon an offhand batting tip from Mr. Yogi turned Nick Swisher's season around. In Yogi, Guidry found not just an elder companion or source of amusement – he found a best friend. At turns tender, at turns laugh-out-loud funny, and teeming with unforgettable baseball yarns that span more than fifty years, Driving Mr. Yogi is a universal story about the importance of wisdom being passed from one generation to the next, as well as a reminder that time is what we make of it and compassion never gets old. "Driving Mr. Yogi is as sweet as the unlikely friendship between Berra and his designated chauffeur Ron ‘Gator’ Guidry who, along with author Harvey Araton, handles this precious baseball cargo with requisite TLC." Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax “How would you like to hang out with Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry during spring training? Funny and sweet, Driving Mr. Yogi transports you there.” Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four "Among the most thoughtful journalists of his time, Harvey Araton delivers one of baseball's greatest stories never told in this poetic tribute to the relationship shared by Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry. A must-read for anyone who cares about baseball, loyalty, and love." Ian O'Connor, author of The Captain and Arnie & Jack NOTE: Mr Guidry will only sign books; no memorabilia. He will also not be able to pose for any photographs, but Inkwood staff will assist with taking photos during the signing.

Location: Street: 216 S Armenia Ave City: Tampa, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33609-3310 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)