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Bat Boy

Coming of Age with the New York Yankees

By Matthew McGough

By Matthew McGough

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Mar 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780307278647

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Bat Boy by Matthew McGough
Paperback $20.00
Mar 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780307278647
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    Mar 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780307278647

  • May 03, 2005 | ISBN 9780385515825

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    492 Minutes

  • May 03, 2005 | ISBN 9780739320525

    250 Minutes

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About Bat Boy

Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen Matt McGough was no different. A few months after sending a blind application letter to George Steinbrenner, on Opening Day 1992 Matt found himself walking into the legendary Yankee clubhouse. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol Don Mattingly — who promptly played a prank on him.Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures, from being set up on a date by the bullpen to playing blackjack on the team plane to studying for an exam at 3 am in Yankee Stadium. Through these often hilarious experiences, and especially through his friendships with the ballplayers, Matt learned priceless lessons about honor, responsibility, and the importance of believing in oneself. A magical tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true, Bat Boy wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.

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About Matthew McGough

Matthew McGough is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. After a two-year career as a Yankee bat boy, he graduated from Regis High School, Williams College (George Steinbrenner’s alma… More about Matthew McGough

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Praise

“Wonderful. . . . It should eventually find its way to that very short shelf of enduring sports nonfiction, perhaps somewhere between Ball Four and Friday Night Lights.” —Leigh Montville, author of Ted Williams and The Big Bam“A terrific memoir, combining an endearing coming-of-age story with a unique window on the inner world of baseball. It is warm, witty, shrewd, and entertaining from start to finish.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin“[McGough] writes fondly and opens a window that baseball fans rarely see.”—The Tampa Tribune“McGough provides humorous, often poignant, observations about Bronx Bombers legends.” —USA Today

Awards

School Library Journal Adult Books for Young Adults WINNER

Product Details

Category: Biography & Memoir | Sports

Paperback | $20.00
Published by Anchor
Mar 13, 2007 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307278647

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