Harvey Araton Driving Mr. Yogi

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';A warm, sentimental look at a baseball icon' (The Tampa Tribune). Driving Mr. Yogi is the story of a unique friendship between two New York Yankees legendsa pitcher and catcherwho share rides, meals, and a bond that transcends the twenty-five-year difference in their ages. The story begins in 1999, when Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is reunited with the Yankees after a long self-exile, the result of being unceremoniously fired by team owner George Steinbrenner fourteen years before. A reconciliation between Berra and the boss means that Berra will once again attend spring training. Retired-pitcher-turned-pitching-coach Ron Guidry knows the club's young players will benefit from ';Mr. Yogi's' encyclopedic knowledge of the game, just as Guidry had during his playing days, so he encourages his old mentor to share his insights. In Yogi, Guidry finds not just a personable dinner companion or source of amusementhe finds a best friend. At turns tender and 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. ';Funny, revealing, and surprising... Anything that brings new Yogi Berra stories is a good book.' MLB.com ';Lovingly documented... You'll find yourself wishing it ain't over till it's over.' Parade magazine