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Dallas Green (1934–2017)

Auteur de The Mouth That Roared: My Six Outspoken Decades in Baseball

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Dallas Green was born in Newport, Delaware on August 4, 1934. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. During his career, he was a pitcher for the Phillies, the Washington Senators, and the New York Mets. He began managing in the Phillies' farm system in 1966, became the team's minor afficher plus league director in 1972, and was named the major league team's manager in 1979. He managed the Phillies to a World Series title in 1980. He later managed the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, and the Mets, but was dismissed due to limited success. He returned to the Phillies as an adviser and held that role until his death. His autobiography, The Mouth That Roared, was published in 2013. He died on March 22, 2017 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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The Mouth That Roared: My Six Outspoken Decades in… par Dallas Green
Oh my!! This is quite an outstanding baseball book, a memoir written by a man who spent nearly 6 decades in major league baseball, as a player, a manager, a general manager, and a scout. Dallas Green is primarily associated with the Philadelphia Phillies but I especially enjoyed his telling of his time with the 1980's Chicago Cubs and how he built that much-loved 1984 playoff team.

Loud, brash, outspoken, Dallas Green is not one to mince words. He tells it like it is and there's a lot to learn from him about the game during my lifetime.

However, it's more than a baseball book. The chapter on the shooting and death of his 9-year old granddaughter, Christina-Taylor, is heartrending. Christina-Taylor, who was born on that tragic day, Sept 11, 2001, was a beacon of hope when she attended a "meet and greet" with Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in Tucson in January of 2011. She was beautifully eulogized by President Obama who hoped that America could be "as good as she imagined."

I cried reading about that little girl, her love of baseballl, and her grandfather's reaction to her death.

One of the best baseball books I've read in quite some time.… (plus d'informations)
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lindapanzo | Aug 28, 2014 |
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