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Chargement... Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Sluggerpar Jean Rhodes
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"The men of left field, Fenway Park-Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice-have been loved and hated, talked about, typed about, psychoanalyzed, and put on grand pedestals. None more so than Manuel Aristides Ramirez. For all the talk, though, all the words in the newspapers, all the public conjecture, not a lot was known about him. Now, at last, some answers to those questions have arrived. It is fascinating stuff." Book jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Still this is a well-written and informative biography, especially the parts about Manny's early years before he reached the major leagues. Rhodes is a psychologists and offers some great insights through he lens of Manny Ramirez of children of immigrants, the extremes of poverty and strong community in inner-city neighborhoods, and the life of youth athletes. There is a special emphasis on coaches teachers, and friends who mentor young athletes. In Manny's case there are older and wiser men to guide him through most of his life, most importantly Carlos "Macaco" Ferreira a Little League coach and lifelong friend.
Manny-lovers and more importantly Manny-haters should check this book out. It's an excellent example of baseball biography at it's best. ( )