{"product_id":"yankee-for-life-my-40year-journey-in-pinstripes-isbn-9780061473418","title":"Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A lovely reminiscence about [Murcer’s] baseball and broadcasting career and his fight with cancer. . . a gentlemanly memoir.” — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on opening day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle. Bobby wasn't the next Mick, of course, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee for Life\u003c\/em\u003e is Murcer's account of his stellar career as both a player and an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating and illuminating anecdotes about former teammates, bosses, and the new generation of Yankees superstars—Rivera, Jeter, Rodriguez—whom he watched grow up from the broadcast booth. With candor, courage, and a refreshing dose of wit, he tells of his battle with brain cancer, explaining how the love of his wife and family, his deep religious faith, and the passionate support of fans helped see him through his ordeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobby Murcer may not have achieved the celebrity of some of his fellow players, but ultimately he was what fans always wanted him to be: a Yankee for life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former Yankees great remembers his years in pinstripes and talks candidly about his courageous battle with brain cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Mantle, Murcer was a phenom from Oklahoma. Like Mantle, he came up to the majors as a shortstop, but was later converted to a centerfielder. And like Mantle, his first at-bat in Yankee Stadium was at the tender age of 19.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobby wasn't the Mick, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYankee for Life\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Murcer's stellar career as both a player and as an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating, illuminating, and never-before-told anecdotes about former teammates and bosses, including Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Lou Piniella—and George Steinbrenner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no relationship was more significant and poignant than his friendship with Yankees captain Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash in 1979. On the morning of Munson's funeral, Murcer delivered the eulogy for his friend in Ohio; he ended the day by driving in all five runs in an extra-inning 5-4 victory at Yankee Stadium to honor his captain's memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his career, Murcer became a revered figure in the Yankees broadcast booth. From the best seat in the House That Ruth Built, he has watched the latest generation of Yankee superstars—Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Mariano Rivera—grow up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one is more qualified—or brave enough—to choose his own personal Pinstripe All-Star Team of the last 40 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurcer is no stranger to courage. On Christmas Eve 2006, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Five days later, after surgery to remove it, he learned that the cancer was terminal. 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