Each year, he went down to florida to join the yankees spring training. His passion for the new york yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, y. It is located one block north of the original, on the 24acre 9. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen matt mcgough was no different. Mcgoughs book served as the basis for clubhouse, a primetime.
Luis squeegee castillo is the author of clubhouse confidential, about his years with the world serieswinning yankees teams. It considers all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age. Bat boy ebook by matthew mcgough 9780385515825 rakuten kobo. Make offer yankees alex rodriguez baseball bat day may 1 2005 black louisville slugger 30 1943 new york yankees world series louisville slugger presentation bat 34. The pine tar incident also known as the pine tar game was a controversial incident in 1983 during an american league baseball game played between the kansas city royals and new york yankees at yankee stadium in new york city on sunday, july 24 with his team trailing 43 in the top half of the ninth inning and two out, royals third baseman george brett hit a tworun home run to give his. Bat boy by matthew mcgough overdrive rakuten overdrive. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen matt mcgough was no dif. My true life adventures coming of most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen matt mcgough was no different.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A yankee miracle will be presented at fort hamilton army base on friday, jan. Perhaps the most famous batboy in the history of major league baseball, luis squeegee castillo was born in the bronx and grew up idolizing david cone and the new york yankees. Goodbye to yankee stadium, is the one negron says hes the most. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankees clubhouse on opening day and began two years of adventures and misadventures. There must have been at least a hundred people in the clubhouse, a room. Yankees consultant ray negron is putting on a play about his rise from a bat boy to special consultant within the organization. Matthew mcgough my first day with the yankees rightclick to download as mp3. Former yankees batboy reveals clubhouse secrets in book. Leigh montville, author of ted williams and the big bama terrific memoir, combining an endearing comingofage story with a unique window on the inner world of baseball. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew. Matthew mcgough described his batboy experiences with the new york yankees in bat boy. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankees clubhouse on opening day.
The quest of a yankee batboy hardcover january 1, 1995. May 03, 2005 so, in the fall of 1991, he wrote a letter in his very best penmanship to the new york yankees asking for a position as a bat boy. Mar 31, 2002 i walked into the clubhouse the morning of opening day dressed in a blue blazer and tie, carrying my book bag. This estimate is based upon 1 new york yankees bat boy salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. When jeter came up to bat, he hit a slow dribbler down the first baseline, and the bat boy picked up the ball. April 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankees clubhouse on opening day.
Bat boy is about deciding what you want, going for it, and miraculously getting it. Mcgough had no connections to the new york yankees organization when he sat down and wrote them for a. Mar 28, 2019 put your march madness brackets aside for a moment, folks, because baseballs opening day is upon us. Coming of age with the new york yankees from the worlds largest community of readers. Its all a wonderful thrill, no question about it, negron says. I will never forget that before one game david asked me if i was the bat boy that day or the ballboy down the foul line the bat boys took turns. To ask other readers questions about bat boy, please sign up. Memories of a yankee batboy 1956 1961 by frank prudenti. And there was don mattingly, donnie baseball himself, asking him to run an errand, an errand.
Bat boy starts with a very short scene in a cave that establishes the central conflict the bat boy against an uncivilized civilization, the classic man vs. Before the yankees went to bat for the first time, the bat that babe ruth used to hit his first home run at the old yankee stadium in 1923 was placed momentarily on home plate. 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. His passion for the new york yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, yankees first baseman don mattingly, hanging on his be.
In the fall of 1991, he wrote a letter asking for a position as a bat boy to the new york yankees. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on opening day. Matthew mcgough in the fall of 1991, 16yearold matthew mcgough asked the general manager of the new york yankees for a position as a bat boy. After his twoyear career as a yankee bat boy, matthew mcgough graduated from regis high school, williams college george steinbrenners alma mater, and fordham university school of law. Just a teenager, ralph carrieri literally had a frontrow seat for the summer of 49 the legendary seasonlong baseball battle between the new york yankees and boston red sox chronicled in the book. Torre and zimmer at age 15, luis castillo lived every city kids dream he became a batboy for the new york yankees. Bat boy and millions of other books are available for instant access. It is the home field for the new york yankees of major league baseball mlb, and new york city fc of major league soccer mls. Yankee stadium is a baseball park located in concourse, bronx, new york city. Book in the fall of 1991, 16yearold matthew mcgough asked the general manager of the new york yankees for a position as a bat boy. The pine tar incident also known as the pine tar game was a controversial incident during an american league baseball game played between the kansas city royals and new york yankees on july 24, 1983, at yankee stadium in new york city. One day while talking about the yankees he told me about his bok and the next time i was in the book store i happened to see it so i bought it. Mcgough had no connections to the new york yankees organization when he sat down and wrote them for a job as batboy as he was about. The new york yankees are an equal opportunity employer.
From 1998 until 2005, he ran errands for arod, caught warmup pitc. At the age of 18, bennett became the bat boy for the new york yankees on the request of yankees owner jacob ruppert. Radio hour bat stretchers, glass eyes, and laugh breaks the moth. Jorge posada hit the first yankee home run in the new ballpark hitting his off lee in the same game. It should eventually find its way to that very short shelf of enduring sports nonfiction, perhaps somewhere between ball four and friday night lights. Book overview most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen matt mcgough was no different. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees. Sixteenyearold matthew mcgough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. Bat boy by matthew mcgough penguin random house audio.
He got the job and walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on. Matthew mcgoughs memoir of his teenage days in the bronx is a winning, inside look at clubhouse life. Expect munson, murcer, jackson and more to be included in this liveaction history book. As a teenager, he was the yankees batboy during their most recent dynasty. I walked into the clubhouse the morning of opening day dressed in a blue blazer and tie, carrying my book bag. With his team trailing 43 in the top half of the ninth inning and two out, george brett of the royals hit. You can read about more of matthews adventures in baseball in his book bat boy. Later, after college and law school, i wrote about the experience in my book bat boy. The event is free and open to the public with registration. If you would like to view and apply for available positions with the yankees organization, please visit teamwork online by clicking the button below. Definite sales to the diamond circuit are slated for this true life story of joe carrierl who has been batboy to the new york yankees for five years. It was opening day 2007 i was seven years old and i went down during the first inning to take a photo of my hero, derek jeter. So, in the fall of 1991, he wrote a letter in his very best penmanship to the new york yankees asking for a position as a bat boy.
Read bat boy my true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew mcgough available from rakuten kobo. He was considered to be a good luck charm by the members of the club, and became a wellknown celebrity in new york. The most inspiring part of this book is when matthew was looking out from the bleachers of right field, and imagined himself being a bat boy for the new york yankees. See all bat boy salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market. Bat stretchers, glass eyes, and laugh breaks in this hour, a batboy for the new york yankees goes on a wild goose chase for a lefthanded batstretcher.
Recorded in 2003 before a live audience in new york city. It sat on my shelf for a few years and i forgot about it. The third and latest book in the series, one last time. But last night i happened to see it and had nothing to read. Yes, the winter snows have melted, spring training has sprung and gone, and teams across americafrom the storied sox and yankees, to the scrappy minor league franchises, all the way down to the lovable little league outfitsare dreaming of winning it all. Bernie williams is a fivetime allstar, williams played for the yankees from 1991 to 2006. It considers all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability or other categories as proscribed by federal, state or local law. In this hour, a batboy for the new york yankees goes on a wild goose chase. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol don mattingly who promptly played a prank on him. The book opens with the same story about his first day as a bat boy being hilariously but gently hazed by mattingly and others and it keeps going strong from there. He told me that if i wanted to impress the scouts that would be there that day to position myself. After law school he clerked for a district court judge at the federal courthouse in lower manhattan. Great for any baseball fan and think the storytelling holds up for the non fan too.
Nov 28, 2019 im thankful for the memory of going to my first yankees game. It is a story about the dreams of youth, when everything is still new and possible because we havent yet been made timid by caution and restraint. My story for the moth about my first day of work as a yankees bat boy, opening day 1992. He got the job and walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on opening day, thus beginning two years of adventures and misadventures. A few months after sending a blind application letter to george steinbrenner, on opening day 1992 matt. Bat boy is a compelling and entertaining book, even for someone who isnt necessarily a baseball fan. The musical is based on negrons life and what he has seen in his 30 years with the yankees. 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. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees kindle edition. Anthony florio talks about being a yankee batboy in the 1960s on july 25. His work has also appeared for the new york post, sportsnet new york, and newsday, among others. His dream came true when well, this was the job of matthew mcgough doing errands for the team and many other jobs for the players and living his dream as the yankees bat boy. In the fall of 1991, 16yearold matthew mcgough asked the general manager of the new york yankees for a position as a bat boy. Jan 01, 2005 the most inspiring part of this book is when matthew was looking out from the bleachers of right field, and imagined himself being a bat boy for the new york yankees.
A bat boy or bat girl is also responsible for many other tasks. As part of the last group of batboys who did not have to sign confidentiality agreements, castillo is able to divulge yankee secrets in his new memoir, clubhouse confidential. My true life adventures coming of age with the new. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew mcgough at indigo. Aug 07, 2011 torre and zimmer at age 15, luis castillo lived every city kids dream he became a batboy for the new york yankees. The book opens with the same story about his first day as a bat boy being hilariously but gently hazed by mattingly and others and it keeps going strong from.
Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Aaron judge talks about his offseason workout, what he learned from giancarlo stanton last year and the yankees excitement. After a twoyear career as a yankee bat boy, he graduated from regis high school. Coming of age with the new york yankees, available now. Goodbye to yankee stadium, is the one negron says hes the most proud of. The show then moves into its opening number, hold me, bat boy, during which the fauxserious tone of the show is established. Peter botte has been writing about new york sports for over 30 years and has covered the yankees, knicks, and islanders as a beat reporter for the new york daily news.
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