Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankees clubhouse on opening day. In 1991, when i was 16, i wrote a series of letters to the new york. Matthew mcgough my first day with the yankees rightclick to download as mp3. Bat boy ebook by matthew mcgough 9780385515825 rakuten kobo. Coming of age with the new york yankees mcgough, matthew on. Everything was in readiness for the yankees of new york beginning their fifth season at their majestic yankee stadium home field in the bronx. The yankees won nine games in a row in a total team effort. Bat boy the musical tickets bat boy the musical tickets.
The new york yankees are an equal opportunity employer. This coming saturday will mark the opening of the littleleague season in new york. A former batboy for the yankees, he was then a clubhouse assistant. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Bat boy and millions of other books are available for instant access. Goodbye to yankee stadium, is the one negron says hes the most. The third and latest book in the series, one last time. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees audiobook by matthew mcgough. Matthew mcgoughs memoir of his teenage days in the bronx is a winning. My story for the moth about my first day of work as a yankees bat boy, opening day 1992. 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. Bat boy is an biography about a sixteen year old boy, who is in high school and likes the sport baseball. Luis squeegee castillo is the author of clubhouse confidential, about his years with the world serieswinning yankees teams. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees by.
As a teenager, he was the yankees batboy during their most recent dynasty. 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. Continuing the saga started by the weekly world news, this offbroadway hit is chock full of both hilarity and heartwrenching emotion. New york yankees batboy, ray kelly, left, poses with babe. He signed up and was chosen, and faced the challenges of adding more task to a list. If you dont have tickets to the yankee game then go to your local little league. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew mcgough at indigo. 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. The novels book cover was an okay selection to draw attention, but would only grab people who already like it. Learn more about bat boy in the nebraska overdrive libraries digital collection. Coming of age with the new york yankees doubleday anchor. Edison main public library will host yankee batboy. The book opens with the same story about his first day as a bat boy being hilariously but gently. Due to the lack of games scheduled for teams not in the own league, san diego padres in the nl west was the final team to visit the yankee stadium in its new configuration on may 27, 2019.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. 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. Coming of age with the new york yankees, available now. Bat boy by matthew mcgough overdrive rakuten overdrive. Anthony florio will share and sell his book, yankee batboy. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Along with a successful career in management, negron is also a noted childrens author, community leader and humanitarian. Mar 31, 2002 i walked into the clubhouse the morning of opening day dressed in a blue blazer and tie, carrying my book bag. Former yankees batboy reveals clubhouse secrets in book. Bat stretchers, glass eyes, and laugh breaks the moth. 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.
A yankee miracle, tells the true story of negrons rise from bat boy to an executive in the yankees organization. Subways brought everincreasing crowds into the bronx. New york yankees executive ray negrons insightful new play, bat boy. This is my story and the excitement of walking into yankee stadium for the first time in my. Coming of age with the new york yankees, paperback by mcgough, matthew, isbn 0307278646, isbn 9780307278647, brand new, free shipping in the us the author describes how he got a job as a bat boy for the new york yankees at the age of sixteen, his encounters with his heroes including don mattingly, and his adventures and misadventures during his two years in the position. The baseball bat used by kansas city royals third baseman george brett in the pine tar incident on july 24, 1983. Expect munson, murcer, jackson and more to be included in this liveaction history book. A dodgers fan in yankees pinstripes in postwar japan the. Little league opening day little league baseball, team. The new york yankees held a second unscheduled bat day on july the crowd of 32, received 17, bats. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and.
Matthew mcgough my first day with the yankees rightclick to download as mp3 as for the game itself, scott sanderson started for new york and roger clemens for boston. Before long, a thin teenager with curly brown hair approached and introduced himself as joe lee. In an exclusive excerpt from their upcoming book, godlevel knowledge darts. In 2007, i was in costa rica for christmas vacation and could feel my. Most of us have dreamed of sitting in the dugout with our favorite baseball team, and at sixteen matt mcgough was no different. On april 20, 2016, the oakland athletics kendall graveman became the first starting pitcher to bat at yankee stadium. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on opening day. He was the bat boy for the yankees for a time period of 2 years.
My true life adventures coming of age with the new. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew. Hoppin was, living with his family in japan, he was briefly a bat boy for the yankees, who were on a sixweek tour of the pacific islands. He got the job and walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on opening day, thus beginning two years of adventures and misadventures. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees. 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. In the fall of 1991, he wrote a letter asking for a position as a bat boy to the new york yankees. Life lessons from the bronx, the longtime pals share the yankees and knicks memories that helped shape their fandom. A few months after sending a blind application letter to george steinbrenner, on opening day 1992 matt. From little italy to yankee stadium with anthony florio, a new york yankees bat boy in the early 1960s who has written a book. After a twoyear career as a yankee bat boy, he graduated from regis high school.
New york yankees batboy, ray kelly, left, poses with babe ruth in yankee stadium before a game against the boston red sox during opening day on april 18, 1923 at yankee stadium in new york, new york. Coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew mcgough. You can read about more of matthews adventures in baseball in his book bat boy. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol don mattingly who promptly. He let his cap and hump be rubbed by yankees before games. The george steinbrenner i remember from childhood was a villain as dastardly as any id ever encountered in pro wrestling or comic books.
Yankees consultant ray negron is putting on a play about his rise from a bat boy to special consultant within the organization. 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. Despite having no connections whatsoever with the ballclub, matt dreamed of sitting in the dugout with the fabled bronx bombers. Read bat boy my true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees by matthew mcgough available from rakuten kobo. He was the bat boy for the yankees for a time period of 2. Bat boy is about deciding what you want, going for it, and miraculously getting it. Negrons three bestselling childrens books, all about the yankees and all published by harpercollins, have been combined into one film script, the soontobeinproduction keeper of the pinstripes. 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. 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. Bat boy is a compelling and entertaining book, even for someone who isnt necessarily a baseball fan. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees kindle edition. There must have been at least a hundred people in the clubhouse, a room. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol don. The new york yankees are giving fans plenty of reasons to head out the ballpark may 5 world champions commemorative bat day.
Sep 09, 20 the most special thing i ever did on my birthday was when my lifes dream came true. The musical is based on negrons life and what he has seen in his 30 years with the yankees. Bennett gave players their bats, presented baseballs to umpires. With his team trailing 43 in the top half of the ninth inning and two out, george brett of the royals hit a tworun home run to give his team the lead. Opening day 1998 is my first day on the job and i arrive at yankee stadium not knowing what to expect. A winsome little reminiscence of two years spent at the bronx zoo. I will never forget that before one game david asked me if i was the bat boy that day or the ballboy down the. Jim abbott develops an easy friendship with the young batboy at first and becomes. In the fall of 1991, 16yearold matthew mcgough asked the general manager of the new york yankees for a position as a bat boy. You will still be able to browse books and add them to your shopping cart, but you will not be able to complete an order beginning at 5pm mdt on saturdays, and until 10am on tuesdays. Mar 28, 2019 put your march madness brackets aside for a moment, folks, because baseballs opening day is upon us. This official book celebrates the most successful team in sports history.
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. 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. The big parade toward yankee stadium started before noon yesterday, peter vischer described opening day 1927 in the new york world. 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. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol don mattingly who promptly played a. Recorded in 2003 before a live audience in new york city. Sixteenyearold matthew mcgough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked.