George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire Reviews
George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire
The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George SteinbrennerFor 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life—but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock tells the fascinating story of “The Boss,” from his Midwestern childhood through his decades-long ownership of the Yankees–the longest
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RICK “SHAQ” GOLDSTEIN SAYS: “THIS BOOK IS RIDDLED WITH MISTAKES-THE PUBLISHER SHOULD RECALL IT!”,
The author Peter Golenbock is a well known author and should be totally embarrassed with the shoddy final product presented here covering the life of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Any potential reader that is a true sports fan… and not just a dilettante… will find it hard to relax and enjoy this book, as error after glaring error is perpetrated regarding historical facts… locations… and times. As the reader wades through early blunders… even the roughest critics can cast them aside and continue. But as the pages turn and the missteps accumulate it creates a reading atmosphere akin to “a-dog-that’s-been-hit-too-much”. You find yourself wondering how much of the non-verifiable conversations and situations are not valid either. What makes this literary release so shameful is that in addition to the question of what type of individual proof-read this book… is that with today’s infinite amount of data available at your fingertips… so much of these mistakes could be caught with a quick internet inquiry. It isn’t like the old days where you would need a roomful of people reading day and night.
*A few shameful examples*
The author says George spent six weeks in basic training at Lackland Air Force base in Houston.
INCORRECT: Lackland AFB is in San Antonio. I know I served there.
The author states that “Hopalong” Cassady of Ohio State won the Heisman Trophy TWICE, in 1954 and 1955.
INCORRECT: He did NOT win the Heisman in 1954, only 1955.
The author states that a trade made that included Roger Maris and Hoyt Wilhelm resulted in both of them making the Hall Of Fame.
INCORRECT: Roger Maris is NOT in the Hall Of Fame.
The author states that Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees for $100,000.00 in cash plus other considerations.
INCORRECT: Babe Ruth was sold for $125,000.00 plus other considerations.
The author says the Yankees won the 1959 American League Pennant.
INCORRECT: The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League Pennant and then lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The author says Thurman Munson died in September 1979.
INCORRECT: He died in August 1979.
The author says the 1984 Detroit Tigers who started off the season 35 and 5 were led by pitcher Denny McLain.
INCORRECT: Denny McLain retired after the 1972 season.
The author says that Dallas Green as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies won a pennant and World Series in 1981.
INCORRECT: The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 1981.
This is just some of the incorrect information provided in this book. As the reader becomes apprehensive about the facts being purveyed… perhaps the two most interesting “non-George” segments of the book are the “PREFACE” in which the author details the synergistic chain of events that led him from his goal of being a lawyer… to becoming a published author… which was all started by a “punch in the face by a mugger in the deserted Rahway, New Jersey, train station, and a few days later, in the elevator of the New York University law library, I had a seizure that knocked me out and put me in the hospital.” This led to a Forrest Gump like culmination to the author he is today. The second extremely interesting “non-George” character study is that of the Yankee president during the CBS ownership days…. Michael Burke who among other things “ONCE DRANK BOURBON WITH ERNEST HEMINGWAY AFTER PARACHUTING INTO PARIS TWO WEEKS AFTER D-DAY”… and also had war experience in the OSS that was so intriguing that the movie “CLOAK AND DAGGER” was made based on his exploits.
The rest of the book ranges from the expected love-hate relationship between George and his Father… the lies… to almost everyone that crossed his path… his hiring’s and firings… wins and losses… his legal problems included… but not limited to… illegal campaign contributions and lying to the federal government… and more lies… but by the half-way mark of the book… there are already so many incorrect statements that you just don’t care as much as you did… when you first started.
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|Undone by all the mistakes,
I have to say that I found the book interesting and while it did not break anything new, other than try to portray Steinbrenner as this secret Samaritan, there were so many mistakes and factual errors in this book that I found it nearly impossible to finish. So many dates were wrong or contradicted by later information I wonder if George himself was the editor so the book would be discredited.
All in all this is a great waste and if I were the author or publisher would withdraw it to finish it properly.
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|Get this guy a facts checker,
Just read this book ….what a disgrace…yes, after a while I kept reading it just to discover the next error the author would come up with.
It’s a shame since he did such good work years ago, books that I still own such as Balls and Bronx Zoo.
I remember hearing of a fictionalized book he wrote recently regarding Mantle, and some of the crap in that book was trash.
This George book just adds the list of poor work he has done recently and especially in an age where folks can verify info via the internet, he goes ahead and releases a book full of errors, errors that any baseball fan could pick up on. Makes you question the whole damn book.
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|The Minister’s Restoration,
This book by George MacDonald/edited by Michael Phillips is an excellent read. I have read and reread nearly all of his novels which have an inspirational “bent”. George MacDonald, a Scottish pastor turned author wrote this story in the late 1800′s, so if you enjoy history you would enjoy any of these stories. His books are no longer in print and sometimes hard to find.
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