Jonathan Weeks

Tales of the Yankee Clipper (eBook, ePUB)

Stories and Reflections on Joe DiMaggio

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There has probably never been a professional baseball player more of a puzzle than Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio had a talent for keeping his emotions suppressed and his innermost thoughts to himself. Few could say that they really knew him. And even the ones who did found him to be unpredictable. He was a walking contradiction. He was quiet, but not necessarily shy. He could be both gracious and abrupt, approachable or aloof depending on the situation. Although he came across as humble, he had a tremendous sense of entitlement. He was complex, secretive, inscrutable. There were many layers to the man who came to be affectionately known as the ';Yankee Clipper.' DiMaggio always felt that his actions on the field should do the talking for him. And for the most part, they did. To many, DiMaggio personified elegance, style, and grace. An impeccable dresser, he was married to two glamorous actresses. On the field, he glided almost effortlessly, never having to dive for a ball and rarely (if ever) making a mistake on the basepaths. He became the living embodiment of the American dream and a symbol of the country's so-called ';greatest generation.' But as time marched on, DiMaggio grew increasingly distrustful of the people around him. It was understandableinevitable even. The third book in Jonathan Week's Yankees trilogy contains an abundance of anecdotes, statistics, and other little known facts about the Yankee Clipper.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493080175
• Artikelnr.: 72479265

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Weeks is vocational supervisor for North Star Industries with a degree in psychology. Author of Mudville Madness and Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them.