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books:

Heat: My Life on and Off the Diamond

10 reviews
Dwight Gooden, Bob Klapisch

William Morrow, 1999

Drug abuse can destroy anyone.
This book has it all! It made me laugh it made me cry. Dwight Gooden was honest and he showed how human he really is. Being one of Doc's biggest fans it was a very easy read, the thing that surprised me is that is wasn't really about baseball. It was about family, struggle and overcoming a horrible illness, drug abuse. He was recently released from Tampa Bay and I am hoping he signs with ...

Champions!:: The Saga of the 1996 New York Yankees

2 reviews
Bob Klapisch

Villard, 1996

A great book on one of baseball's most magical ball clubs.
This book tells you about the incredible story of the emotional and magical saga of the 1996 New York Yankees. This book also includes all the stats of the 1996 team.

High and Tight:: The Rise and Fall of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry

5 reviews
Bob Klapisch

Villard, 1996

"High and Tight" A Majestic Homerun
Having grown up and watching Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden shine for the Big Apple's "other team," I was initially afraid to read this book. I was afraid of the brutal honesty that I would encounter and about tarnishing the images of my two childhood heroes. I was right, the book is brutaly honest, yet so captivating, I really couldn't put it down. The book follows the careers of the two ...

The Worst Team Money Could Buy

6 reviews
Bob Klapisch, John Harper

Bison Books, 2005

10 Year Anniversary Edition of this book is due
I was born a Met fan and will remain one as long as the Mets exist. As I type this, I'm listening to Fred Wilpon talk about how Art Howe is going to turn the Mets around. This after the 2002 Mets, the team with the third highest payroll in baseball, finished last in the National League East. My thoughts, naturally, turn to this book. At the end of the abyssmal 1992 season for the New York Mets, ...