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Bat Boy

Coming of Age with the New York Yankees

My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees

My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees

My True Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees

By Matthew McGough

By Matthew McGough

By Matthew McGough

By Matthew McGough

By Matthew McGough
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By Matthew McGough
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By Matthew McGough
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By Matthew McGough
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    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. 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. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol Don Mattingly — who promptly played a prank on him.Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures, from being set up on a date by the bullpen to playing blackjack on the team plane to studying for an exam at 3 am in Yankee Stadium. Through these often hilarious experiences, and especially through his friendships with the ballplayers, Matt learned priceless lessons about honor, responsibility, and the importance of believing in oneself. A magical tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true, Bat Boy wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.

    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. 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. There, amid the chaos and excitement, he was greeted by none other than his idol Don Mattingly — who promptly played a prank on him.Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures, from being set up on a date by the bullpen to playing blackjack on the team plane to studying for an exam at 3 am in Yankee Stadium. Through these often hilarious experiences, and especially through his friendships with the ballplayers, Matt learned priceless lessons about honor, responsibility, and the importance of believing in oneself. A magical tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true, Bat Boy wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.

    About Bat Boy

    Sixteen-year-old Matthew McGough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. His passion for the New York Yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall. Despite having no connections whatsoever with the ballclub, Matt dreamed of sitting in the dugout with the fabled Bronx Bombers. 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.
     
    Miraculously, he got the job, and on April 7, 1992, Matt walked into the madness of the Yankee clubhouse on Opening Day. And there was Don Mattingly, Donnie Baseball himself, asking him to run an errand, an errand which soon induced panic in the rookie bat boy. Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures—from the perils of chewing tobacco while playing catch with the centerfielder, to being set up on a date by the bullpen, to studying for a history exam at 3:00 a.m. at Yankee Stadium, to his own folly as Matt gradually forgets he’s not a baseball star, he’s a high school student.
     
    BAT BOY captures the lure and beauty of the American pastime, but much more it is a tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true. Matthew McGough wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.

    About Bat Boy

    Sixteen-year-old Matthew McGough was a fairly typical teenager, obsessed with getting through high school, girls, and baseball, not necessarily in that order. His passion for the New York Yankees was absolute, complete with a poster of his hero, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly, hanging on his bedroom wall. Despite having no connections whatsoever with the ballclub, Matt dreamed of sitting in the dugout with the fabled Bronx Bombers. 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.
     
    Miraculously, he got the job, and on April 7, 1992, Matt walked into the madness of the Yankee clubhouse on Opening Day. And there was Don Mattingly, Donnie Baseball himself, asking him to run an errand, an errand which soon induced panic in the rookie bat boy. Thus began two years of adventures and misadventures—from the perils of chewing tobacco while playing catch with the centerfielder, to being set up on a date by the bullpen, to studying for a history exam at 3:00 a.m. at Yankee Stadium, to his own folly as Matt gradually forgets he’s not a baseball star, he’s a high school student.
     
    BAT BOY captures the lure and beauty of the American pastime, but much more it is a tale of what happens to a young man when his fondest dream comes true. Matthew McGough wonderfully evokes that twilight time just before adulthood, ripe with possibility, foolishness, and hard-won knowledge.

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    About Matthew McGough

    Matthew McGough is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. After a two-year career as a Yankee bat boy, he graduated from Regis High School, Williams College (George Steinbrenner’s alma… More about Matthew McGough

    About Matthew McGough

    Matthew McGough is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. After a two-year career as a Yankee bat boy, he graduated from Regis High School, Williams College (George Steinbrenner’s alma… More about Matthew McGough

    About Matthew McGough

    Matthew McGough is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. After a two-year career as a Yankee bat boy, he graduated from Regis High School, Williams College (George Steinbrenner’s alma… More about Matthew McGough

    About Matthew McGough

    Matthew McGough is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. After a two-year career as a Yankee bat boy, he graduated from Regis High School, Williams College (George Steinbrenner’s alma… More about Matthew McGough

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Sports

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    Mar 13, 2007 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307278647

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Sports

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Anchor
    May 03, 2005 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780385515825

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Sports | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 10, 2005 | 492 Minutes | ISBN 9781415925645

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Sports | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $13.75
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 03, 2005 | 250 Minutes | ISBN 9780739320525
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    Praise

    “Wonderful. . . . It should eventually find its way to that very short shelf of enduring sports nonfiction, perhaps somewhere between Ball Four and Friday Night Lights.” —Leigh Montville, author of Ted Williams and The Big Bam“A terrific memoir, combining an endearing coming-of-age story with a unique window on the inner world of baseball. It is warm, witty, shrewd, and entertaining from start to finish.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin“[McGough] writes fondly and opens a window that baseball fans rarely see.”—The Tampa Tribune“McGough provides humorous, often poignant, observations about Bronx Bombers legends.” —USA Today

    Awards

    School Library Journal Adult Books for Young Adults WINNER

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