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Summary: He's a mess
Review: Here is just another way of generating more money for another Yankee. He is a disgrace to baseball and too overweight to play it. If you want to know about lifestyles of real people in baseball, read something about The Boston RedSox and their fans. I wouldn't buy this book if I had a disease and reading it was the only way to cure it.
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Summary: Perfect it is, but...
Review: I could not wait to get this book! Yes, I am a Yankee fan, especially, a David Wells fan. He has a way to hold your interest in every chapter. I also can see how some "drama queens " can take some of Wells information and "run" with it. I found the book to be another great example of how and what it takes to become a great major league baseball player, actually, it is how anybody can get where they want to go, with the right support and a strong need to get there. If you are a good listener, you will enjoy "hearing" Wells tell his story, we all did at our home.
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Summary: Great Read & Funny
Review: I don't know what all the fuss what about. In no way did Boomer tarnish the Yankees image. I think it was tarnished long before he even got there. Anyway, this is a great book. Plenty of good stories to get you chuckling. David's first adventure at hunting with Kirk Gibson is a riot. It still makes me chuckle. It's nice to see the "other side" of David and life on the road. Wish more baseball books were like this. Definitely no fluff in here. David shoots right from the hip.
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Summary: I Wished There was More!
Review: I enjoyed reading this book, it had many funny and enjoyable stories about his life both off the field and in the major leagues. I really don't know what all the controversy was about regarding this book, it didn't really appear to me that he was degrading the yankees, in the book he holds the organization with high regard as well as the fans. I really enjoyed the pictures in the book as well, and was only disappointed that I finished the book, I wanted to read more!
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Summary: A MUST READ IF YOU ARE A BASEBALL FAN
Review: I have been a baseball fan for more than 30 years and this is one of the best ball game books I have read. It reminds me very much of the book "ball four". This book is fun to read, very illustrative about the good and the bad aspects of baseball in the last 20 years. David Wells really "tells it like it is". This book is real. I am really tired of phony writers.I can tell when someone wrote a book with the only objective of selling many copies. The recent book about Paul O`Niell is doing great; But, is not really about baseball.
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Summary: A MUST READ IF YOU ARE A BASEBALL FAN
Review: I have been a baseball fan for more than 30 years and this is one of the best ball game books I have read. It reminds me very much of the book "ball four". This book is fun to read, very illustrative about the good and the bad aspects of baseball in the last 20 years. David Wells really "tells it like it is". This book is real. I am really tired of phony writers.I can tell when someone wrote a book with the only objective of selling many copies. The recent book about Paul O`Niell is doing great; But, is not really about baseball.
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Summary: Should have been titled "Perfect I am!!"
Review: I have to admit that the main reason I purchased this book was all the controversy it had stirred in the New York media during the start of Yankees spring training. As a die-hard baseball fan, I was hoping Wells would shed some light on what actually goes on in a major league clubhouse during the long season. What I found was basically Wells consistently proclaiming himself the great big game pitcher of our time and constant kissing of the posterior of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Wells shows how hypocritical he can be when during his account of the 1996 season with the Baltimore Orioles, he criticizes O's owner Peter Angelos for being meddlesome yet in the following chapter he has nothing but praise for Steinbrenner who is well known to be one of the most meddlesome owner's in the history of sports. I lost all desire to continue reading at that point. He attempts to come off as a tough, no nonsense type of guy but the consistent brown nosing and praise of the Yankees gets nauseating. I would only recommend this work to Yankees fans who don't tire of hearing how world class an organization they are over and over and over and over. But then again, New Yorkers can just pick up a daily newspaper, it's much cheaper!!
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Summary: A surprisingly funny and candid read. I loved it.
Review: I never liked David Wells, mostly because I only knew him as a Yankee player. That alone is generally enough to get me not to like someone. :) I wanted to check this out solely because of the "hype" surrounding the book. And after having read the book, I have to wonder if the negative press surrounding the book and some of it's "expositions" weren't self inflicted. Read the book. It's a wonderfully entertaining read. He talks about all the problems he had in his life early on, from his time in the minors, to the boredom in the bullpen (although his story about getting women in the stands to flash them is awesome) to his battles with team management, and lots on the Yankees. I also got a charge out of his comments on former Reds owner Marge Schott, and her dog.I have to admit that this book goes on my recommend list. It was a funny read, and for a baseball fan like myself, gives me some insight into the mind of a baseball player. I really enjoyed it. The link here is for the hardback edition of the book. There is a paperback version scheduled for release, but it's not currently slated until Mar 1, 2004. The hardback is available now. Oh, BTW, if you're someone who isn't into the liberal use of foul language, you might want to stay away from the book. It's not like every third word is f this or f that, but there is definitely more than a smattering of f-bombs and the like in the book.
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Summary: A surprisingly funny and candid read. I loved it.
Review: I never liked David Wells, mostly because I only knew him as a Yankee player. That alone is generally enough to get me not to like someone. :) I wanted to check this out solely because of the "hype" surrounding the book. And after having read the book, I have to wonder if the negative press surrounding the book and some of it's "expositions" weren't self inflicted. Read the book. It's a wonderfully entertaining read. He talks about all the problems he had in his life early on, from his time in the minors, to the boredom in the bullpen (although his story about getting women in the stands to flash them is awesome) to his battles with team management, and lots on the Yankees. I also got a charge out of his comments on former Reds owner Marge Schott, and her dog. I have to admit that this book goes on my recommend list. It was a funny read, and for a baseball fan like myself, gives me some insight into the mind of a baseball player. I really enjoyed it. The link here is for the hardback edition of the book. There is a paperback version scheduled for release, but it's not currently slated until Mar 1, 2004. The hardback is available now. Oh, BTW, if you're someone who isn't into the liberal use of foul language, you might want to stay away from the book. It's not like every third word is f this or f that, but there is definitely more than a smattering of f-bombs and the like in the book.
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Summary: It Will Pass
Review: I picked this up after some of the hyperbolic sports media hoopla surrounding some of the statements made by Wells (or his ghost writer) in it. Wells has always been one of the more interesting baseball players, personality-wise. Or perhaps he's just a little different than most players in MLB, and that's appreciated by some in a sport that conjures straight-edge [people].
Reading this book was interesting in certain places and it reveals the perception of one person. So I think it should be taken for what it is. About one person's perceptions with some stories about his life along the way. People shouldn't take it too seriously or have a tizzy over it. It could have been written a little bit better. It will not be remembered for more than two months. Why the "scandalous" attention given to this book? Because Wells is not [like] many baseball players, nor does he portray the image MLB wants to convey. He's not a "goody-too-shoe." He's not a clean-cut, mom and "apple pie" type of guy. He is who he is and he's fairly honest, with some exagerrations here and there.
The brass of the Yankees claim he "hurt the image" of the organization. What image? Of Steinbrenner (Mr. Nutcase), the South Bronx, obnoxious fans, and a team thate buys world series rings because it has hoards of T.V. revenue. Take this with a grain of salt. Other books about a player's perceptions in regards to the game and the people that may be of interest are "Ball Four" by Bouton, and "Omar!" by Omar Vizquel.
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