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62 - Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness
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“The definitive story” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times
baseball columnist) of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible,
unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the
franchise both men called home. Aaron Judge, the hulking superman
who carried an easy aw-shucks demeanor from small-town California
to stardom in the Big Apple, had long established his place as one
of baseball’s most intimidating power hitters. Baseballs
frequently rocketed off his bat like cannon fire, dispatching
heat-seeking missiles toward the “Judge’s Chambers” seating
area in right field, sending delirious fans scattering for
souvenirs. But even in a high-tech universe where computers measure
each swing to the nth degree, Roger Maris’s American League mark
of sixty-one home runs seemed largely out of reach. It had been
more than a decade since baseball wiped clean the stains of its
performance-enhanced era, in which cartoonish sluggers Mark
McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds made a mockery of the record
book. Given a more level playing field against pitchers sporting
hellacious arsenals unlike anything Babe Ruth or Maris could have
imagined, only an exceptional talent could even consider making a
run at sixty-one homers. Judge, who placed the bet of his life by
turning down a $213.5 million extension on the eve of the regular
season, promised to rise to the challenge. “In the most thorough
telling yet of an all-time-great Yankees performance” (Jeff
Passan, New York Times bestselling author), veteran Yankees beat
reporter Bryan Hoch unravels the remarkable journey of Judge’s
run to shatter Maris’s beloved sixty-one-year-old record.
In-depth, inspiring, and with an expert’s insight, 62 also
investigates the more significant questions raised in a season
unlike any other, including how—and where—Judge will deliver
his encore.
General
Imprint: |
Atria Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Bryan Hoch
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Foreword by: |
Roger Maris
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Preface by: |
Aaron Boone
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Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66802-796-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-66802-796-8 |
Barcode: |
9781668027967 |
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