Martínez, Pedro 1971- creator Silverman, Michael text biography nyu 2015 monographic eng

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xiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. From the 8-time All Star and 3-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, a bold, no-holds-barred memoir of his career, from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Dominican Republic to becoming one of the greatest pitchers of all time. 1971-1989. More than a game ; Heart of a lion -- 1990-1993. Dodgertown blues ; Sweet home Montana ; King of the jungle ; "It's Ramon's little brother" ; Off the bus ; Fragile: handle with care -- 1993-1997. Je ne parle pas français ; Far north of the border ; Señor plunk ; Click ; Dan, you made a bad trade -- 1998-2001. Well, I love that dirty water ; Command performance ; "Petey's in the house" ; Art and craft ; Alpha male ; The beginning of the end -- 2002-2004. An ugly chapter ; Body of work ; A little cranky, that's all ; Blame game ; "If you sneak into my house, I will shoot you" ; "Who's your daddy?" ; Top of the world -- Since 2004. "Take that computer and stick it ..." ; Fresh start for an old goat ; Fading to black ; Last pitch. Pedro Martinez and Michael Silverman. n-us--- nwdr--- Martínez, Pedro 1971- Baseball players United States Biography Baseball players Dominican Republic Biography Jugadores de béisbol República Dominicana Biografía Pitchers (Baseball) United States Biography Lanzadores (béisbol) República Dominicana Biografía 118 GV 865 M385p 2015 796.357092 9780544279339 0544279336 2015451719 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1511/2015451719-s.html YDXCP 150806 20240514113638.0 18732829 eng