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'Munson' is worth a read
pinstripealley.com - 7/2/2009
'Munson' is worth a read
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Thurman Munson It may seem strange to write a book about a baseball player who has been dead for 30 years, especially one who did not even make the Hall of Fame. That, however, is exactly what Marty Appel has done in the forthcoming book " MUNSON: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain ...
Book Review - Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
newstadiuminsider.blogspot.com - 7/9/2009
Book Review - Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
— newstadiuminsider.blogspot.com — Marty Appel took his first crack co-authoring a Thurman Munson autobiography in 1977. "Can you make it... funny?", Thurman asked Appel. "Sure, give me more funny stories." It turned out to be a more "traditional" version of an autobiography than Appel ... (more) Book Review - Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain

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“Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain” (A Behind The Moat Book Club special)
behindthemoat.wordpress.com - 7/5/2009
“Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain” (A Behind The Moat Book Club special)
— behindthemoat.wordpress.com — I’m aging myself, but I was born only a short time before Thurman Munson’s passing. Much of... what I knew about him previous to reading this book was from his unwavering fans and from Yankeeographies. These sources do not generally tell the whole story; rather, they represent a ... (more) “Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain” (A ...

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subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com - 7/9/2009
Book Excerpt: 'Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain'
— subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com — If you're looking for some great baseball reading this summer, pick up a copy of Munson: The... Life and Death of a Yankee Captain by Marty Appel. Even if you think you knew all there was to know about Munson, you'll learn more from this book. Thanks to Doubleday, we're doing our first-ever ... (more) Book Excerpt: 'Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee ...

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Zell's Pinstripe Blog — ... ——————————————————————————————————— A sportsnation ranks the Yanks poorly / Phillies made an offer for Wang TURLEY’S WHISTLING WHILE HE WORKED WAS BOON FOR MANTLE ‘Munson’ is worth a read  / Musings on in-stadium economics A ...

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