Straw - Finding My Way

" Straw is the story of a guy who had two strikes against him in the middle innings of life and hit one out of the park." --Reggie Jackson "A riveting and memorable account of one man''s pursuit of a meaningful life." --David Cone Former New York Met and Yankee slugger Darryl Strawberry has subtitled his autobiography Straw , "Finding My Way"--and his path was never easy. A National League Rookie of the Year, eight-time MLB All Star, and four-time World Series Champion, Strawberry''s baseball achievements were often overshadowed by his struggles off the field. In Straw , he tells it all: his boyhood in Crenshaw, Los Angeles; his rise to baseball superstardom; the high life and low life; his brushes with the law; his triumphant battle over cancer; his religious awakening, and his marriage to the love of his life.

Product details

• Authors: Darryl Strawberry
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2009
• EAN: 9780061704208
• ISBN: 978-0-06-170420-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / History, HISTORY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, SPORTS & RECREATION: Essays, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / General, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, SPORTS & RECREATION: Coaching / Baseball, HISTORY: Essays, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / Statistics, HUMOR: Topic / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, HUMOR: Topic / Sports & Recreation