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Lou [large type] : fifty years of kicking dirt, playing hard, and winning big in the sweet spot of baseball / Lou Piniella with Bill Madden.

by Piniella, Lou, 1943- author.

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New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Piniella, Lou, 1943-

New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.

Baseball managers -- United States -- Biography.

9780062670960 (paperback)

0062670964 (paperback)

500 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, some color ; 23 cm

First HarperLuxe edition.

Glory in the sun -- The Tampa red-ass -- Have bat, will travel -- Pinstripes -- Death of a captain and a dynasty detoured -- Managing for the man -- Bye-bye, boss -- Red October -- Nasty doings and doggie poop -- Saving in Seattle -- Don't like good-byes -- Rising sun, setting sun -- Out at home -- Billy goats to Bartman to chance -- Alex heartbreak, Bradley madness, and Windy City farewell -- Lou-pinions.

"In this candid, revealing, and entertaining memoir, the beloved New York Yankee legend looks back over his nearly fifty-year career as a player and a manager, sharing insights and stories about some of his most memorable moments and some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball. For nearly five decades, Lou Piniella has been a fixture in Major League Baseball, as an outfielder with the legendary New York Yankees of the 1970s, and as a manager for five teams in both the American and National leagues. With respected veteran sportswriter Bill Madden, Piniella now reflects on his storied career, offering fans a glimpse of life on the field, in the dugout, and inside the clubhouse. Piniella speaks from the heart about his teams and his players, offering a detailed, up-close portrait of the Bronx Zoo's raucous personalities such as Reggie Jackson and Catfish Hunter, as well as his close friendship with Thurman Munson and his unusual relationship with George Steinbrenner. He also delves deep into his post-Yankee experiences, from winning a World Series for the controversial owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Marge Schott, to transforming the perennial cellar-dwelling Seattle Mariners into one of the league's best teams. Some of the game's brightest stars are here: Ken Griffey Jr, Randy Johnson, and Alex Rodriguiez, Piniella's supremely talented and controversial protégé. Throughout his time in the majors, Piniella has witnessed MLB grow into a multi-billion-dollar business. Piniella reflects on those changes, voicing his highly critical opinions on a range of controversial subjects, including steroids. Hilarious and uproarious, filled with eight pages of photos, Lou brings into focus a man whose deeply rooted passion for baseball has defined his life"--From the publisher's web site.

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