A great and very informative memoir by one of the greatest managers ever in the history of baseball. This book is rather lengthy but full of all kinds of information during Torre's 12 years in the Bronx. The book quotes current and former Yankees David Cone, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera the most. Most surprising is the way Torre rips former teammates such as Kevin Brown, Carl Pavano, Randy Johnson, Kenny Lofton, and to an extent, Gary Sheffield. A wonderful look into the behind-the-scenes of the greatest franchise in American sports history. Read how Cashman and Torre's friendship quickly soured in only a couple of years when Cashman was granted more power over the teams day-to-day operations or how quickly due to health reasons George Steinbrenner was pushed out of the picture. If you're a fan of the Yankees or even the game of baseball, I would HIGHLY recommend this book.
My favorite quote from the book came from page 51 from Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane, "And the one thing about getting beat by the Yankees: they did it with class. It was as if they beat you in rented tuxedos."
