"Driving Mr. Yogi, Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry and Baseball's Greatest Gift" -- just out in paperback (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner) -- is the story of the deep and abiding friendship between Yogi Berra and Ron Guidry. But a segment of the book also delves into the relationship between Guidry and the great Mariano Rivera. With Rivera announcing his retirement post 2013, here is an excerpt from that segment.
 AN EXCERPT FROM THE POST-SCRIPT CHAPTER OF "DRIVING MR. YOGI, YOGI BERRA, RON GUIDRY AND BASEBALL'S GREATEST GIFT," (Mariner/Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt), A NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER, ON SALE THIS WEEK.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/054400227X/ref=rdr_ext_tmb Seeing his old pal Stump Merrill, the organization lifer who had never been invited to an old timers’ event, Yogi Berra needled, “What took you so long?” “Yog, what can I say?” Merrill said. “It only took me thirty-six years.” Merrill was delighted to see how much Berra was amused by his self-deprecation. He could also admit that he wished he’d come sooner, considering the sobering sight of Berra – with whom he had shared all those walks along spring training outfield warning tracks – stuck in a wheelchair. |
