The Mouth That Roared: My Six Outspoken Decades in Baseball
May 2013 · Triumph Books
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From profanity-laced clubhouse tirades and outspoken opinions on the state of the game to tears at an emotional funeral for his murdered granddaughter, Dallas Green tells his story for the first time in this autobiography. In his nearly 60 years in baseball as a pitcher; manager of three franchises, including both New York squads, the Mets and Yankees; general manager; and executive, Dallas Green has never minced words or shied away from making enemies. Though many bristled at his gruff style, nobody could argue with the result of his leadership: as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, he led the team to a World Series championship in 1980 and as general manger of the Chicago Cubs, he pulled off one of the most lopsided trades in the history of the sport by dealing journeyman Ivan DeJesus to the Phillies in exchange for Larry Bowa and future Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. This larger-than-life baseball personality shares insights from the mound, the dugout, and the front office as well as anecdotes of some of the game's biggest stars and encounters with the press, player agents, and the unions. Dallas Green also shares his feelings about his granddaughter, Christina-Taylor Green, who was shot and killed by a deranged stalker in Tucson, Arizona, during an assassination attempt on the life of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Knowing that the loss of his beloved granddaughter has irrevocably changed him, Green discusses how, in the wake of her death, baseball became a coping mechanism for him.
From profanity-laced clubhouse tirades and outspoken opinions on the state of the game to tears at an emotional funeral for his murdered granddaughter, Dallas Green tells his story for the first time in this autobiography. In his nearly 60 years in baseball as a pitcher; manager of three franchis...
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Brash, controversial, and never at a loss for words, Dallas Green is a larger than life baseball personality whose career has spanned the decades from the Joe DiMaggio era to today's stars. As a manager, he led the Philadelphia Phillies to the franchise's first World Series title in 1980 and also served memorable stints as the manager of the New York Yankees in 1989 and New York Mets in the mid-1990s. As the Chicago Cubs' general manager in the 1980s, Green is credited with building the 1984 National League West champions. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Alan Maimon is a journalist, author, and researcher whose newspaper work has included a series about the court system in Kentucky that was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. He started his professional writing career as a news assistant and sportswriter in the Berlin bureau of The New York Times. He is a Philadelphia native, a graduate of Brown University, and the author of Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian. Maimon also coauthored If You Love This Game...An MVP's Life in Baseball with Hall of Famer Andre Dawson. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brash, controversial, and never at a loss for words, Dallas Green is a larger than life baseball personality whose career has spanned the decades from the Joe DiMaggio era to today's stars. As a manager, he led the Philadelphia Phillies to the franchise's first World Series title in 1980 and also...
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