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Even if you've never read it and think (erroneously) that The New Yorker is an elitist magazine for liberal Manhattan-based lit-crit snobs, you've gotta find a copy of the Sept. 24 issue and read Gay Talese's profile of Joe Girardi. There are things about Joe I never knew or imagined, and none are bad. And if you're a father, son or anyone with a soul at all, you can even settle for reading just the final paragraphs of the piece.
(Sorry I can't attach it online, but if you're a Yankee fan, you've gotta make every effort to find and read this article... somehow!)
And to enrich this experience even further, take a look at this link to comments on Talese, DiMaggio etc. prompted by the Girardi profile. It's loaded with fascinating nuggets of baseball...and humanity. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=18525
(Sorry I can't attach it online, but if you're a Yankee fan, you've gotta make every effort to find and read this article... somehow!)
And to enrich this experience even further, take a look at this link to comments on Talese, DiMaggio etc. prompted by the Girardi profile. It's loaded with fascinating nuggets of baseball...and humanity. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=18525