How It Feels To Be a Has-Been: And Other Essays from Baseball Greats in Their Own Words

It’s true – Babe Ruth once felt like a has-been. And did you know he was more proud of his pitching than any of his home runs? Those and many more insights into the baseball greats’ careers and lives can be found in this revealing collection – straight from the players themselves. You’ll read in Joe DiMaggio’s own words what boos from the bleachers did to his playing, and what Lou Gehrig learned from the Bambino himself. Also stories from legendary Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, hall-of-famers Dizzy Dean, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Carl Hubbell, John McGraw, and more.