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As baseball legend Ted Williams lay dying in Florida, his old Boston Red Sox teammates Johnny Pesky and Dom DiMaggio piled into a car and drove 1,300 miles to see their friend. Another member of the close-knit group, Bobby Doerr, remained in Oregon to tend to his wife who had suffered a stroke. Besides providing a poignant travelogue of the elderly Pesky and DiMaggio's trip, David Halberstam's The Teammates goes back in time to profile the men as young ballplayers. Although it is enlightening to learn about Doerr, Pesky, and DiMaggio, the leader of the group and star of the book is Williams. Halberstam portrays the notoriously moody and difficult Williams as a complex man: driven by a rough childhood and a fiercely competitive nature to become perhaps the greatest pure hitter of all time while also being a magnetic personality and loving friend. While there is nothing exceptionally unusual about old men who have stayed friends (plenty of people stay friends, after all), baseball gives this particular relationship a unique makeup. Unlike most friendships, that of Williams, Doerr, Pesky, and DiMaggio was viewed all summer long by hooting, hollering Red Sox fans. As such, their bond is forged both of individual accomplishment, win-loss records, numerous road trips, and, since they played for the Red Sox, annual doses of disappointment. Halberstam, author of Summer of '49 and October 1964 is the ideal writer to tell two equally intriguing stories, both rich in America's pastime. Although he occasionally drops himself into the narrative, one expects that of Halberstam and gladly accepts it in exchange for the highly readable exposition infused with poetic majesty that has become his trademark. --John Moe.
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Mickey Mantle played 18 years for the New York Yankees, leadingthe team to 12 World Series. He was inducted into the Baseball Hallof Fame in 1974 and towards the end of his life, told his wife thathe wanted to be remembered as a great teammate Upon interviewingMantle's teammates, author Randall Swearingen discovered acommon thread of why they considered him to be a great teammate Mickey's ability to help the Yankees win games. This book piecestogether amazing stories that have never been told in such a completeand accurate fashion, and is colorfully illustrated with images ofactual memorabilia from the games and/or events in the book..
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Tiki and Ronde are brothers, best friends, and teammates on the Cave Spring Vikings football team. It's the last preseason game against their arch-rival Knights -- and the football is suddenly knocked out of Tiki's grip. What gives, he thinks, I've always carried the ball this way before.

Inspired by Coach Mike, who tells Tiki, "You've gotta believe," Tiki begins secret practice sessions with Ronde in the morning on the way to school. Will it make a difference in the next big game against the Knights?

Based on the childhoods of NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, this story of determination and of confidence will inspire all who read it..
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Since his first NFL game in 2000, Tom Brady has rocketed to football greatness. But life wasn’t all touchdowns and cheers for Brady in the beginning Once he was given the chance to shine, he quickly proved that he deserved his starting spot on the team. With full-color photographs on every page, this easy-to-read biography is perfect for young NFL fans..
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Discover the secrets to opening your mate’s heart and truly realize the meaning of ’two becoming one.’ In this amusing and enlightening book on building teamwork in your marriage, Bob and Yvonne Turnbull teach the principles of working together to make our marriages stronger. Too often we are taught to find the answers within ourselves, then work to become a better spouse. But TeamMates helps us understand that a secret to a better marriage is in working together, not separately..
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Title: KING OF THE CHESSBOARD.(Schools)(National champion, teammates show prominence of Eugene as chess hub)
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: March 29, 2003
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: B1

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