The Zen of Zim: Baseballs, Beanballs, and Bosses

by Don Zimmer

Book Overview

Don Zimmer is baseball. His first book, Zim-A Baseball Life , was a New York Times bestseller and one of the best baseball memoirs ever published. Now, in The Zen of Zim , one of baseball's most beloved figures offers readers an insightful look into the baseball of yesterday and today. Baseball fans will love hearing Zim's positions on such things as pitching inside, managing, bosses, and more. With more than fifty-six years in baseball, Don Zimmer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312334303
• ISBN13: 9780312334307
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Another Gem!!!!!!!!

Don Zimmer can write one of these books every few years, and each would be just as, if not more, interesting than the previous. The man is a plethora of entertaining information and philosophies. I loved Zim--A Baseball, and couldn't wait for this one. Every page is full of memories, lessons, and humor. Absolutely enjoyable!

ANOTHER GOOD BOOK FROM DON ZIMMER

FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER, COACH AND MANAGER DON ZIMMER HAS WRITTEN ANOTHER ENTERTAINING AND INTERESTING BOOK. MOST OF THIS ONE IS ABOUT HIS TIME AS BENCH COACH FOR JOE TORRE. ZIM OFFERS HIS OPINION OF THE BOSS, JOE TORRE, AND MANY YANKEES PLAYERS. ALONG THE WAY HE TELLS MANY STORIES FROM HIS DODGER DAYS ALONG WITH HIS OPINIONS AND FACTS CONCERNING TODAY'S GAME AND PLAYERS. I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK AND RECOMMEND IT FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS.

Like spending an afternoon with the guy

Part rant, part memoir. A quick and easy read that shouldn't take very long. Zimmer is a happy old guy with great war stories. He hates Steinbrenner but adores Joe Torre. A pleasant was to spend an afternoon or so.

A BaseBall Trip From The 1950's Thru Now

This was an enjoyable read from a real baseball man. Player,manager & coach. I particularly enjoyed his views on pitchers. As he compared the great pitchers of the past, who often pitched complete games, such as Sandy Koufax,Robin Roberts,Steve Carlton,Bob Gibson,Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal to the present world that is dominated by pitch counts--middle relievers,set up men and closers. He also discusses how todays stars tend to be bigger and stronger. He has great insight into the changes of our national past time.

Stories of Half a Century

Don Zimmer has been active in professional baseball for longer than most of us have been alive. His experiences over these years form a story of how the sport has changed. It's no longer the close knit teams of friends that played ball together for years. It's changed. Now professional baseball is big money, really big money. the free agent system has turned the team into individual players each more concerned with his own contract than the team. Don tells this story of change in a book of anecdotes, laughs, excitement and comedy. Did the sport change for the better? Well, yes and no. Like another book starts out: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." But with the season over, it's clearly time to do some reading.