Nice guys finish last by leo durocher overdrive rakuten. However, after reading nice guys finish last, i have new respect for the man. We are delivering some of our books from alternative locations, though others may be. With durocher and graham in the dugout that day was lou. Included is willie mays telling how leo first scarred him to death and then inspired him to greatness. Or at least they earn less, according to a new study. Durocher, with ed linn, wrote a memoir titled nice guys finish last, a book that was recently republished by the university of chicago press. He died on october 7, 1991 in palm springs, california, usa. His life story was told in his autobiography, nice guys finish last, cowritten with ed linn.
Leo ernest durocher nicknamed leo the lip and lippy, was an american professional. The book nice guys finish last, leo durocher with ed linn is published by university of chicago press. Now, in those days, the yankee dugout was behind third base not first base as it is now and as im passing cobb on the way in, he says to me, you get in my way again, you fresh gusher, and ill step on. Start reading nice guys finish last on your kindle in under a minute. Quotations by leo durocher, american athlete, born july 27, 1905. Nice guys finish last book by leo durocher 3 available.
But the idea itself comes from legendary baseball man leo the lip durocher. Read nice guys finish last by leo durocher, ed linn for free with a 30 day free trial. Hed play cards with the guys and share stories in an attempt to gain their friendship. Most of what id ever read or heard about leo durocher didnt make him seem to be a very likeable character. The new york times obituary for leo durocher remembers him as perhaps major league baseballs best example of the winatallcosts. You can choose the best book if youd prefer reading a book. Nice guys finish last has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Nice guys finish last, was the quote, but durocher later claimed, after the line drew some criticism from defenders of sportsmanship, that. Durocher was making managerial decisions and putting on plays as the third base coach. His philosophy and autobiography, nice guys finish last are often the first thought that comes to mind when this.
Graham never took notes, and was reputed to have a photographic memory, which durocher did not dispute. In 1948, speaking of the new york giants, legendary baseball manager leo durocher was quoted as saying that nice guys finish last. Sep 08, 2009 most of what id ever read or heard about leo durocher didnt make him seem to be a very likeable character. Major league baseball from the twenties through the fifties boasted a captivating array of distinctive personalities and leo knew them all.
He was an actor, known for matinee theatre 1955, main street to broadway 1953 and campbell summer soundstage 1952. The point to remember is that it is good to be nice, but not to an extreme. How many of you actually believe in the nice guys finish. Chicago cub manager leo durocher paying penance for his famous saying nice guys finish last after nice guy miracle mets manager gil hodges overtakes the cubs in the standings. Show me a good sportsman and ill show you a player im looking to trade. Many have the sentiment that nice guys finish last, due to personal experiences, but this is simply not true. From the title, one would presume that none other than the famous babe ruth had written that book. Secret history of the war among chandler, durocher, macphail, and rickey. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Durocher was a loudmouthed brawler, ladys man, fine coach, and coiner of the expression. Some nice people command appreciation and respect, while others are used and abused. The dayton daily news in his new biography, leo durocher. See the book nice guys finish seventh by ralph keyes for more examples of misquotations. Nice guys finish last by ed linn and leo durocher 1975.
Nice guys finish last by leo durocher, ed linn books on. He was married to lynne walker goldblatt, laraine day, grace dozier and ruby hartley. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nice guys finish last. Perhaps best known for his comment that nice guys finish last, durocher as a player and manager was legendary for his. There are hundreds of stories of his fighting, foulmouthed, and win at all costs approach to the game. Hero, villian, despised, reveredleo durocher in dodger. Usually considered to be one of the best baseball autobiographies ever written by that small subset of us who actually consider the quality of such books, nice guys finish last is a terrific window onto 50 years of baseball history. Within other case, little men and women like to read book nice guys finish last.
Durocher achieved national notoriety proclaiming nice guys finish last while driving his teams to three national league pennants and one supremely unexpected world series victory. The interview was conducted in 1984 after the publishing of leo s book nice guys finish last. First is the 1975 hardback, leo durocher nice guys finish last by ed linn. The brooklyn dodgers were playing the new york giants at the polo grounds on july. Durocher claimed in his 1975 autobiography nice guys finish last, that no such words were said and that it was an unintentional collision. Leo had miraculously become irrelevant, and though his revisionist, ghostwritten autobiography nice guys finish last which dickson points out was never actually a quote of durocher s tried to resurrect the fiery, glossy image, by the late 1970s and early 1980s, the only news on leo. Leo durocher was born on july 27, 1905 in west springfield, massachusetts, usa as leo ernest durocher.
So long as we know about how is important the book nice guys finish last. Nice guys finish last ebook by leo durocher rakuten kobo. The background picture depicted leo giving an umpire an earful of abuse, standard operation procedure for the manager nicknamed the lip. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Niceness in the form of agreeableness does not appear to pay, the authors. The chicago distribution center is temporarily closed.
Leo durocher s nice guys finish last makes my short list of baseballs best memoirs. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. In his autobiography, nice guys finish last 1975, durocher quoted himself incorrectly. Nice guys finish last by leo durocher, ed linn, paperback. In 1946, durocher was managing the brooklyn dodgers when, during an interview during the pregame against the rival new york giants, he quipped, the nice guys are all over 7th place.
Baseballs prodigal son, dickson profiles a man who was constantly getting in trouble on and off the field. The controversial durocher, known as leo the lip, had a. Nice guys finish dont finish last they finish first. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the cop. Leo the lip durocher would have understood what drove mark pincus, zyngas former ceo who finally paid a price for his sharptongued, sharpelbowed. My baseball career spanned almost five decadesfrom 1925 to 1973, count. As long as ive got a chance to beat you im going to take it. Watch the video for nice guys finish last from cobra starships hot mess for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Photographs show chicago cubs manager leo durocher watching the cubs train at a camp in long beach, calif talking to players and coach leonine fred fitzsimmons. Nice guys finish last leo durocher, 06091975 buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but dont even speak to him on the field. Leo durocher, attributed, see notes us baseball manager 1906 1991 notes about this quotation. The other book is the yogi book by yogi berrahe didnt really say that, did he.
Quotes from leo durocher as long as ive got a chance to beat you im going to take it. In fact, durocher s 51year career as a player and manager was an. Leo durocher began his career riding the bench in the shadow of babe ruth, and ended it as the manager of the glorious 1973 houston astros, led by their star. Us 1946, condensed from a comment by a baseball manager leo durocher. Durocher began his career inauspiciously, riding the bench for the powerhouse 1928 yankees and hitting so poorly that babe ruth. An excerpt from nice guys finish last by leo durocher. The original quote was the nice guys are all over there, in seventh place. Nice guys finish last ebook written by leo durocher, ed linn. The baseball guru did leo durocher once give ty cobb. Leo durocher is the author of nice guys finish last 4.
The 1962 pennant chase and the dodgers failures to win it was wellchronicled in durocher s book, nice guys finish last. Leo durocher began his career riding the bench in the shadow of babe ruth, and ended it as the manager of the glorious 1973 houston astros. Toward the end, his players were aware that he was becoming senile. I said, they lose a ball game, they go home, they have a nice dinner, they put their heads down on the pillow and go to sleep.
Where does the phrase nice guys finish last come from. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Nice guys finish last leo durocher, 06091975 buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but dont even speak to him. In 1948, the legendary baseball manager leo durocher declared that nice guys finish last.
Leo durocher lives on in baseball lore and bartletts familiar quotations for having proclaimed, nice guys finish last. Nice guys finish last was the title of brooklyn dodgers manager leo durocher s article in the april 1948 cosmopolitan and also the title of his 1975 autobiography. Although durocher would later deny the quote, his pithy line summarizes a popular and pessimistic take. He was posthumously inducted into the baseball hall of fame. Hall of fame manager who was nicknamed the lip, for his habit of talking back to everyone. Also durocher entertaining the hammerland family at his home in beverly hills, calif portraits of durocher at home and at the cubs training camp. In 1928, there appeared a book, named babe ruths own baseball book, by babe ruth. Durocher always placed heavy reliance on physical and psychological intimidation of the enemy, the. The quotation has been simplified over the years, but durocher originally said the nice guys are all over there. Durocher wrote in his book nice guys finish last that he tried a new approach with the astros. Leo the lip durocher was a threetime allstar infielder 1936, 1938, 1940, who as a playermanager, finished his career as a skipper ranked fifth alltime amongst managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to john mcgraw in national league history. He retired among the alltimes leaders in games managed 3740, wins 2010, and losses 1710. He was quoted the next day by reporter frank graham of the new york journalamerican as nice guys finish last.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Mar 21, 2017 durocher was a loudmouthed brawler, ladys man, fine coach, and coiner of the expression. The same problems that plagued durocher in chicago arose again in houston. If you want to be a success, get the gold ring, then dont get hung up on being nice. Sign up for email notification of new releases in your field. Steve poltzs tribute to leo durocher plus intro explaining the song. The words i dont want any nice guys on my ball club ran beneath leo s portrait. The resulting book, nice guys finish last, is baseball at its best, brimming with personality and full of all the fights and feuds, triumphs and tricks that made durocher such a successand an outsized celebrity. Nice guys finish last by leo durocher and ed linn book read. Baseballs prodigal son leo durocher getty images joseph bottummarch 25, 2017 4. The old saying, nice guys finish last has been attributed to baseball legend leo durocher, who reportedly said something about mel ott being too nice of a guy and thats why the giants finished last they actually finished second to last, but thats just for you baseball aficionados. Leo durochers nice guys finish last made my list of baseballs best memoirs.
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