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