I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir - Softcover

"The book offers an interesting perspective of what it takes to be a success in baseball."--The Daily World "Poignant and unexpectedly literary."--Sports Illustrated "Just as he is on Mets and Fox postseason broadcasts, he is candid and that makes for entertaining, informative reading in I'm Keith Hernandez."--Tulsa World "Hernandez writes with frankness and honesty in his baseball memoir...[he] still has the ability to engage readers with thoughts on batting slumps, his worries about a fixation on home runs, and his concerns about baseball's escalating use of statistical analysis."--Christian Science Monitor Selected for "6 Baseball Books for Mid-season Reading"--Christian Science Monitor "Illuminating and heartfelt memoir."--Memphis Flyer "An impressionistic account of his baseball boyhood, and a kind of 'Remembrance of At-Bats Past, ' complete with a baked good to set the memories in motion...I'm Keith Hernandez is by turns crust and soft. It's pretty good, too."--New York Times Book Review Selected for "Behind the Bestsellers" roundup--Publisher's Weekly "All in all, Hernandez delivers his book with disarmingly self-deprecating humor and blunt candor - 100-percent authentic to who he is in the broadcast booth."--East Hampton Star "[I'M KEITH HERNANDEZ] reflects on his life, career and the state of baseball today."--WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show" "If you pick up "I'm Keith Hernandez," you'll get a lot of incredible stories... Overall, the memoir captures what it's probably like to hang out with Keith."--MLB's "Cut 4" "5 Books High Performers Should Read This Month" "In this candid memoir, the legendary first baseman reveals how his early years were strewn with insecurities. Hernandez opens up about how he gained the confidence to thrive in the major leagues."--Equinox's "Furthermore" "Even at 64, Hernandez has maintained the coolness quotient that made him a star in New York more than 30 years ago."--Newsday "I have known Keith my entire adult life and this revealing and honest autobiography made me smile and weep. Everyone has their own 'bruises' and Keith lets us in on what it takes to survive the troughs and tough times to make himself into the MVP he was and fine man he is today. Incredible perseverance of the human spirit with the help of his family, Keith will always be the greatest ballplayer I ever played with. I'm proud to call him my friend."--Ron Darling "'Don't think, ' said Crash Davis to Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham. 'You can only hurt the ball club.' No one ever said that to Keith Hernandez, the thinking person's ballplayer. 'You're gonna have to learn your clich s, ' Crash advised Nuke. 'They're your friends.' This, too, is a rule that, fortunately, Hernandez ignores in this romp through his life before, during and after baseball. Except there is no life after baseball."--George F. Will "As a longtime baseball fan, I appreciated learning about the evolution of one of my favorite ball players--Keith Hernandez. Even when he is writing about his slumps, his book is a hit. I recommend it."--Gay Talese, author of High Notes and A Silent Season of a Hero "Meeting Keith when I was 13 remains one of the greatest moments of my life. After reading this book which so accurately describes the grit, dedication, and perseverance it takes to become one of the Baseball's greats, my appreciation for Keith--as a player, as a colleague, and as a friend--has reached new heights. It hits home, as do his keen insights into the game's past, present, and future. If you love baseball, you MUST read this book."--Alex Rodriguez Praise for I'm Keith Hernandez