All My Octobers: My Memories of Twelve World Series When the Yankees Ruled Baseball

Growing up in the shadow of NY city in the 50's and 60's the Yankees were my team and Mickey Mantle my favorite player. I remember as a young kid crying when Mick struck out (which was quite often) in a big spot, but he always found a way to come back with a clutch hit, home run or catch and make us forget about it! With his details about each of the series he played in I could paint a picture in my mind since I was familiar with all of the players back then. With only a few teams in each league, a baseball fan could actually remember who was on what team, lineups, pitching rotations, etc. It was a great time for baseball and rooting for the Yankees! I'd recommend this book to all Yankee fans who remember those days!

I bought this book for my Dad Mickey Mantle was his hero. My dad said that he enjoyed it soo much that he couldnt put the book down.

All My Octobers is a great book, full of great moments and great players in Major League Baseball's greatest classic, The World Series. Told in the first person by the late baseball legend and New York Yankees powerhouse centerfielder Mickey Mantle, these stories of the World Series are natural and authentic. It's up close and personal, right from the dugout at Yankee Stadium. From his first series in 1951, playing with The Yankee Clipper, Joe Dimaggio, right through to his last in 1964 against the St. Louis Cardinals, where Mantle hit three home runs to set a career World Series record at 18. Mantle still holds that record, along with runs scored (42), and runs batted in (40). Of course, he writes about the excitement on the field during the games, but he also gives us some personal tid-bits and his thoughts on the games and players. He tells us that some mistakenly thought he was giving Joe Dimaggio the cold shoulder, but in truth, he just didn't feel it was his place as a young player to be so forward with a legend like Joltin' Joe. He recalls conversations with Casey Stengal and Yogi Berra, the all-night drinking sessions with Whitey Ford and Billy Martin, and how he watched Roger Maris hit his record breaking 61st home run on television from a hospital bed, while sidelined with a hip infection. Each chapter is devoted to a different World Series, and every one is remembered fondly and precisely by Mantle. These were the glorious New York Yankees' dynasty years, back when The Bronx Bombers ruled Major League Baseball, and the world was a different place. All My Octobers is a very interesting and intimate look at the best of baseball during that magical time.

I was a Big Mickey Mantle fan back when he first came up to the Yankees as a 19 year old. He immediately had an impact on me. As a young boy he was my idol. I just began reading the book, and am already impressed with all the won- derful memories of the great Mickey Mantle. The book is great!, and I expect no less, as I continue to read on.

Love 'em or hate 'em, the New York Yankees are an integral slice of Americana. The superstars seem to shine brighter there than in other markets. They transcend sports and become a part of American life. From Ruth and Gehrig's dominance of the Roaring 20s to Joltin' Joe Dimaggio's hitting clinics of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, to Mantle and Maris in the 60s, and finally the resurgance of recent days, the baseball world hangs in the balance of what the Yanks ultimate destiny is on a yearly basis. With the exception of Ruth, it is entirely possible that no one figure captured the baseball world's imagination to the same degree as Mickey Mantle. From his humble beginnings to his majestic homeruns, "The Mick" had something for every baseball fan and he displayed it all while wearing the famed pinstripes in a total of 12 World Series. Not every World Series was won and Mickey certainly illustrates that he was far from perfect, both on and off the field. It's a wonderful look back to the Golden Era of baseball and an inside perspective of an age of sports that will never be seen again. Fully recommended!