Author Description

A true father-daughter story set in the world of major league baseball by Jennie Paul, daughter of Gabe Paul, an owner of the New York Yankees. Gabe Paul propelled the Yankees to their 1977 World Series win and beyond with players such as Reggie Jackson and manager Billy Martin while contending with co-owner George Steinbrenner's ego and controlling personality. In that world, young Jennie forged her own career in sports journalism and attempted to understand her father's sometimes hurtful reactions and pervasive silence. Jennie's personal relationship with Billy Martin and her behind-the-scenes knowledge of those tumultuous years brings a new perspective to the Yankees' history. Jennie delves into her father's extensive records and diaries as she pursues her need to understand the difficult relationship with her father. More than a decade after Gabe Paul's death, this book adds new depth to our knowledge of those baseball years, and new understanding to the issues that many fathers and daughters face.