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Title: A Yankee Century: A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team by Harvey Frommer, Paul O'Neill ISBN: 0-425-18617-2 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: **Another HISTORIC BASEBALL BOOK BY FROMMER
Comment: BOOK REVIEW: A YANKEE CENTURY
By Tony McClean
BLACK ATHLETE SPORTS NETWORK
BRISTOL, CONN---Earlier this year, you may have read a book review I wrote on the historic relationship between Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson. That book was penned by noted baseball writer and historian Harvey Frommer.
Prof. Frommer has since come out with another historic baseball book, this time about the sport's most celebrated franchise.
Frommer, who authored "The New York Yankee Encloypedia", has now penned "A Yankee Century: A Celebration of the First 100 Years of Baseball's Greatest Team".
Not only does Frommer give an oral history of the Pinstripes, but there are several rare photos of Yankee greats past and present.
From Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter, Lou Gehrig to Reggie Jackson, and all those in between, "A Yankee Century" is keepsake dream for fans of the Bronx Bombers and a nightmare for Yankee haters all over.
Even though this review is being written by a lifelong Met fan, I found this to be a very entertaining read.
One of the things that was enjoyable about the book is how Frommer has separate "Yankee Stories" on the well-known and lesser known ex-Yankees.
A humble Chris Chambliss talks about coming over from the lowly Cleveland Indians in a 1975 and then winning the pennant with a dramatic homer in the 1976 ALCS against the Royals.
Frommer also writes about the plight of Elston Howard, the first Black to play for the Yankees. His struggles on and off the field are chronicled along with a review of his very understated career as a player and coach.
The breathtaking and sometimes tumulous career of Reggie Jackson in pinstripes is also well chronicled. "Mr. October" had one of the greatest moments in Yankee history when he hit three homers in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series.
At the time, it gave the Yanks their first World Series title in 13 seasons and he would help them go back to the next season.
Among some of the other African American players that are featured in Prof. Frommer's book are Jeter, current third base coach and ex-captain Willie Randolph, Bernie Williams, and Hall of Famer Dave Winfield.
The book also includes a comprehensive trivia quiz, quotes, anecdotes, and other entertaining features for all baseball fans, Yankee or otherwise.
If you know a true Yankee fan, it's a great addition to their library.
If you know a true Yankee hater, this will be a best way to start an arguement.
Rating: 5
Summary: GREAT, GREAT. BASEBALLOGY.COM
Comment: New York Yankees are the most popular, successful and enduring franchise in any sport. With all the amazing history that they have, can it be summed up in one book? The answer is no but this book does a great job of giving you a lot of their history in one book.
The beauty of this book is the little things, the attention that Harvey Frommer gave each page and each section. He listed so many facts in this book that any baseball fan would find this a great read.
The book has great quotes, timelines, short stories, player bios, full breakdowns of great records like the Joe DiMaggio hitting streak and when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's record (the breakdown of Ruth's 60 is in the book too!). The quotes are great too and there is a lot of information in this book that has never been seen before like Mickey Mantle's Hall of Fame speech!
The nickname section is priceless and all of them are explained in good detail. The pictures are well above average too as you will see a younger Casey Stengel, Thurman Munson, Ruth, Mantle, Maris, and Mel Allen. That's right even the great announcers that have worked for the Yankees over the years get their moment in the sun too.
Expect a lot of Billy Martin mentions and Yogi-isms in this Yankee treasure. There are also mentions of movies and really anything that has happened to the Bronx Bombers like Yankee Firsts and Lasts. And this book even has every manager to ever put on the pinstripes.
This book will cost you just over twenty dollars, but for the money you get a ton of baseball knowledge so it is well worth it.Buy A Yankee Century Now
Rating: 5
Summary: How about that, folks?
Comment: In the northeast, the winter of 2003-2004 will be remembered as one of the snowiest, iciest, coldest and dreariest in recent memory. A YANKEE CENTURY was the perfect cure for those miserable days. Filled with the baseball history that took place on the sun-drenched field of Yankee Stadium, Harvey Frommer has provided us Yankee [and most baseball] fans with a warm nostalgia and a good feeling for the springs and summers to come.
With equal parts statistics and anecdote, the book is a well-balanced exploration into the most successful sports franchise in history. Peppered with wonderful photos (some that I had never seen before), this 400+ page book moves swiftly. The writing is respectful without becoming sentimental. And Paul O'Neill, who I will always remember as our favorite water-cooler kicking hothead, proves to be a sensitive and articulate commentator. Congratulations to both writers.
A YANKEE CENTURY is a great exploration into the Bronx Bombers, and by extension, to the history of 20th century baseball itself.
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Title: Yankees Century : 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball by Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson ISBN: 0618085270 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 04 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title:100 Years of the New York Yankees ASIN: B0000AVHA5 Publisher: Hart Sharp Video Llc Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $21.49 |
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Title: The New York Yankees : New York Yankees - 100 Years - The Official Retrospective by Yankees ISBN: 0345460901 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Complete New York Yankees: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team by Derek Gentile ISBN: 1579121527 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The New York Yankees Illustrated History by The New York Times ISBN: 0312290942 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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