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GREAT NEW BOOK!!!
Howard Burman has released a new book entitled "Mutt's Dream - Making the Mick"
From Ascend Books, this is truly unlike any other Mickey Mantle book out there!
"Making the Mick" highlight's Mickey's father drive of his son
becoming one of the greatest
ballplayers of all-time. There are so many Mantle
books showcasing his career, but
what makes this book different and unique is that "Making the
Mick" focuses
on Mutt's passion to make his son the best ballplayer possible.
Readers will learn
how Mutt focused on the fundamentals of baseball and how his
insight helped shape
Mickey into not only becoming a switch-hitter, but a great
all-around player and
student of the game. Just learning about Dr. Connell and
the Mick's battle with infections
in his legs covered with boils, you get to appreciate all the
obstacles that Mickey
had to overcome during his path to the big leages.
Children of all ages walked with a
"gimp" and we learn more about why. I highly
recommend this book as a great way to
learn more about the Mick, Mutt, and the foundations of
baseball. Grab it today!
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NEW BOOK!
The Story of Baseball: In 100 Photographs!
Looking for a great holiday gift for a baseball fan? This is
it!
Clearly a picture is worth a 1000 words and this book does it all!
Kostya Kennedy and Bill Syken put together this book of baseball
in photographs with wonderful backdrops of each epic
photograph. From the beginnings of baseball all the way
to 2018, this book covers it all. Each page adds to the
journey of the hisotry of the game of baseball as told
through these amazing photographs and their stories.
I highly recommend this book as it will make a great
addition to any baseball book collection!
Order the book HERE today in time for the holidays!
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GREAT NEW BOOKS!
Harvey Frommer is back and better than ever with "The ULTIMATE YANKEE BOOK"!
This book is a new experience and a new kind of sports genre! This
book
is jammed packed with facts, stats, stories, profiles, memorabilia, and much
more!
Get more details about the book here and order it now!!!!!
AND
Marty Appel has done it
again!
Marty has written a great book on one of the most unique and intriging
characters in all of baseball...Casey Stengel.
Casey Stengel - Baseball's Greatest
Character
This new book outlines the life of a man who spent more than 50 years in
baseball.
Casey's life is detailed in this historic, yet funny book. Marty gets
us inside the mind of a quirky baseball mind
and let's fans learn about this baseball genius. When people think
about the great minds of baseball, Casey is
right at the top of that list. Join Marty on this journey and learn
more about Casey Stengel and all the
amazing players he had a chance to play with and manage in his many years of
baseball. Learn why Casey
disliked "milkshake drinkers" and why he was considered the "father figure"
to so many greats.
A must-have for baseball fans of all teams! Highly recommended read!
Grab a copy today!
Grab this awesome book by Marty Appel from
Amazon.
AND
The Presidents and the Pastime
The History of Baseball & the White house
by Curt Smith
Check out this new book about baseball and politics. A great read for any sports fan or fan of politics!
From Taft and Wilson, all the way to Clinton and Trump, Smith covers it all
in this great read about baseball.
The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as
a former White House presidential speechwriter to
chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most American"
sport, and the U.S. presidency.
Grab your copy today at Amazon or other great book retailers!!!!
Looking for a great baseball gift?
Grab a copy of "The Pitch That Killed" by Mike Sowell
Summer Game Books announces the first eBook release of The Pitch That Killed, by Mike Sowell. Originally released in 1989 and now under option as a full-length movie, The Pitch That Killed was selected as a New York Times "Notable Book of the Year" and won the CASEY Award.
On a torridly hot August day in 1920, Ray Chapman was struck and killed by a Carl Mays fastball, in what was and remains the only on-the-field fatality in the history of major league baseball. The drama of Good Guy Chapman versus Bad Guy Mays is a wrenching human tale. Add to it an intense pennant race, the meteoric ascension of Babe Ruth to baseball supremacy, the banning of the Black Sox for throwing the previous year's World Series, and the story grows to one of the most fascinating and compelling in the annals of baseball history.
Few stories in the annals of baseball history match the irony or drama of the popular Ray Chapman’s fatal beaning by lone wolf Carl Mays. And few titles in the annals of baseball literature have received the critical acclaim of The Pitch That Killed, Mike Sowell’s award-winning telling of the tale.
More information on how to purchase the book can be found at: http://www.summergamebooks.com/pitch-killed-mike-sowell/
The Summer Game Books
edition is the first and only eBook of this classic and features an exclusive
new epilogue by the author, with 25 years of perspective, during which time, the
legends of Mays, Chapman, and Chapman's replacement, Joe Sewell, have only
grown.
About Summer Game Books
Summer Game Books publishes quality books by and for lovers of baseball. Its goal is to be the go-to publisher for all things baseball with innovative, informative, and entertaining print and electronic books. Summer Game Books features new fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as reissues of classic baseball books. For more information, visit http://www.summergamebooks.com.
NEW E-Book!!!
BABE'S PLACE - Only
$5.95!!!
The Lives of Yankee Stadium
by: Michael Wagner
Grab this one-of-a-kind book on Yankees history.
Grab a copy for
yourself and grab one for any baseball fan. Makes a great gift!
HistoryOfTheYankees is proud to support the following project being developed by baseball historian Michael Wagner!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NEW BOOK, 'JUST OUT OF REACH: THE 1980s NEW YORK YANKEES,' EXAMINES AN
OFT-OVERLOOKED ERA OF THE BRONX BOMBERS
The 1980s New York Yankees were loaded with talent - including such eventual
Hall of Famers as Dave Winfield, Rickey Henderson, Goose Gossage, and Phil
Niekro, as well as one of the most popular players to ever don pinstripes, Don
Mattingly. But somehow, someway, it did not all add up - resulting in one of the
few decades in Yankees history that did not include at least one World Series
championship. The new 346 page book, 'Just Out of Reach: The 1980s New York
Yankees,' focuses solely on this period of the team.
As with his earlier titles, 'Dynasty: The Oral History of the New York
Islanders, 1972-1984' and 'Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the
1980s New York Jets,' author/journalist
Greg Prato conducted nearly 30 all-new, exclusive interviews with players,
sportswriters, and sportscasters for the book. The end result is not only a
genuine account of the Yankees from this time, but also, of Major League
Baseball in general. Set up in the oral history format, 'Just Out of Reach'
reads like a documentary, but in book form, as the participants weigh in on the
ups and downs of the Yankees, and pull no punches in their recollections and
opinions.
Those who were interviewed for the book include such MLB Hall of Famers as Goose
Gossage and Phil Niekro, as well as such popular Yankees as Tommy John, Dave
Righetti, Steve Balboni, and Mike Pagliarulo, 2x Pulitzer Prize nominee
sportswriter Steve Jacobson, renowned sportscaster Fran Healy, plus the sons of
two Yankee legends, Billy Martin Jr. and Dale Berra.
Featured are Dave Righetti's memories of pitching a no-hitter on July 4, 1983,
Phil Niekro's recollections of notching win #300 as a Yankee, what went wrong in
the 1981 World Series, what exactly prevented the Yankees of the '80s from going
the distance, and individual chapters on George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, Dave
Winfield, Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson, and Goose Gossage.
Released on March 1st and priced at $19.99 (paperback) and $9.99
(Kindle download), 'Just Out of Reach: The 1980s New York Yankees'
is the definitive story of one of the all-time great professional sports teams'
most overlooked eras. For ordering info and to read samples before purchasing,
visit the following sites:
PAPERBACK:
http://amzn.com/1494931230
KINDLE:
http://amzn.com/B00INW1FHY
TO REQUEST A REVIEW COPY OR TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR, CONTACT
VIA EMAIL - gregprato@yahoo.com
Marty Appel is one of the leading authorities and
historians on the New York Yankees and baseball in general.
Here are just a few books by the great Yankees PR man himself, Marty Appel.
"There are numerous publications about the New York
Yankees, but very few that stand out above the rest. 'Pinstripe
Empire - The New York Yankees - From Before the Babe to After the Boss'
gives an in-depth look into the entire history of the Yankees franchise.
Marty Appel knows how to bring out every element and detail of their entire
history and communicate it in a way that captures and holds the reader.
This is a must read for any pure Yankees fan or baseball fan. It is a
unmitigated perspective of a franchise whose history is unmatched by any
other sports franchise. Marty Appel's passion and insight of the
Yankees cannot be equated by anyone. Marty Appel has a way of not just
telling a story, but giving the story a personal and privy feeling.
From the introduction of groundskeeper Phil Schenck to traveling secretary
Mark Roth to Mel Allen's 'How about that!', Marty Appel reveals the
exhaustive story about the New York Yankees. Any baseball fan can talk
about Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle, but few know the story behind the
story and all the personnel involved that made these majestic stories come
into existence. 'Pinstripe Empire' is the one book that must be on the
bookshelf of any Yankees fan and is a must read for those who are passionate
about the Yankees and the history of their franchise." - Bradford H. Turnow -
www.YankeesHistory.com
Other great Yankees baseball books that I recommend....
From an award-winning humorist, a touching memoir and manifesto that reveals the deep secrets of fan jinxes, hexes, and charms. Did you know there is a secret to winning ballgames? It’s not the players, managers, money, or luck. It’s juju, and no one knows it better than Hart Seely. Seely has spent a lifetime practicing the art of juju from his living room. And winning ballgames for the New York Yankees. He paces floors. He yells at defenseless TVs. He rallies the team like Churchill addressing the collective British soul. But what he is really doing is harnessing juju energy to influence the outcome of games. And it works. In this uproarious, unforgettable fan confessional, Seely shares the basics of juju for the beginner—“Setting the Table,” asking for a called strike instead of a walk-off homer—to advanced juju—“Bringing the Neg,” predicting bad events to keep them from actually happening—to the deepest, darkest formulas of this age-old art. Along the way readers come to know Hart and his hilarious band of fellow juju practitioners, a secret club of friends whose fandom bonds them across decades, not to mention won/loss columns. Nostalgic, heartwarming, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Juju Rules is a memoir of a life well-lived in service to one’s team that shows how love can be a powerful passion in the best way.
“Hart Seely’s use of ‘juju rules’ in support of the
Yankees is not only curious, hilarious, and excessive but also familiar! His
‘off the wall’ tennis ball game (played at home to spur a Yankees rally) was
also a backyard passion of my own. Clearly Hart comes to the classic fanatic
level, and this chronicle of his life as a devoted fan is
entertaining—and universal.”
—Tony
LaRussa, former major league manager
Credit: Madeline Seely
THE
JUJU RULES
is a memoir of Hart Seely’s lifelong devotion to the New York Yankees. He may be
the world’s biggest Yankees fan, which he says is code for “Whatever you do,
don’t bring up the Yankees in his presence.” And yet, one might argue that Seely
actually works for the team, something he’s done from his living room couch
during ballgames for decades. You see, Hart Seely is a member of a secret club:
He is a seasoned practitioner of the ancient art of juju. He harnesses atomic
particles from the cosmos—“Rizzutons” as he calls them—to influence the outcome
of Yankees games, or innings, or at bats.
From
the moment he forsakes his father, a dyed-in-the-wool Yankees hater, and
declared his love for New York’s team, Seely was hooked. Despite his father’s
tormenting, Seely grew ever more obsessed and found he could help guide Roger
Maris to home plate by going outside during a game and flinging balls against
the side of the house, one after another. He could will a hit from Mickey Mantle
if he sat in his lucky chair at just the right moment. Seely believed that with
these rituals he was helping his team to win games; he was sure that he had
tapped into something powerful.
And he didn’t stop believing. From attending college in upstate New York to
meeting his first Red Sox fan and learning the power of sarcasm; from going home
after college to carve out a career in the family newspaper business to trying
to find love, one thing remains constant throughout:
Seely watches the Yankees.
He
works various jobs in print and radio, trying to find his calling. He toils away
at his great American novel, which of course is about the Yankees, and he falls
in love with a girl named Janice who finally agrees to marry him, even when she
learns the true, ugly depths of his obsession. At every juncture his life is
tied to what the boys in pinstripes are doing on the field—and his TV screen.
THE JUJU RULES*
*Or, How to Win Ballgames from Your Couch:
A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed
by Hart Seely
On sale: April 17, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-547-62237-8 ·$25 hardcover
Also available as an ebook
Over
the course of the book, readers are introduced to the hilarious and universal
rules of juju, in chapters that are interspersed throughout the memoir. Along
the way they will also come to know and love an absolutely unforgettable group
of mismatched friends who form around Seely over the years, all connected by the
great Bronx Bombers. They include:
·
College
friend Dog Man, who calls after
every Yankee event and communicates purely through Bruce Springsteen lyrics. For
example, when the Yankees traded pitching hopeful Al Leiter in the late 1980s
and Seely is writhing on the floor of living room at the news, Dog Man calls to
say “Bar eyes shine vacancy.”
·
Alphonso,
the master of bringing the neg, which is the practice of reverse Rizzutonian
juju whereby you always expect the worst for your team in hopes of actually
getting the best.
·
Bonfatti,
a Meatloaf lookalike who roots for the Red Sox and torments Seely but who makes
a fatal juju mistake. He throws a victory party for the 1986 Red Sox/Mets game
and it ends with the ball dribbling through Buckner’s legs. Lesson learned:
Never throw a victory party before a victory!
·
Old man
Bill Glavin,
who calls after every Yankees loss or trade, to say to Seely, “What were you and
George thinking making that trade?” He believes every Yankees fan is a personal
lackey to the dreaded George Steinbrenner.
·
Tom
Peyer,
a political cartoonist who confesses to Seely that he grew up in a Yankees
household but knows nothing about baseball, and so he asks Seely to teach him
how to be a Yankees fan, a task Seely takes on with great seriousness. He
assigns reading and coursework and tutors him on all things Yankees. Only it’s
during an abysmal time in Yankees history: from 1986–92 a time Hart calls the
7-year barf.
They
all practice juju. They all live for baseball. It measures the key moments,
events and memories of their lives. Part buddy book, part love story, and part
juju primer, THE JUJU RULES is a
heartfelt memoir of a life well lived—sweet, poignant, nostalgic, and full of
wonderfully wry humor and self-deprecating asides.
About
the Author
Hart
Seely is an award-winning reporter for the
Post-Standard in Syracuse and a
popular humorist. His pieces have appeared in
The
New Yorker,
National Lampoon, and
Slate. He is the co-editor of
O Holy Cow!: The Selected Verse of Phil
Rizzuto, and he wins Yankee games from his living room.
In November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted
toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou
Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed
across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving
Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of Banzai! Banzai
Babe Ruth! The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning
professional baseball in Japan, and spreading goodwill. Politicians on
both sides of the Pacific hoped that the amity generated by the tour and the two
nations shared love of the game could help heal their growing political
differences. But the Babe and baseball could not overcome Japan s growing
nationalism, as a bloody coup d état by young army officers and an
assassination attempt by the ultranationalist War Gods Society jeopardized the
tour s success. A tale of international intrigue, espionage, attempted murder,
and, of course, baseball, Banzai Babe Ruth is the first detailed account of the
doomed attempt to reconcile the United States and Japan through the 1934 All
American baseball tour. Robert K. Fitts provides a wonderful story about
baseball, nationalism, and American and Japanese cultural history.
Harvey Frommer is another great Yankees historian and writer about the great sport of baseball.
Below are other recommended readings for Yankees fans. Feedback is always welcome!
GEORGE “SNUFFY” STIRNWEISS
George (Snuffy) Stirnweiss is one of those N.Y. Yankees whose name is lost beside the immortals: Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Berra, et al. Yet he led the Yankees into the World Series three times and had a year, 1945 which is unmatched by any other Yankee including the aforementioned immortals. That year he led the American League in: at bats, batting average, on-base %, at bats hits, total bases, triples, stolen bases, & extra-base hits, and he and teammate Phil Rizzuto led the league in double plays while George had a .970% fielding average.. Yet his name is virtually forgotten by the Yankee organization and is mostly unknown by millions of Yankee fans. George was killed in a tragic train wreck in 1958, but he has left behind a large family (6 children, 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren) who need to learn more about him. The biography tells Snuffy’s story from Prep School through college and his career with the New York Yankees. There is also a chapter which details the story of his tragic death on that train wreck about which there is so much conflicting information.
To help keep his name alive for all these people, a long-time fan (60+years) PATRICK MACKIN has written Snuffy’s biography. Mr. Mackin is donating all of his proceeds from the sale of this book to a scholarship at Fordham Prep in NYC where George went to school. Although the book is not yet being published, a “pre-publication” copy is available at cost + shipping from Mr. Mackin. Write to him at: patmack27@comcast.net for further information.
"The First Boys of Spring"
A Film by Larry Foley
For parts of five decades, the immortals of America's National Pastime trained on baseball diamonds and "boiled out the alcoholic microbes" of winter in the thermal baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas. During this time, there were fun stories that were told as the players trained and got ready for the upcoming season. This is where "spring training" really began. This film is their story...Click on the movie banner below for more information about this great film narrated by Billy Bob Thorton and to view the trailer. With the help of baseball writer Bill Jenkinson and baseball historian Tim Reid, this is the untold story we all need to know.