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My favorite book (to date) by Harvey was a real gem titled “A
Yankee Century: A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's
Greatest Team.” This book covered it all from their historic
beginnings as the New York Highlanders playing in Manhattan's Hilltop
Park in 1903, to their reign as the modern-day dynasty that brought
Major League Baseball into a new millennium with World Series championships
in '96, '98, '99, and 2000. With the release of the updated version
“A Yankee Century and Beyond” Frommer has once again outdone
his previous effort by incorporating the latest developments in
the storied franchise since the centennial of baseball’s winningest
team, This new edition of this richly illustrated study offers profiles
of the team’s legendary players and coaches, detailed statistics,
unforgettable moments on and off the field, rare period photographs,
trivia, and more. I was particularly pleased to see some great new
photography and plenty of all-time lists showcasing a myriad of
Yankee records and achievements.
-- Michael
Aubrecht
A Yankee
Century and Beyond Is An All-Inclusive Trip
Byline: Russ Cohen
Sportsology
2007-10-17
re you looking for
a one-way ticket to Yankeeville? Well of course there is no such
a place but the closest thing that I have seen is a book called,
“Yankee Century and Beyond” by Harvey Frommer.
Are you looking for
the date of important moments in Yankees history? Its in there and
so are hundreds more dating back to the 1890’s - - The Babe
was born in 1895.
Once again the pictures
in this book are spectacular. There are nice shots of Babe Ruth,
Lou Gehrig, but the shots that will hit home include the line of
people that were mourning the death of Ruth (my mom vividly remembers
that day), and a shot with Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Ruth and Gehrig
may be the best. Tell me the book that has pictures of the old Yankee
Stadium as well as renderings of the new Yankee Stadium?
Talkin’ Yankees was a chapter that had to take years to make.
When you see all of the quotes from all the terrific players that
are included in there your eyes will get very big, very quickly.
The dictionary of
Stengelese should have been made back in 1962 when he managed the
New York Mets. I once asked the late great, Richie Ashburn about
playing for him and his reaction was one that got a laugh and a
shake of the head at the same time. Here is a sample:
If Casey called a
player a “Road Apple” that meant that he was a bum! That’s
classic Casey!
There is a number
that stands out in the “By The Numbers” chapter. $189,000,000
was the figure and it’s the amount of money that the Yankees
paid for their captain when they signed him to a 12-year deal in
2001. Derek Jeter makes $12.6 million annually so why did those
girls have to twist his arm to validate their parking?
There is a 100-question
Yankee quiz, which now makes this book a must buy for those fans
who drive down to spring training every season. This would be a
good section to play around with in the car while you watch the
orange tree’s rolling past you.
Because of this book I learned that the Yanks had 56, 20-game winners,
but they haven’t had one since 2001! Here is the last fun fact.
The Yankees have only had eight Rookie of the Year winners in the
history of the franchise! I would have guessed that there were more
and that’s why you should get this book. If you think you are
an expert on the club, think again, this book will set you straight!.
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Has It Really Been a Yankee Century?
New Book Chronicles One
of Sport’s Most Storied Teams
"Yankee fans who can't learn
enough about their favorite team will think they died and went to
heaven with all that Frommer offers on each page."
—Publishers Weekly
In the world of politics, the
term is “polarizing.” It’s used for people and organizations
that evoke strong feelings, both positive and negative. If you looked
up that word in a sports dictionary, however, you’d find a picture
of The New York Yankees. No other team in Sport is more simultaneously
loved and hated than the embattled Yanks. But by the same token, no
other team is more storied, more celebrated, or more woven into the
fabric of American culture than the Bronx Bombers.
As far as baseball is concerned,
the last hundred years have truly been a Yankee Century. So claims
Harvey Frommer, author of Yankee Century and Beyond: A Celebration
of the First Hundred Plus Years of Baseball’s Greatest Team (ISBN:
978-1-4022-1002-0; November, 2007; $17.00 US / $22.00 CAN).
Yankee Century captures 106 years
of Yankee life in reflections, stats, facts, and historic images.
From their beginning as the New York Highlanders, playing in Manhattan's
Hilltop Park in 1903, to reigning over Major League Baseball as it
entered a new millennium—with World Series Championships in '96,
'98, '99 and 2000—the Yankees represent a century-long legacy
of triumphs and defeats, legends and lore, as an enduring symbol of
America's favorite pastime.
More than just an atlas of statistics,
Yankee Century contains reflections, quotes and profiles from individuals
who are at the heart of the Yankee Mystique. Personalities include:
Mel Allen, Yogi Berra, Chris Chambliss, Don Larsen, and Bob Sheppard.
It also includes tributes to the greats: From Mickey Mantle to Don
Mattingly, Vic Raschi to Allie Reynolds and Joltin' Joe DiMaggio to
Derek Jeter.
DUGOUT CENTRAL
"The Definitive Chronology"
Destined to become the defining
chronicle of the Yankees’ first hundred years, Yankee Century
and Beyond is a must-have collector’s volume not only for Yankee
fans, but for anyone who appreciates the history and relevance of
American Sport.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Harvey Frommer is a noted sports journalist and historian, the author
of thirty-eight books on sports, including Shoeless Joe and Ragtime
Baseball and The New York Yankee Encyclopedia, as well as autobiographies
of legends Nolan Ryan, Tony Dorsett and Red Holzman. He has also written,
along with his wife, hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines
and on the internet.
Frommer is a sought after public speaker, and a regular on radio and
television sports shows. He is a professor at Dartmouth college and
a long time Yankee fan who wrote for Yankees Magazine for sixteen
years..
