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“The definitive story” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times
baseball columnist) of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible,
unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the
franchise both men called home. Aaron Judge, the hulking superman
who carried an easy aw-shucks demeanor from small-town California
to stardom in the Big Apple, had long established his place as one
of baseball’s most intimidating power hitters. Baseballs
frequently rocketed off his bat like cannon fire, dispatching
heat-seeking missiles toward the “Judge’s Chambers” seating
area in right field, sending delirious fans scattering for
souvenirs. But even in a high-tech universe where computers measure
each swing to the nth degree, Roger Maris’s American League mark
of sixty-one home runs seemed largely out of reach. It had been
more than a decade since baseball wiped clean the stains of its
performance-enhanced era, in which cartoonish sluggers Mark
McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds made a mockery of the record
book. Given a more level playing field against pitchers sporting
hellacious arsenals unlike anything Babe Ruth or Maris could have
imagined, only an exceptional talent could even consider making a
run at sixty-one homers. Judge, who placed the bet of his life by
turning down a $213.5 million extension on the eve of the regular
season, promised to rise to the challenge. “In the most thorough
telling yet of an all-time-great Yankees performance” (Jeff
Passan, New York Times bestselling author), veteran Yankees beat
reporter Bryan Hoch unravels the remarkable journey of Judge’s
run to shatter Maris’s beloved sixty-one-year-old record.
In-depth, inspiring, and with an expert’s insight, 62 also
investigates the more significant questions raised in a season
unlike any other, including how—and where—Judge will deliver
his encore.
An inside look at Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible,
unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the
franchise both men called home. Babe Ruth. Roger Maris. Aaron
Judge. Three historic figures across generations of Major League
Baseball, all swinging for the fences and calling Yankee Stadium
home. After an epic home run chase in which the sport’s biggest
present-day star chased a pair of beloved legends down to the wire,
their names will forever be linked in the lore of the most storied
franchise in professional sports. Judge, the hulking superman who
carried an easy aw-shucks demeanor from small-town California to
stardom in the Big Apple, had long established his place as one of
the game’s most intimidating power hitters. Baseballs frequently
rocketed off his bat like cannon fire, dispatching heat-seeking
missiles toward the “Judge’s Chambers” seating area in right
field, sending delirious fans scattering for souvenirs. But even in
a high-tech universe where computers measure each swing to the nth
degree, Maris’s American League mark of sixty-one home runs
seemed largely out of reach. It had been more than a decade since
baseball wiped clean the stains of its performance-enhanced era, in
which cartoonish sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds
made a mockery of the record book. Given a more level playing field
against pitchers sporting hellacious arsenals unlike anything Ruth
or Maris could have imagined, only an exceptional talent could even
consider making a run at sixty-one homers. Judge, who placed the
bet of his life by turning down a $213.5 million extension on the
eve of the regular season, promised to rise to the challenge. In
this insider’s look at one of baseball’s wildest and most
memorable seasons, veteran Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch
unravels the remarkable journey of Judge’s run to shatter
Maris’s beloved sixty-one-year-old record. In-depth, inspiring,
and with an expert’s insight, 62 also investigates
the more significant questions raised in a season unlike any other,
including how—and where—Judge will deliver his encore.
The definitive chronicle of a chaotic and unforgettable season,
featuring a heartfelt foreword from Opening Day starter and
lifelong Yankee fan Gerrit Cole The New York Yankees are
unprecedented. With more than twice as many World Series titles as
their closest competitor, the most MVPs and the most Hall of Fame
inductees, there's never been anything quite like the franchise's
storied history. Then the 2020 season took place, and the
greatest team in American sports found out what "unprecedented"
really means. The Bronx Zoom provides an intimate and
engaging look behind the scenes of a year unlike any other. Veteran
reporter Bryan Hoch guides readers through dizzying twists and
turns as the Yankees navigate a season amidst the COVID-19
pandemic, historic movements for equality and social justice, and a
bitterly contested presidential election. From a spring
training cut short to the postseason’s final out, new insights
and anecdotes emerge from countless interviews with players,
executives and Yankees personalities, providing personal
perspectives on the challenges and joys of the 2020 season.
Go behind the scenes with the talented roster, as manager Aaron
Boone pairs his new big-ticket ace with a powerhouse offense
alternating between torrid stretches and lengthy slumps.
Relive the bizarre final showdown against the upstart Tampa Bay
Rays, where the American League East rivals found themselves
occupying the same Southern California hotel while putting
championship aspirations on the line in an empty ballpark.
The Bronx Zoom is a thoroughly reported narrative of a
monumental and defining era of our lives, told with humor and
pathos through the familiar lens of Yankees baseball. No baseball
lover or Yankee fan's library is complete without it.
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