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Another peek at baseball's good old days-or, in this case, bad old
days-by veteran sports-historian Harvey Frommer. Frommer paints
Shoeless Joe as a baseball natural ("Joe Jackson hit the ball
harder than any man ever to play baseball"-Ty Cobb), an illiterate
hick (his table utensils consisted of knife and fingers), and an
innocent man snared by the greatest scandal in baseball history.
Frommer's latest book takes us to the birthplace of America's most
beloved sport. Starting from baseball's humble beginnings, Frommer
vividly introduces the reader to the trailblazing personalities
that shaped baseball's history. From the first games in Madison,
New York to the rise of the National League, Frommer vividly
recreates the energy of this early time. Frommer's expertise lends
itself to tell the magical story of baseball's history and insight
into an era that is not to be forgotten.
During the more than one hundred years that baseball has been our
national pastime, all types of individuals have been managers of
teams. They have run the gamut from political appointees to
tyrants, schemers, incompetents and geniuses. Legendary baseball
stars have been managers such as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Walter
Johnson, Mel Ott, George Sisler, and Honus Wagner. And Mediocre
players, including Branch Rickey, Earl Weaver, Walter Alston have
become managers. Antics galore have accentuated managerial
behavior: the pratfalls of Charley Grimm in the third-base coaching
box; the umbrella-carrying Frankie Frisch arguing with the umpires
that a game should be called; the cap twisting, body-gyrating
movements of Earl Weaver, puffing cigarettes in the dugout and
attempting to use body language to will his players to perform
better. Idiosyncrasies and special styles have characterized
managers through the years. An entire collection of one-liners has
developed over the years to characterize the managing profession.
For trivia buffs, there's an entire world of statistical records
about managers. This books attempts to capture the style and
substance of some of the greatest managers of all time. An effort
has been made to give representation to the different eras of
baseball, the various managing styles, and all the nuances and
nostalgia that shape this fascinating subject.
Throughout the 2008 season, each game played at the world's most
beloved stadium brought "The House That Ruth Built" closer to
shutting its gates forever. Players envisioned running off the
field one last time. Vendors anticipated selling their last bags of
peanuts. Fans readied themselves to raise their voices in one final
cheer. In Remembering Yankee Stadium, Harvey Frommer-one of the
country's leading baseball authorities-takes us on a journey
through the stadium's storied 85-year old history, from 1927's
unstoppable Murderers' Row, to Joe DiMaggio's unfathomable hitting
streak, to Maris and Mantle's thrilling race for the home-run
record, to the hirings-and the firings-of Billy Martin, to Derek
Jeter's rise to greatness. The moments and the magic that filled
this great stadium are brought alive again through dozens of
interviews, a gripping narrative, and a priceless collection of
photographs and memorabilia. As the new stadium steps into the
forefront, the old ballpark across the street recedes into memory,
taking with it the glory and grandeur, the history and heroics, the
magic and the mystique of its nearly nine decade-long life. This
book captures that time and is at once an album, a keepsake, and a
record of its fabulous run.
Blending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie's
widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie's brother), Hall of Famers Monte
Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and
others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of
general manager Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson by describing how
they worked together to shatter baseball's color line. Rickey and
Robinson is a dual biography tracing the convergence of the lives
of two of baseball's most influential individuals in a marker
moment in sports and cultural history.
An entertaining read about the greatest baseball team, the 1927 New
York Yankees, who beat up on American League rivals during the
regular season and then swept the World Series. With verve, facts,
and stories, Harvey Frommer evokes the Murderers' Row of Babe Ruth,
Lou Gehrig, Miller Huggins, Tony Lazerri, Bob Meusel, and more.
In this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World
War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater
veterans-including Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal
Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfeld-deliver the
behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the
fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians
and dramatic actors who had that indefinable magic that made them
stand out above the rest. With verve, love, and passion, this book
gives us the story of more than half a century of great
theater-from the inside out.
The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
involves not just the teams, but the cities, owners, ballparks,
fans, and the media. Its roots reach back to before even Babe Ruth
and Harry Frazee, yet it is as contemporary as the next Red
Sox-Yankees game. This book tells the story of the rivalry from the
first game these epic teams played against each other in 1901
through the 2013 season in what former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
called 'the best rivalry in any sport.'
The perfect gift for the diehard fan, an enviable treasure for
yourself, The Ultimate Yankee Book is the most current and
comprehensive source of trivia, people and stories from the team's
creation in 1901 to today. Harvey Frommer, the celebrated baseball
historian and author of eight books about the Yankees, including
The New York Yankee Encyclopedia and Remembering Yankee Stadium,
has outdone himself this time around. The Ultimate Yankee Book
combines oral history with stories of legendary figures and epic
Yankee feats. Featuring an exhaustive timeline, a challenging
150-question Yankee quiz, entertaining sections on Yankees by the
numbers and nicknames and profiles of dozens of Yankee legends and
luminaries, this is a book to treasure and turn to again and again.
Yankee fans have bragging rights to call their team the greatest of
all time. Not only have the Yankees won the most World Series
championships and placed the most players in the Hall of Fame, but
the franchise is also the most widely featured team in news, social
media and books. This groundbreaking work gives fans what they
love: the best stories and a mother lode of data right through
2016. More than 125 archival photos and images are a special
feature of The Ultimate Yankee Book.
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