Customer Review: I found this book to be a cornicopiea of information. You would have to go to five or six different sources to get sll of this information and it still wouldn't be as orderly and concise as this. A great fact-finder and a great read for the casual fan and the fanatic!
Customer Review: Great book, couldn't put it down! The author made his work an easy read and exhibited class in telling the story. Highly recommended!
Ray
Customer Review: The New York Yankees is perhaps America's most iconic professional baseball team. But with respect to how they are perceived by the fans of other baseball teams, they are also quite likely the most reviled. The reasons are more than just the outcome of simple regional rivalries, but also arise from... more info
Customer Review: The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates were "a product of an aggressive search for winning talent of any color and the willingness to play that talent at any position--even if it meant a lineup of blacks, whites, Asians, Latinos or any combination," according to author Bruce Markusen. The 1971 Pirates, in... more info
Customer Review: My favorite era in baseball is the Deadball
Era, with the years from 1903-1919, but another wild time was the 1890s, highlighted by the amazing Baltimore Orioles. There was only one league then: the National League. This account of that period, the Orioles and the team's best hitter,... more info