Synopses & Reviews
Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeterand#8212;with twenty-seven World Championships in betweenand#8212;in this and#8220;enormous home runand#8221; (andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;) of a middle grade adaptation of andlt;iandgt;Pinstripe Empireandlt;/iandgt;, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Carlos Beltran; the team of forty American League pennants, twenty-seven World Championships, and nearly forty Hall of Famers.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With more than a centuryand#8217;s worth of great stories, anecdotes, and photos, plus an introduction by Yankee television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appeland#8212;who Bob Costas calls and#8220;a fine storyteller with a keen eye for detailand#8221;and#8212;tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with no stadium to call their own, to today, when the teamand#8217;s billion-dollar franchise presides over a rebuilt Yankee Stadium. Middle grade sports lovers, baseball fans, and Yankee acolytes will find a treasure trove of facts, tales, and insider details in andlt;iandgt;Pinstripe Prideandlt;/iandgt;.
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"If you love the Yankees, this is the book that takes you backstage to see how they helped shape baseball history."
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and#8220;This is a work that will be shared by young readers and their baseball-loving parents and grandparents. An enormous home run.and#8221;
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Appel . . . enliven[s] the narrative with insider details and anecdotes.
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"Appeland#8217;s enthusiasm is infectious, and readers who are simply looking for great anecdotes, or a window into what all the hoopla is about, will be well pleased."
Synopsis
Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter--with twenty-seven World Championships in between--in this "enormous home run" (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from author and former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.
The New York Yankees are the team of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Carlos Beltran; the team of forty American League pennants, twenty-seven World Championships, and nearly forty Hall of Famers.
With more than a century's worth of great stories, anecdotes, and photos, plus an introduction by Yankee television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appel--who Bob Costas calls "a fine storyteller with a keen eye for detail"--tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with no stadium to call their own, to today, when the team's billion-dollar franchise presides over a rebuilt Yankee Stadium. Middle grade sports lovers, baseball fans, and Yankee acolytes will find a treasure trove of facts, tales, and insider details in Pinstripe Pride.
About the Author
Marty Appel is the author of many books for children and adults, including andlt;iandgt;Pinstripe Prideandlt;/iandgt; and the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller andlt;iandgt;Munsonandlt;/iandgt;. Following his years as the Yankeesand#8217; public relations director, he became an Emmy Awardand#8211;winning television producer and director of Marty Appel Public Relations. Appel lives in New York City and appears frequently on ESPN, HBO, the MLB Network, and the YES Network.