So You Think You're a New York Yankees Fan? (eBook)

Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards

Howie Karpin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
196 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-68358-049-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Test your knowledge of Yankees history—past and present.

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So You Think You're a New York Yankees Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Yankee baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you'll get details behind eachstories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you'll learn more about the great Yankee players and coaches of the past and present, from Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry, Don Mattingly, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Mark Texiera and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include: How many times had the Yankees been to the World Series before acquiring Babe Ruth from the Red Sox? Who was the Yankee outfielder who was nicknamed ';Ol' Reliable'? Who did the Yankees trade to the Cincinnati Reds in November of 1992 to acquire outfielder Paul O'Neill? Which two players have hit walk off, pennant-winning home runs in Yankee history? The longest game in Yankee history lasted how many innings?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Bombers!

Autor

Howie Karpin has been a sports reporter for more than thirty years and has covered everything from the World Series to the Stanley Cup Finals. He is an accredited official scorer for Major League Baseball in New York and is a contributor to Mad Dog Radio, MLB Radio, and NFL Radio.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.4.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 40 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1903 • alex rodriguez • American League • Appel • Babe Ruth • Baltimore • baseball history • baseball players • baseball season • baseball team • Billy Martin • books on alex rodriguez • books on american leagues • books on baseball seasons • books on baseball teams • books on chesbro • books on definitive histories • books on derek jeter • books on lou gehrig • books on orioles • books on pinstripes • books on rich stores • books on timers • books on yankee baseballs books • books on yankee stadia • broadcasters • bronx bombers • chesbro • clubhouse • definitive history • derek jeter • DiMaggio • george steinbrenner • Highlanders • Hilltop • league franchise • losing streak • Lou Gehrig • Managers • Mantle • Mariano • Marty • mood strikes • munson • ny giants • ny yankees • orioles • outfielder • Pepe • pinstripes mattingly • polo grounds • posada • pr director • relations director • rich store • Rivera • sheehy • sports team • Stengel • storied franchise • successful franchise • team history • team's history • timers • true yankee • yankee baseball • yankee players • yankees history • yankee stadium • Yanks • Yogi Berra
• ISBN-10: 1-68358-049-4 / 1683580494
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68358-049-2 / 9781683580492