The Yankees Reader

by Dan Riley, Miro Weinberger

From the Bomber's humble birth in 1903 to their record-shattering 1998 season, this unique anthology brims with firsthand accounts of the choicest Yankee the first game played in Yankee Stadium, the last game of DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, the three homers that christened Reggie Jackson Mr. October, and more. And it includes Yankee legends Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel in their own inimitable words.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

268 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Dan Riley has been writing seriously ever since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 focused his boyish attention on his mortality. Since then, he's edited his school, college, and local underground newspapers; written obituaries for the oldest newspaper in continuous publication in the US; and produced ad copy and corporate boilerplate. His five books published with Houghton Mifflin include The Red Sox Reader and The Dan Riley School for Girl: An Adventure in Homeschooling. His play, Spinelli, was a winner of The Long Beach Playhouse's New Works Competition. His weekly blog, The Nobby Works, was dedicated to keeping the writing of Norman O. Brown relevant to the times. His first novel, The Virgin Missile Crisis, dealt with the nexus of sexual and nuclear anxieties. His nonfiction work, Look Before You Lean (written under the pen name Employee X) examined how the lean business process negatively impacted the Gemological Institute of America. His most recent book, Is He Dead Yet?, details how his experimental year in virtual exile helped him survive Stage 4 Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Reviews

[Grayce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for all Yankee fans. Some good stories.

[Bernadette Luongo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of this was really boring but then other parts were really cool to read. The first hand accounts and experiences from some old players were fun.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some really fun pieces by and about some of the lesser-knowns of Yankee lore, like Dock Ellis and Jim Bouton, along with all the regulars.