If These Walls Could Talk: New York Yankees: Stories from the New York Yankees Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box

by Jim Kaat, Greg Jennings, David Cone (Foreword)

The New York Yankees are one of baseball's most iconic franchises and as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. From Joe DiMaggio and Derek Jeter to Babe Ruth and Masahiro Tanaka, from Hall of Famers to rookie busts, the Yankees are baseball's most beloved franchise. Jim Kaat, who has the unique experience of playing for the Yankees as well as calling games for them in the booth, had a prime seat to watch it all unfold. In this book, Kaat and Greg Jennnings provide a closer look at the great moments and the lowlights that have made the Yankees one of baseball's keystone teams. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Yankees, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Readers will find access to the clubhouse as Kaat recounts moments such as Jeter's last contest at Yankee Stadium; David Wells' perfect game; and the elation of the 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000 World Series championships. It is a book that New York baseball fans will not want to be without. 

Genres: Baseball, Sports

240 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2015

Reviews

[Cathi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should not have been called If These Walls Could Talk: NY Yankees. It should have been called If Jim Kaat Could Talk About Himself. And the answer to that would be Yes, too much. Also, way too many editing mistakes.

[Mason McFee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I grew up hating the Yankees but as I’ve gotten older have softened my stance on them. Kaat furthered that for me.

Kaat provides a mixture of anecdotes from his playing days and many years broadcasting, along with plenty of interesting ‘behind the scenes’ looks into one of the most storied franchises in professional sports.

The book flowed really well until the end, where Kaat’s writing became repetitive and the book became a bit dry. Kaat did share more of his personal life (which there’s nothing wrong with), but got away from talking about the Yankees.

[John Hoppe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read for any Yankees fans or just fans of baseball. Jim Kaat gives a great perspective on life as a broadcaster and some inside stories from within the Yankees locker room and a unique perspective from a former player with a lot of experience.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read. Brought back some nice memories. Nothing controversial or scandalous just a good baseball book.

[Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good book for the Yankee fan. Kaat is a good story teller with some nice inside views of the Yankees

[Andrew · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a particularly well-written book. Pitched as unreported anecdotes, mostly just Jim Kaat's opinions on players.

[David Wilk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interviewed author Jim Kaat about this fun book on my podcast Writerscast.com http://bit.ly/1C6M9J2