Thursday, June 21, 2007

"The Pride and the Pressure: A Season Inside the New York Yankee Fishbowl" and Other Interesting Reads

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The Book Review There is an entire tradition of "inside baseball" books and now we have "The Pride and the Pressure: A Seaso...
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

"THROUGH A BLUE LENS" and other Special Reads

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Harvey Frommer on Sports The Book Review If you love a beautiful book, if you are a baseball fan, if you are a fan of prized archival photog...

Coming in fall 2007 YANKEE CENTURY AND BEYOND

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Coming in fall 2007 YANKEE CENTURY AND BEYOND - an updated and enhanced version of my book A YANKEE CENTURY. Look for it where all Yankee ...
Monday, May 21, 2007

BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND THE 1927 YANKEES

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(An excerpt from the forthcoming book FIVE O’CLOCK LIGHTNING (Wiley) It was rare for more than two days to pass when a Babe Ruth or Lou Geh...
Sunday, May 13, 2007

NEW YORK YANKEES: BY THE NUMBERS (III)

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We have got your number if you are a number cruncher, a stat guy, a fan or the Yankees or just into baseball trivia. Single digits, double d...
Sunday, May 06, 2007

Keepers from Bison Books and other Reads

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THE BOOK REVIEW: The hits keep coming from University of Nebraska Press, Bison Books - fine sports books given a new package and a new life....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

COMING FALL 2007

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Coming in fall 2007 YANKEE CENTURY AND BEYOND - an updated and enhanced version of my book A YANKEE CENTURY. Look for it where all Yankee ...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Book Review: "The Joy of Keeping Score" and Other Interesting Reads

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It's not what one might call ideal baseball weather in many parts of the United States. In fact, reading and reviewing baseball books wi...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

FIVE O'CLOCK LIGHTNING: BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND THE 1927 NEWYORK YANKEES, THE GREATEST BASEBALL TEAM EVER

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COMING FALL 2007 FIVE O'CLOCK LIGHTNING: BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND THE 1927 NEWYORK YANKEES, THE GREATEST BASEBALL TEAM EVER. Harvey ...
Saturday, April 07, 2007

The Book Review: Jonathan Eig's "Opening Day" and other Fine Reads

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April 15, 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the breaking of the color line by Jackie Robinson (and Branch Rickey). And rightly so Major Lea...
Saturday, March 24, 2007

DEADBALL STARS of the American League and other Spring Reads

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The Book Review: Even the nearly 600 foot winding driveway that leads to my home is becomingmore and more bearable as winter's bad weath...
Monday, March 19, 2007

The Book Review:

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STAT BOOK TREATS FOR ALL: The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia and More Facts, figures, factoids, tables, charts, numbers . . .if all of thes...
Monday, March 05, 2007

Five O'Clock Lightning . . .

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FROM HARVEY FROMMER COMING FALL 2007 -- FIVE O'CLOCK LIGHTNING: BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND THE 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES, BASEBALL'S GREA...
Sunday, March 04, 2007

CRAZY '08 and other Worthy Reads

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BOOK REVIEWS Spring time is when baseball books come in a rush - crowding book shelves in stores, competing for attention in the media, arri...
Sunday, February 04, 2007

Excerpt from

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HARVEY FROMMER'S FIVE O'CLOCK LIGHTNING: BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG AND THE GREATEST TEAM IN BASEBALL HISTORY, THE 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES ...
Saturday, January 06, 2007

HARVEY FROMMER'S 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES: THE GREATEST BASEBALL TEAM EVER

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A range of individuals made up the 1927 roster of the New York Yankees. The average age was 27.6. All white, they came from diverse backgrou...
Monday, December 04, 2006

THE HARDBALL TIMES BASEBALL ANNUAL

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A sure sign that the hot stove league is in full flower is the appearance of "The Hardball Times Baseball Annual" (ACTA Sports, 3...
Monday, November 27, 2006

"Bury My Heart at Cooperstown" and Other Holiday 2006 Reads

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THE BOOK REVIEW The idea was rare, simple if a bit macabre - a book about how many former major league baseball players met their fate. Or a...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

"SPAHN AND SAIN AND PRAY FOR RAIN"

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There was the sad news today out of Downers Grove, Illinois that three time All Star hurler Johnny Sain passed away. He had paired with Warr...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

MICKEY MANTLE: Stories and Memorabilia from a Lifetime with The Mick and other sporting reads

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mickey Mantle's 1956 triple crown year as well as the 75th anniversary of his birth "Mickey Ma...