Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss

I haven't read any of the previous reviews, but I will contribute my thoughts on Marty Appel's 574 page text in addition to photos, appendix, bibliography, and index that he has put together. There have been many books written about the Bronx Bombers, but I feel Marty Appel's effort covering the entire history of the team from its beginnings in 1902 when Bill Devery and Frank Farrell purchased the Baltimore franchise and moved it to New York and played at Hilltop Park through Yankee Stadium II and the 2011 season is the ultimate book on the team's history. In addition for several of those years Marty has been there as an employee of the team and he was there to see first-hand what too place. Marty does not take sides one way or another regarding players, manager, or owners, but presents the team's history as he found it in his research.What I especially like about the book are the numerous anecdotes about the managers, players, and owners. You may think you have heard all of the stories regarding the Yankees, but I came across several I have never heard before. Marty asked clubhouse man Pete Sheehy, "Tell me about the Babe." Instead of giving Marty a lengthy story or two about Ruth, Sheehy's five word reply was a classic. One thing in particular I like about the book is what it doesn't give us. We are not "treated" to numerous game-by-game details about how runs were scored. I find this to be very tiring in books. I repeat. I did not find this to be the case in this book.I did find two errors in the book in addition to a spelling error and a word usage error. I will point them out, not to be critical, but in case the author wishes to make the changes in the paperback edition. On page 223 Lou Gehrig's death is listed as June 3rd of 1941 when the date should be June 2nd instead. On page 235 the year the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore is listed as 1953 when the correct year should be 1954. On page 340 approximately one-fourth of the way down the page the word pastime is incorrectly spelled as "passtime." And finally near the bottom of page 456 the word "used" is incorrectly used instead of "using." Again, I point these errors out, not to be critical, but if the author wishes to make changes in the paperback edition.The book contains two sections of photos, both color and black and white which amply includes all parts of the team's history. Several of these photos I have never seen before.Whether you are a Yankee hater, Yankee lover, and just a fan interested in baseball history Marty Appel has given us an outstanding history of one of the game's greatest franchises. If you claim to be a baseball fan then you need this book in your library.

As good a great classic book as you will ever read, on the inception of the NY Highlanders/Yankees, the inception of the American League, in an Era, when corrupt Mayors, Police Chiefs, Baseball Team owners, and Politicians, of every walk of life. The men who ran the metropolis cities, in such a time, were more often than not, corrupt, con-men, scam artist, illegal gambling parlors, bordellos, bookies, and other corrupt mob-like men, who made their living by destroying the lives of others. The men in NYC who ran the metropolis through The infamous Tammany Club, a who's who of power brokers in charge of NYC affairs, from where the sub-ways were to be built, train tracks, parks, land barons. These are the men, who almost got away with destroying the credibility of the NY Highlanders owner, and AL President and Founder, Ban Johnson. Against all odds, when Johnson was the owner of the Baltimore Orioles. The NY Giants owner, Freedman, bought the majority stock in the Orioles under Johnson's nose, then proceeded to stock his NY Giants Team with its star players. John McGraw being the major player. After Freedman's bold move to create a Oriole's team in decline by selling off its key players after the majority stock buyout of the Oriole's, Freedman then proceeded to buy all the available land in NY City with his cronies who ran the Tammany Club of NYC.Such attempts to block the move of the Orioles to NY, and desecrate the new found American League (AL), this story is one, that cannot be put down from the readers eyes. It is that impacting and stunning. I thought I knew the basics of the rich yankee history, until I read this book, and the book "Yankee Century" both comparable books, with different eyewitness accounts, journal entries, newspaper articles of different stories, both books are comparable classics, and must reads, for any self discerning Yankee or MLB fan.

I really enjoyed the details and detailed history from the early beginnings to end of the book.It was the culmination of all the previous books I've read. I would recommend it to any real Yankee fan and to someone who wants to pass on the enjoyment of being a fan to someone of the younger generations. I rated it so high because that's how much I enjoyed it!

This book was truly a masterpiece. I have read most books written on different Yankee era's. While many of them were great, this book is on a different level. It compiles every era in Yankee history into one extensive encyclopedic review. It literally gives us a year by year review of the greatest sports team in the history of sports.What I found especially interesting were the early years. Most of us modern day fans assumed that the Yankees hit the ground running and were winning championships right from the beginning. What this book teaches us is that the Yankees were just like any other fledgling enterprise; they had their struggling years of hardship and failure. It took years before the original owners were finally able to assemble a championship caliber team. It makes you appreciate the 27 championships that much more.I have to admit that I was originally a bit intimidated by the length of the book. However, once I got into it, it had a nice flow and I was in no rush to finish it. I enjoyed reading it slowly and accurately in order to appreciate every era of the Yankee dynasty.I highly commend the author for his extensive and tireless research. He gives the book a good sense of validity and authenticity. While I definitely think that this is a must read for Yankee fans, I also recommend this book highly for baseball and sports fans. You will not be disappointed.

Having visited Yankee stadium last year (2012) for the first time and saw them beat Tampa Bay Rays 7-0, i got interested in the Yankees history, this book is so full of storys and facts about this great team, i have found out so much that i am now planning a second trip to NYC because i want to go back and see where it all started on the highlands following the story to the present day. A truly awesome book.

Fantastic read about one of the most iconic teams in the sports world.

GREAT BOOK

Excellent read which gives a great insight into the history of the New York Yankees, whether you are a baseball fan or not I would highly recommend.

En cuestión de envío el libro llegó muy bien empacado y en excelente estado. En relación al contenido literario del libro apenas voy a comenzar a leerlo pero se ve que me voy a entretener un buen rato.