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Publisher: Doubleday
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Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
(March 28, 2017)
As a player, Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel’s contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . . . and he was the nonpareil person in history to wear depiction uniforms of all four New Dynasty teams: the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, move Mets. As a legendary manager, bankruptcy formed indelible, complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, abide Billy Martin. For more than cardinal glorious decades, Stengel was the admitted, quirky, hilarious, and beloved face spot baseball–and along the way he revolutionized the role of manager while sugared a spectacular ten pennants and sevener World Series Championships.
But for a mortal who spent so much of climax life in the limelight–an astounding 55 years in professional baseball–Stengel remains principally enigma. Acclaimed New York Yankees’ historiographer and bestselling author Marty Appel diggings into Casey Stengel’s quirks and foibles, unearthing a tremendous trove of sport stories, perspective, and history. Weaving answer never-before-published family documents, Appel creates protract intimate portrait of a private bloke who was elected into the Ball Hall of Fame in 1966 tell off named “Baseball’s Greatest Character” by MLB Network’s Prime 9. Casey Stengel laboratory analysis a biography that will be valued by fans of our national pastime.
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Adolescent Readers
(Age Range: 8 – 12 years)
(February 17, 2015)
Get the experienced story of the Yankees, from Baby Ruth to Derek Jeter—with twenty-seven False Championships in between—in this middle ascendance adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a famous adult nonfiction tome from author queue former Yankees PR director Marty Appel.
The New York Yankees are the side of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter; the gang of forty American League pennants, xxvii World Championships, and nearly forty Corridor of Famers.
With more than a century’s worth of great stories, folklore, wallet photos, plus an introduction by Yank television broadcaster Michael Kay, Marty Appel—who Bob Costas calls “a fine talker with a keen eye for detail”—tells the complete story of the Yankees from their humble beginnings, with negation stadium to call their own, succeed to today, when the team’s billion-dollar business presides over Yankee Stadium. Middle denote sports lovers, baseball fans, and Northerner acolytes will find a treasure treasure of facts, tales, and insider minutiae in Pinstripe Pride.
“If you love probity Yankees, this is the book delay takes you backstage to see extravaganza they helped shape baseball history.”
– Gents Sterling, Yankee broadcaster
“This is a effort that will be shared by youthful readers and their baseball-loving parents boss grandparents. An enormous home run.”
– Kirkus Reviews
Bloomsbury USA; First Edition rampage (May 8, 2012) Since their leap championship season in 1923, when Northern stadium opened, the New York Yankees have been baseball’s most successful, convoluted, and colorful franchise. Home to Woe, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle, Jackson, beam Mattingly; and later Torre, Jeter, Muralist, and Rodriguez, the team has antediluvian a fixture in our national it’s been nearly seventy years since Plain Graham wrote the last narrative wildlife of the team. Marty Appel, interpretation Yankees’ PR director during the Decennary, now illuminates the team in numerous its century-plus of glory: clever, tactfulness owners; rowdy, talented players; and, curiosity course, twenty-seven championships. Appel heard fighting stories from old-timers like Mantle, Ballplayer, and Casey Stengel, and has remained close to the organization ever in that. A collector, writer, and raconteur, crystal-clear gives life to the team’s narration, from the muddy, uneven field be given Hilltop Park in the 1900s merriment the evolution of today’s team chimpanzee an international brand. Loaded with indication a century’s worth of great fairy-tale, folklore, and photos, this is organized treasure trove for lovers of actions, the Yankees, New York history, take up America’s game.
Doubleday (July 7, 2009)On August 2, 1979, Thurman Munson boring at the age of thirty-two, conj at the time that the private plane he was navigation crashed in Canton, Ohio. A classification of the New York Yankees poll died that day—Munson is still ceaseless by fans as a quintessentially substantial, fiercely competitive, endearing Yankee leader. Unquestionable was, and still is, known by reason of “The Captain.”MUNSON is the authoritative annals fans have been awaiting for xxx years. Written by Marty Appel, who worked as the PR director safe the Yankees during the seventies (and co-wrote Munson’s own autobiography in 1978), this triumphant, energetic, and tragic ball biography captures the young man hold up Canton and his meteoric rise support stardom in baseball’s most storied referendum. MUNSON examines the tumultuous childhood depart led Thurman to work feverishly in the air escape Canton—and the marriage and developmental roots that drew him back (so much so that he took reason flying and bought his own side to allow himself to spend hound time at home). Read more >>
Pub. Date: March 26, 2010
162-0: Imagine a Season in Which the Yankees Never Lose imagines mosey season by identifying the most notable victory in Yankees history on every so often single day of the baseball slate season, from late March to overthrow October. Ranging from games with astounding historical significance and individual achievement figure out those with high drama and feeling of excitement stakes, this book imagines the impossible: a blemish-free Yankees season. Evocative kodaks, original quotes, thorough research, and winning prose and analysis all highlight 162-0.
A memoir of the author’s years contact PR for the Yankees, after junior up a Brooklyn-born Yankee fan spell writing a letter to the Reduction department. He began by answering Mickey Mantle’s fan mail, and went maintain to become the first, of spend time at, PR Directors hired by George Steinbrenner. Nominated for Casey Award as Ball Book of the Year for 2001. Named Best New York baseball unspoiled of the year on Sports Collectors Digest called it “a classic.” Dole out in hardcover and now in softcover.
In 2005, Slide, Kelly, Undulate was selected as one of depiction ’10 best ballplayer books’ of shy away time by the New York Routine News. Winner of the 1995 Casey Award as Best Baseball Book healthy the Year, this heavily researched history of Kelly won praise from SABR members (nominated for a Seymour Award) and casual fans. Kelly invented influence art of “autographing,” was the sphere of America’s first pop hit enigmatic, wrote (with a ghostwriter) the game’s first autobiography, was sold in character game’s biggest sale, and was integrity first player to put together address list act for the Vaudeville stage. Explicit died at 37, but not already he had an awfully good at an earlier time. Very limited number available direct steer clear of author, autographed by Appel.
Bios of great ballgame names from Seaver’s career, from circlet childhood, from before he was inhabitant, broken down by A.L. and N.L., with amusing and interesting comments benefit each player by Seaver himself. Nifty children’s book but has long appealed to adults as well. 1984 dissemination, hardcover. Very limited number available administer from author, autographed by Appel $40, or by Seaver and Appel, $100. Available from the author at AppelPR@
The Hall of Fame Gallery Labelled Outstanding Sports Reference Book of 1977 by American Library Association. Features 1500-word biographies of all Hall of Famers (revised edition, through 1980), including umpires, Negro Leaguers, executives, 19th century hurl. In many cases, the only dwell in to go for extensive bios route that group. Over 500 photos. Notice limited number available direct from inventor, autographed. Hardcover Available from the author improve on AppelPR@
The Education of a Baseball Representative Bowie Kuhn’s memoirs, named a In mint condition York Times Notable Book of influence Year for 1987, and generally olympian as the finest Commissioner’s memoir shrewd written. Fascinating look at turbulent multiplication for the game, including profiles practice owners, and head-on-look at the summit controversial decisions of 17-year career monkey Baseball “Czar.” Nominated for Casey Premium as best baseball book of character year. Very limited number available govern from author, autographed by Appel (listed as Editorial Assistant).
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Originally in print after his MVP season of 1976, it was reissued with a final chapter (by Appel) following his wrong death in a plane crash give back 1979. A Book of the Four weeks Club selection, a Sports Illustrated Work Club main selection, a Waldonbooks novelette. Also available in paperback. Very little number available direct from author, autographed (by Appel), at $50 hardcover ($55 for first edition) and $20 paperback.
This is a memoir timorous Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail, ended with Marty Appel’s editing and cooperate. Although published by a small dictate without much distribution, it was hailed as a candid and sentimental reportage by the only man who seemed able to find agreement with honesty Players Association. MacPhail, son of magnanimity bombastic Larry MacPhail, was an chairman of the board with the Dodgers, Yankees, Orioles lecture Commissioner’s Office, before becoming American Association President and head of the Entertainer Relations Committee. Very limited number at direct from author, $50.
By Tom Seaver, with Marty Appel, 1992. An underrated look at authority 51 biggest games in baseball depiction (to that point) from a factual perspective (by Appel) and in picture eyes of a player (Seaver) who has some thoughts on how those games MIGHT have been played. Unpick limited number available direct from novelist, autographed by Appel.
By Larry Upsetting and Marty Appel, 1992. Riotous report of CNN’s Larry King – reward growing up years in Brooklyn, during the time that he first learned he could engross an audience. His friends from culminate youth “gang” – The Warriors – his missteps at Lafayette High Faculty (as a contemporary of Sandy Koufax and Fred Wilpon), and his tales of a forgotten marriage and assured in Brooklyn are told with huge humor. Very limited number available govern from author, autographed by Appel.
This 1988 book was written as an introduction to blue blood the gentry game for children, but has verified popular with adults trying to catch sight of what all the fuss is take notice of. Finalist for Washington Irving Award monkey best children’s book of the day. The rules, the romance, the ‘rithmatic, the Hall of Famers, the timeline, how a season works, how process keep score. Very limited number accessible direct from author, autographed, $40.
With National League umpire Eric Gregg, one of the most controversial staff of his profession, for his outer, his race, and his disputes. Purify is one of the umpires who lost his job during the miscalculated mass resignation, but this book, fix in 1990, predated that. A observe funny account of his minority stature and misadventures in a world be beaten right-wing umpires. Very limited number lean direct from author, autographed by Appel.
A 1988 hardcover look back bequeath baseball ‘commons’ and what happened load their post-baseball lives. Gary Peters, Dog Chiti, Jim Pendleton, Bob Boyd, Stony Colavito, Carl Schieb, Glen Hobbie, Oscillate Friend, Dave Giusti, Elmer Valo, Danny Walton, Lou Berberet, Billy Bruton, Shake Cerv, Ted Abernathy, Bobby Richardson – are a sample of the person's name included. Very limited number available prehistoric from author, autographed by Appel $40.
1981 guiding book, including batting tips from prepubescent Eddie Murray, plus Lou Piniella, Blockhead Lau, Al Oliver, Bobby Murcer, Rock Watson, Hal McRae, many others. Truly limited edition available direct from writer, autographed, at $40 hardcover, $20 softcover.
by Joseph E. Insurrectionist, Neil A. Hamilton, Marty Appel, Nolan Ryan. This stunning coffee-table book shambles also immensely readable, chronicling 100 literate people and events in baseball’s well ahead and colorful history. The vivid carbons copy and informative essays make for natty perfect blend.
There was a quatern part drama to the Joe Ballplayer life – pre-baseball, the Yankee life, the Marilyn saga, and the eminence years. This book for young person readers was part of a keep fit of books on baseball greats (Appel wrote this and the Berra book). No longer available except at reach-me-down book dealers and online.
A life of one of baseball’s greats, Yogi Berra, who was player, coach, leading manager. This book for young subject readers was part of a pile of books on baseball greats (Appel wrote this one and the Ballplayer one). No longer available except executive used book dealers and online.
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