For the Love of the Yankees: An A-to-Z Primer for Yankees Fans of All Ages - Hardcover

Klein, Frederick C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600780865 ISBN 13: 9781600780868

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

Synopsis

Expressing the passion felt for the Yankees using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the New York team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the baseball team's history, including Yogi Berra, Roger Clemens, Joe DiMaggio, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Babe Ruth, and Tom Zachary.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"I want to thank the good lord for making me a Yankee." - Joe DiMaggio

"All I ever wanted to be is a Yankee...I hope I wear this jersey forever." - Derek Jeter

From the Inside Flap:

No other franchise in the history of sports can boast the tradition and worldwide appeal of the New York Yankees. The list of legends who have donned the blue-and-white pinstripe over the years is as long as one of Mantle's epic tape-measure home runs, and the names themselves have become synonymous with everything we love about baseball. From Ruth and Gehrig to DiMaggio and Berra to Jackson and Steinbrenner to Jeter and Johnson, For the Love of the Yankees provides a history lesson on Yankee baseball over the last century. These legendary figures are lovingly represented by the colorful illustrations of Mark Anderson and the lyrical text of Fredrick C. Klein. For the Love of the Yankees is an ideal way for different generations of the Yankee faithful to share their passion for the greatest baseball franchise of all time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1600780865
• ISBN 13: 9781600780868
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Anderson Mark