After being invited to watch a game at Yankee Stadium in one of the luxury suites, the baseball geeks find themselves bringing good luck to the Yankeesàwell sort of, but will they be able to get out of New York before their luck runs out, or will they end up getting people hurtàlike themselves?
A 17-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the BossNdriven by a compassionate inner voiceNreclaims the teen at a time when the Bronx is literally burning. Thus begins the unlikeliest of baseball stories.
“You don’t have to be a Yankees fan to love Yankee Miracles.”—Yogi Berra If it was not all so true, you’d think it was a fairy tale. A seventeen-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the Boss—driven by a compassionate inner voice—reclaims the teen at a time when the Bronx is literally burning. Thus begins the unlikeliest of baseball stories, one in which Ray Negron is transformed from street kid to batboy and beyond. Befriending many of major league baseball’s greatest stars—Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson, Munson, Mantle, Catfish, A-Rod, Jeter, even Mrs. Lou Gehrig—Negron ultimately emerges as a dynamic community leader, dedicating his own life to helping the sick and rescuing generations of city kids from unfulfilled lives. Yankee Miracles is a book about the power of baseball to transform lives, about all those miracles on 161st Street we never knew were there.
After being invited to watch a game at Yankee Stadium in one of the luxury suites, the baseball geeks find themselves bringing good luck to the Yankees well sort of. But will they be able to get out of New York before their luck runs out, or will they end up getting people hurt like themselves?
The baseball geeks are back at it again in this second installment from David Aretha. When Omar's dad takes the boys to Wrigley Field to see a Chicago Cubs game, the geeks find themselves in a big mess when Omar gets blamed for something he didn't do. Is Omar going to be the newest curse in the Cubs' history, or will Kevin and Joe save their best friend from having to hide forever?
The baseball geeks have become celebrities and are going to appear on a television show at Fenway Park. With the chance to win a huge prize, the geeks must find a way to beat all of their opponents, especially the Little League Champs. Will the geeks be able to outsmart and outrun their opponents before they lose their chance at a once-in-a-lifetime prize?
Author David Aretha introduces readers to the "baseball geeks" characters: Joe, Kevin, and Omar. In their first adventure, they find themselves in a crazy situation when they find out one of their family members stole something extremely important from the Baseball Hall of Fame. How are the baseball geeks going to fix this when they live in Ohio and the Hall of Fame is in New York?
Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star signings, the 2009 Yankees comprised the best of the best, from young up-and-comers to future Hall of Famers. With the previous season's failed playoff bid still as fresh as the paint job on the new Yankee Stadium, a 27th championship flag represented the singular objective of a squad which would mend clubhouse fractures, witness scandals and redemptions, and ultimately carve out a unique spot among the Yankees' pantheon of World Series teams. It was the last title for the "Core Four"--Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte--who would each retire over the course of the next five years. It would be the lone title for Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett, and Nick Swisher, each of whom saw memorable peaks and valleys during their time in the Bronx. For CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner, it was their first championship, though the veterans were still in pinstripes as the latest generation of Yankees arrived for what they hope will be the next dynasty. Mission 27 is a thoroughly reported chronicle of an unforgettable season, packed with interviews with the full cast of key players, team executives, broadcasters, and more. Sportswriters Bryan Hoch and Mark Feinsand offer an unparalleled, inside-the-clubhouse account of both transcendent milestones and day-to-day deliberations on the road to October, making for a detailed and engrossing retrospective no Yankees fan should miss.