Braddock Heights
Braddock Heights

Author: Harold J. Barend

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-06-29

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1477125809

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You will laugh, cry, and wonder how it was possible. Braddock Heights is a compilation of stories and emotions. The author experienced life as a child and teen unlike most. When he was eight years old, his only friends were hobos and prostitutes. He battled the Catholic school system as a youth and learned on-the-job training in sex education. As a teen, he defied authority, walked the thin line between right and wrong, and challenged nature. Above it all, he loved life. While serving with the U.S. Army in Germany, he won two championships playing basketball, assisted in promoting German-American relations, traveled throughout Europe writing stories for U.S. military newspapers, and befriended a young penniless Mormon who was hitchhiking across Europe. Continuing his love for “the game,” Barend, at the age of seventy-three, still competes in basketball in state, national, and international tournaments. In 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011, he was a member of a New York team that won the gold in the New York Empire Games. He is a cancer survivor.

Things That Might Annoy a Yankee Fan
Things That Might Annoy a Yankee Fan

Author: Paul Nardizzi

Publisher: Raceland Studio

Published: 2011-07-21

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780967976211

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Let's say a Yankee fan comes up to you and starts bragging about his team's 27 Championships. What do you say in response? What do you do when a Yankee fan calls to brag about yet another victory? How should you react when you see a guy decked out from head to toe in gaudy Yankee garb? If your answer to these questions is smack the person in the face, well, we understand. But we can do better than that. And now, armed with this book, so can you. We have provided you with hundreds of humorous things to say and do to any annoying Yankee fan. (Sorry for the redundancy.) We've even included a 12-step program that will allow you to get a Yankee fan to stop rooting for that most evil empire. So, whether you are a Sox fan, a Mets fan or just one of the many rational people on this planet who despise Yankee fans, this book is a must for you. It will also make the perfect gift not only for any other Yankee hater you know, but also for a Yankee fan. What better way could there be to annoy a Yankees fan than by giving him a book entitled Things That Might Annoy A Yankees Fan?

The Team America Loves to Hate
The Team America Loves to Hate

Author: Charles R. Warner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0313357056

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This book examines the animosity towards the New York Yankees among fans of Major League Baseball and what that revilement says about the game, its fans, and America itself. For anyone wondering what exactly fuels Yankee hatred—and for those who think they know quite well, thank you very much—The Team America Loves to Hate: Why Baseball Fans Despise the New York Yankees is a revealing look at the relationship between the guys in pinstripes and the rest of the baseball world. Ranging beyond the legendary New York-Boston feud, The Team America Loves to Hate taps into the world of Yankee-loathing by listening to fans of all other teams—from the Mets to the Mariners, from Anaheim to Baltimore. There are some surprises—judging by the number of Yankee-hating episodes submitted, Pittsburgh seems to be the most aggrieved city, while the Red Sox are now as much hated as their hated rivals. Along the way, the book offers some serious insights into the Yankees themselves, the country's relationship to New York City before and after 9/11, our long-running love affair with sports, and our decidedly fickle feelings about success.

The Ultimate Yankee Book
The Ultimate Yankee Book

Author: Harvey Frommer

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1624144330

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"The perfect gift for the diehard fan in your life or an enviable treasure for yourself, The Ultimate Yankee Book is the most current and comprehensive resource of trivia, people and stories from the teams creation in 1901 to today. Harvey Frommer is a renowned baseball historian and the author of The New York Yankee Encyclopedia. In many ways, this book is an expansion and renovation of that book, adding new stories such as the Steinbrenner owners and famed recent legends such as Derek Jeter and A-Rod. But it goes beyond the first book. Far more than just stories, the book is packed with enough statistics, bests-and-worsts, oddities and assorted data to satisfy serious trivia junkies. One of the best new features is the Yankee March of Time, including essential trivia from every year, and the daring and daunting Ultimate Yankee Quiz. Test your own knowledge or that of friends and family at your next gathering or World Series party with 150 questions and detailed answers in this fun, informative quiz. Fans of the Yankees are proud to call their team the greatest of all time not only have they boasted the most World Series championships and the most players in the Hall of Fame, they re also the most hotly discussed team in the news media, social media and in books."--Publisher's description.

I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees
I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees

Author: Jon Chattman

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1617496308

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Presented in a unique reversible-book format, I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees is the ultimate Red Sox fan guide to baseball s most celebrated and storied rivalry. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary Red Sox managers and star players, including Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and David Ortiz, as well as the numerous villains who have donned the pinstripes over the years. Like two books in one, this completely biased account of the rivalry proclaims the irrefutable reasons to cheer the Red Sox and boo the Yankees and shows that there really is no fine line between love and hate."

The Devil's Snake Curve
The Devil's Snake Curve

Author: Josh Ostergaard

Publisher: Coffee House Press

Published: 2014-03-24

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1566893461

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The Devil's Snake Curve offers an alternative American history, in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal and political, it twines Japanese internment camps with the Yankees; Walmart with the Kansas City Royals; and facial hair patterns with militarism, Guantanamo, and the modern security state. An essay, a miscellany, and a passionate unsettling of Josh Ostergaard's relationship with our national pastime, it allows for both the clover of a childhood outfield and the persistence of the game's service to those in power. America and baseball are both hard to love or leave in this, by turns coruscating and heartfelt, debut. Josh Ostergaard holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and an MA in cultural anthropology. He has been an urban anthropologist at the Field Museum and now works at Graywolf Press.

Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus
Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus

Author: Andy Wasif

Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600783470

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A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book provides the only well-constructed tutorial on how both tribes can peaceably coexist. With only around 200 miles of terra firma dividing the two capitals of the "Empire" and the "Nation," Wasif attempts to bring peace to the Northeast through understanding. The humorous book also has key terms, charts, testimonials, quizzes, and even drawings that will save fans from emotional distress and time-consuming arguments.

Rudolph W. Giuliani
Rudolph W. Giuliani

Author: Eleanor Fremont

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 143911420X

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ONCE A MAYOR -- NOW A HERO On September 11, 2001, our nation watched in horror as the United States came under siege. In the aftermath, New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani rose to the forefront as a strong and compassionate leader -- offering candid information, comforting those in pain, and proving himself a man of tremendous dedication to those in his charge. This revealing biography illustrates how his life's work prepared him for this incredible challenge. From his childhood in Brooklyn to his controversial work with the Department of Justice to his eight years as the mayor of one of the most complex cities in the world, Rudolph W. Giuliani -- Time magazine's Person of the Year -- has become one of the most fascinating and exceptional leaders of our time.

100 Things A's Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
100 Things A's Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Author: Susan Slusser

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1629370681

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With traditions, records, and team lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Athletics fan should know. This guide to all things A's covers the team's amazing history including the Connie Mack and Charlie O. Finley dynasties, the "Earthquake Series," and all of their World Series titles. Author Susan Slusser has collected every essential piece of A's knowledge and trivia, including Billy Beane and Moneyball, Catfish Hunter, Stomper, and the "Bash Brothers," as well as must-do activities, and ranks them from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.

Notes from the Fireground
Notes from the Fireground

Author: Thomas Dunne

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-02-28

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1476638705

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In a 33-year career with the New York City Fire Department, Tom Dunne fought hundreds of fires, survived near death incidents, crawled down burning hallways, met unforgettable characters, and witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack. From working in glittering mid-Manhattan high-rises to squalid ghetto tenements, he saw how people in crisis lived and survived and how the firefighters who served them worked and bonded. Exploring both the positive and controversial aspects of being a firefighter, this no-holds barred memoir provides an honest account of an unusual occupation that outsiders seldom get to see.