Customer Reviews

The Devil Wears Pinstripes

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Caple notes early in this book that every time he trashes the Yankees, he gets e-mails calling him a Red Sox fan (which he isn't.). And below I see 1-star reviews trashing him as a bitter Red Sox fan.

Hmmm.

Anyway, this is fantastic book for Yankee haters, which included not just Red Sox fans, but this Braves' fan, Mets fans, Dodgers fans and pretty much any fan of any team other than the Pinstriped Devils. But what makes it special is there is an underlying respect and even affection for the Yankees. Caple has only good things to say about Joe Torre. He only tweaks Jeter a bit about his girlfriends. He doesn't say anything nasty about Casey Stengle. And he praises Don Mattingly. He specifically talks about how classy the current Yankee iteration is. And he notes that baseball *needs* the Yankees. When the Lakers were winning all their championships, no one cared. But the let the Yankees win and the baseball world goes berzerk.

No, his bile is reserved for deserving targets. The tightwad Joe Dimaggio, the obnoxious Reggie Jackson, the violent Billy Martin, tge greedy racist George Weiss, and -- the principle villain in this book, Steinbrenner. He castigates the Yankees for frequently treating their best people like garbage -- slashing Babe Ruth's salary, cutting Mantle's after his triple crown, benching Mattingly for his hair, refusing to integrate except for Elston Howard, alienating Yogi Berra. He hits the obnoxious bleacher fans, the depressing dump of a stadium (while praising the old one) and the nauseating media worship, as exemplified in Yankeeography. He even lashes out at Red Sox fans, cackling that if the Yankees disappeard, the Massachusettes economy would collapse from being unable to sell anti-Yankee shirts.

I actually think that Yankee fans will enjoy this book too, assuming they don't see their team through Yankeeography tinted glasses.

Anyway, this book is short fun and hilarious.

I loved this book, and yes I really am a Yankee fan! (I was born that way, sorry!) This book was hilarious! And if any other Yankee fans are upset by this book I can not fathom why. Every "story" about the Yankees and George Steinbrenner is true, I have heard them before. The way they are told is just from a slightly different point of view. The writing is exceptional and the comic timing precise. And only another 86 years will tell if things will even out or if the "Evil Empire" will continue to dominate the "Red Sox nation". I would highly recomend it for ALL baseball fans.

yankees suck. they alway will. this book is awsome. yankees suck. Not a baised book Cable just points out the obvious that the yankees suck

From the hackneyed first chapter to the humdrum and boring conclusion, the ink on these pages would be better used tatooing Caple's self-obsessed love letter to himself across the shaft of his personal miniature baseball bat. Get out of the business, you hack: you don't belong.

Whether you hate or love the Yankees this is a must have book. It details greatly the ins and outs of the "evil empire" and Steinbrenner's search for title after title. Caple does an outstanding job in his first book and really has fun with it as a whole. I myself join Caple in his hatred of the most corrupt and ego obsessed organization in sports. But let's face it baseball wouldn't be baseball without them. Great read, check it out.

Jim Caple is hilarious and knowledgeable - great read with a lot of witty comments. Would recommend for all sports fans!

There are not many books that can make me laugh out loud. This book is so funny that I think if Jim Caple gets tired of being a sports writer, he could be a stand-up comedian. Make no mistake, the author did his homework as the book is fact filled and delightfully biased. A must read for any baseball fan who likes to root for the underdog.

Jim Caple has written a terribly biased, mean-spirited, unbalanced, vindictive, and altogether enjoyable and wonderful book. His target? The Evil Empire of the New York Yankees and their leader, Darth Steinbrenner. If you are a Red Sox fan, you probably already have this book in a hallowed place in your house. But fans of baseball everywhere will get a pretty big hoot out of this one. Unless your name begins with "St" and ends with "Einbrenner."

Here are a few of the chapter titles: "The Ten Yankees Who Drive Us Nuts," "The Ten Moments We Savor and the One We Savor Most" (guess which one that is), "The Dump that Ruth Built," and "Yank-jazeera." Caple actually is quite fair and balanced to classy individual Yankees such as Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter, and George Costanza (just kidding), but he really has a field day with Reggie Jackson, Joe DiMaggio, and others.

I laughed out loud many times, cringed a few times, and kept on reading. It's not deep; it doesn't aspire to any great accomplishments or insights. It does not traffic in the sacred, hallowed tones usually reserved for highbrow baseball tomes. In reality, Caple has erected a cathedral of hate, with his tongue firmly implanted in his cheek.

If you're looking for Ken Burns, don't dig into this one. But if you want a chance to laugh at the Yankees, and who doesn't, get this book.

Caple is a terrific, clever writer and this book is a fun and very funny read for Yankee haters and Yankee fans who appreciate the history of the francise, which Caple expertly turns on its head. Highly recommended for all baseball fans.

Love this book. Couldn't put it down. I purchased 2 so that my friends could also read it. My wife loves it as well.