I'd Rather Be a Yankee [Board book]

Tullius (Author)

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Tullius turns the spotlight on a long line of Yankee greats through a series of interviews that focus on their legendary feats. Managers, teammates, and opponents recall such milestones as Babe Ruth's 60 home runs, Roger Maris's 61, Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Lou Gehrig's 2130 consecutive games played, and Don Larson's perfect one. The accounts sometimes conflict, particularly in regard to Ruth's "called shot" in the 1932 World Series, but this is the stuff from which the legends were formed. The legions of Yankee fans as well as the haters should delight in the memories. For popular collections. William H. Hoffman, Ft. Myers-Lee Cty. P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Board book: 364 pages
• Publisher: Scribner (October 24, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002620410X
• ISBN-13: 978-0026204101
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,735,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars I'd rather be a yankee by tullis, March 24, 2010

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V. gomez (SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'd Rather Be a Yankee (Paperback)

the book was said to be in good condition and while the text was in good condition the cover was ripped off. I would not have purchased this copy if seller had described the book having a ripped cover. I will not purchase any more books from this seller.

5.0 out of 5 stars For all Yankee lovers..., July 11, 2005

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coachtim (Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'd Rather Be a Yankee (Paperback)

John Tullius' "I'd Rather Be a Yankee" follows in the footsteps of Donald Honig's "Baseball When the Grass was Real" and Lawrence Ritter's "The Glory of Their Times" by letting the players "write" the book through the reporting of their great stories and reminiscences. Tullius combines his research with previous works to provide the reader with some great insight about these terrific Yankee teams and players. All the Yankee greats from the first 3/4th's of the 20th Century are featured in this fast-paced and intriquing book. Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Berra, Stengel, Mantle and Jackson are all prominently featured.

And while, "I'd Rather Be a Yankee" probably won't "play" in Beantown, it will be warmly embraced in the Big Apple and by all Yankee fans.

5.0 out of 5 stars Let Them Tell The Story, March 10, 2003

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Raymond Caruso (Moscow, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'd Rather Be a Yankee (Paperback)

I've loved this book since I was a child. As far as Yankee history goes, it gives us the skeletal framework of the story, dispersed through the book at the beginnings of each chapter. However, the real reason this book is such a gem, is that the majority of it is told through the quotes of the people who lived through the events they describe. Some of these quotes are taken from previously published material, and therein are gathered some of Yankee Baseball's most memorable and bone chilling quips and one-liners. But in addition to those are stories told to the author himself, as he travelled the country, seeking to preserve the tales these men were burning to tell. Simply wonderful.