Subway Series Reader (Hardcover)

by Pete Hamill (Author) "LET ME BEGIN WITH A MEMORY..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Subway Series, World Series (more...)

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A Tale of One City

It was the best of times, it was the best of times; it was a season of pinstripes, it was a season of amazin'; it was the autumn of Sinatra, it was the autumn of Baha Men; it was a time of the 7 train, it was a time of the 4 and the D. In short, the period was so like other glorious times that it inspired chanting in the streets, division in the taverns, and a giddy nostalgia in the hearts of all who watched and cheered.

The 2000 World Series pitted the New York Yankees and their winning tradition against the New York Mets and their history of miracles. These two outstanding teams breathed new life into the words that characterized the city's halcyon hardball past: subway series. Older generations followed the action with one eye on the games of today while the other viewed black-and-white film of the past: Derek Jeter strokes a home run, and Hank Bauer rounds the bases; Al Leiter rocks back, and Johnny Podres delivers the pitch. New generations experienced thrills they'll tell their own grandchildren one day: "Yes, I saw Mariano Rivera pitch...." "I was sitting right there when Todd Zeile's drive hit the top of the wall...."

To celebrate the return of New York to the center of the baseball universe, Pete Hamill, legendary columnist, editor, and author of Snow in August and A Drinking Life: A Memoir, has assembled an all-star team of writers to create the ultimate thinking fan's keepsake of the subway series. The Subway Series Reader spans the generations of baseball in New York, from Lawrence Ritter's recollection of attending his first World Series game in the subway series of 1936 to Peter Knobler's reflection on bringing his son to the Series in 2000.

With contributors running the gamut from Frank McCourt to Yogi Berra, The Subway Series Reader contains all of the best of what made the millennium World Series one for the ages. When it comes to World Series teams and the city that loves them, The Subway Series Reader -- thoughtful, nostalgic, graceful, charming, exciting, and up-to-the-minute -- is the one book to have when you're having more than one.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Printing edition (December 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743218086
• ISBN-13: 978-0743218085
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,267,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LITERARY HOMERUN, December 8, 2000

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What a terrific way to remember the 2000 Subway Series -- a collection of personal, touching, exciting and funny pieces from some of America's biggest literary (and baseball) names. Pete Hamill has brought together a roster including Yogi Berra, George Will, Andy Borowitz and Frank McCourt to make the Subway Series come alive all over again. It's a book to treasure, and it would make a great Christmas present for fans of the Yankees or Mets -- or of great writing, period.