Bøger af Chris Donnelly

Road to Nowhere is the story of how the Mets and the Yankees played through several mediocre seasons from 1990 to 1996 but built teams that would help drive their ascendancy the rest of the decade.

An examination of the unique parallels between New York City's evolution and that of the New York Yankees, How the Yankees Explain New York illustrates how the storied history of the Bronx Bombers mirrors that of the Big Apple itself. The oldest professional sports franchise in the city, the Yankees have played in front of sold out crowds in the Bronx for nearly a century, and this work explores the relationship between Wall Street high-rollers and the Yankees' record-setting payroll, describes the "e;city that never sleeps"e; through the nighttime antics of Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, revisits the healing effect of the Yankees' World Series run in the aftermath of 9/11, and much more. Entertaining and insightful, this book is sure to be popular amongst one of sports' most passionate fan bases.

Focuses on the 1985 New York baseball season, a season like no other since the Mets came to town in 1962. Never before had both the Yankees and the Mets been in contention for the playoffs so late in the same season. For months fans dreamed of the first Subway Series in nearly thirty years, and the Mets and the Yankees vied for their hearts.

Focuses on what many believe to be the most exciting postseason series in baseball history: the 1995 Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. This book chronicles the earlier struggles of both teams during the 1980s, their mid-1990s resurgence and the effects of Seattle's victory.