Bøger af Howie Karpin

Imagining a year in which the New York Mets never lose a single game, this idealistic resource identifies the most memorable victory in the team's history on every single day of the baseball calendar season, from late March to late October. Ranging from games with incredible historical significance and individual achievement to those with high drama and high stakes, the book envisions the impossible: a blemish-free Mets season. Evocative photos, original quotes, thorough research, and engaging prose and analysis add another dimension.

Sixty-two current and former Broadway Blueshirts players and coaches share their memories of their time with one of the NHL's most beloved franchises in You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Rangers Firsts. Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin have collected reminiscences from such fan favorites as Rod Gilbert, Brad Park, Pete Stemkowski, Dave Maloney, Don Murdoch, Barry Beck, John Vanbiesbrouck, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Stephane Matteau, Henrik Lundqvist and many others. Spanning more than 60 years, from Eddie Shack in 1958 to Adam Fox in 2019, these proud Rangers cover everything from playing for and with their first coaches and captains to their first training camps, playoff games, and even their first fights and so much more. As former Rangers captain Ryan Callahan writes in his foreword to this unique book, "the players provide a look into the life of a professional hockey player with their stories and recollections. Starting with when they were kids and then as they progressed into manhood and a career in the NHL, the players in this book all bring something to the table that will enlighten any hockey fan."

Test and expand your knowledge of Yankee baseball with questions about Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter, the 1950s and the 1990s, nicknames, homeruns, and the Big Ballpark in the Bronx.Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each—stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.This book is divided into multiple parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. Along the way, you’ll learn more about the great Yankee players and coaches of the past and present, from Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry, Don Mattingly, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira and so many more. Some of the many questions that this book answers include:How many times had the Yankees been to the World Series before acquiring Babe Ruth from the Red Sox?Who was the Yankee outfielder who was nicknamed “Ol’ Reliable”?Who did the Yankees trade to the Cincinnati Reds in November of 1992 to acquire outfielder Paul O’Neill?Which two players have hit walk off, pennant-winning home runs in Yankee history?The longest game in Yankee history lasted how many innings?This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of the Bombers!

In the nearly 120-year history of the New York Yankees, fans have been treated to countless firsts-the first Yankee to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium (Babe Ruth), the first to hit a homer in the current stadium (Jorge Posada), the first Cy Young Award winner (Bob Turley), the first to hit for the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig), and the first to amass 3,000 hits (Derek Jeter). The list goes on.In New York Yankees Firsts, Howie Karpin presents the stories behind the firsts in Yankees history in question-and-answer format. More than a mere trivia book, Karpin's collection includes substantive answers to the question of "who was the first . . . ?" on a variety of topics, many of which will surprise even seasoned fans of the Bronx Bombers.