Diamonds aren't forever. After the 2008 season, the seemingly
immortal "House That Ruth Built" will shut its gates forever-to be
replaced by a brand-new stadium just a homer's length away. As if
anything could ever replace Yankee Stadium in the hearts and
memories of New York Yankees' fans.
Memories are what this book is about. From the moment it opened on
April 18, 1923, Yankee Stadium was a phenomenon: It was more than
double the size of any ballpark at the time. And what was happening
on the field was just as phenomenal. In the third inning of that
opening-day game, Babe Ruth hit the home run he deemed the most
satisfying of his career. That fall, the stadium hosted the first
of the many World Series games that would be played there over the
ensuing 85 years.
And that, of course, was just the beginning. Remembering Yankee
Stadium brilliantly and beautifully documents the stadium's
entire career through a decade-by-decade account, a priceless
collection of historical photographs, and, most movingly, the
vivid, first-person reminiscences of the people to whom this
"citadel of sport" has meant so much: entertainers and politicians,
broadcasters and sportswriters, players and fans. No Yankees fan-no
baseball fan-will be able to resist this incredible book.
"Spectacular new book about Yankee Stadium by Harvey Frommer,
Remembering Yankee Stadium."
--FOX
SPORTS.COM
"In this, the last year of Yankee Stadium''s storied existence,
Frommer''s
Remembering Yankee Stadium becomes an
essential keepsake for wise fans who know that newer isn''t always
better." TIME OUT NEW YORK
"Sportswriter Harvey Frommer''s
Remembering Yankee Stadium
is an exhaustive account of The Cathedral of Baseball and a moving
tribute from nearly a hundred voices, former players and pinstripe
devotees alike."- - GELF MAGAZINE
"
RYS beats any Yankee Book out there hands down. Who
better to write and compile a tribute to an icon such as Yankee
Stadium than renowned baseball/Yankee author Harvey Frommer who
makes great use of every Yankee and baseball player he either wrote
about or met over his illustrious career. My Yankee Cap is tipped
to Harvey Frommer who has outdone himself once
again."-BEHINDTHEBOMBERS.COM
"A stunning collection of oral history and narrative and great
photos." NEW YORK ONE
"A gorgeous new over-sized book
Remembering Yankee Stadium: An
Oral and
Narrative History of "The House that Ruth Built"--BRONX
BANTER "One to show. Absolute classic. Best of all the
books on the subject-the Bible of Yankee Stadium
books."--WCBS-Radio