The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List

The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List

by Mark Feinsand
The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List

The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List

by Mark Feinsand

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Overview

Every New York Yankees fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven't done everything there is to experience in and around the Bronx. From visiting Stan's Sports Bar to sitting in the bleachers for the roll call, author Mark Feinsand provides ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near Yankee Stadium. But not every experience requires a trip to New York; long-distance Yankees fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Yanks from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The New York Yankees Fans' Bucket List.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629373393
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 04/15/2017
Series: Bucket List
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 1,071,806
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Mark Feinsand has covered the Yankees and MLB since 2001 for the New York Daily News and MLB.com. He appears regularly on multiple television and radio outlets including MLB Network, YES Network, and WFAN.

Table of Contents

Foreword David Cone vii

Acknowledgements xi

Chapter 1 Yankee Standium

Attend a Game at Yankee Stadium 3

Join the "Bleacher Creatures" for Roll Call 8

Party Pregame at Stan's Sports Bar 13

Take a Tour of Monument Park 18

Buy a Pinstriped Jersey-with No Name on the Back! 21

Relive the Past at Old Timers' Day 25

Play Hooky on Opening Day 29

October Is Where Yankees Are Made: Go to a Playoff Game 32

Argue Yankee Stadium's Top 10 Postseason Moments 34

Visit the New York Yankees Museum Presented by Bank of America 38

Listen to Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" Speech 42

Chapter 2 Around the Majors

Soak Up the Sun at Spring Training 47

Catch Baseball's Best Rivalry at Boston's Fenway Park 52

Head to Baltimore for a Came at "Yankee Stadium South" 58

O Canada! Take a Trip to Toronto 66

Head to Sunny St. Petersburg and Take In Some Indoor Baseball 72

Take the 7 Train to the Subway Series 80

Tour the Rest of the American League One City at a Time Chicago: Guaranteed Rate Field; Kansas City: Kauffman Stadium Cleveland: Progressive Field; Minnesota: Target Field Detroit: Comerica Park; Anaheim: Angel Stadium Seattle: Safeco Field; Texas: Globe Life Park Houston: Minute Maid Park; Oakland: Oakland Coliseum 88

Chapter 3 Yankees Legends

Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum 103

Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 107

Learn the Yankees Retired Numbers 111

Crunch the Numbers: Know the Yankees' Records 120

Debate the Yankees' Mount Rushmore 122

Holy Cow! Listen to Yankees Broadcasters through the Years 127

Visit the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center 137

Learn the History of Closers: From Short Men to Sandman 143

A Day for Thurman: The Yankees Honor the Captain 147

Attend the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner 150

Derek Jeter's Fairy-Tale Ending 154

Chapter 4 A Moment in Time

Aaron Boone Belts the BoSox 161

Bucky F'n Dent 164

Jeffrey Maier Lends a Hand 168

Doc Gooden Makes a House Call 172

Yankees Slam the Athletics Again and Again and Again 177

A-Rod's Epic Night 180

Gator Gets the Crowd on Its Feet-Over and Over Again 185

Jim Abbott Makes Unexpected History 188

Reggie Jackson Becomes Mr October 194

One Is Not Enough for Allie Reynolds 198

Derek Jeter Becomes Mr. November 201

Dave Righetti's Memorable Independence Day 207

The Biggest Swing of Chris Chambliss' Career 212

A Perfectly Surprising Day for David Wells 215

David Cone Honors Yogi Berra and Don Larsen Perfectly 222

The Went Loss in Yankee: Postseason History 227

"The king" Holds Court in the 1996 World Series 231

Don Larsen Does the Unthinkable in the World Series 237

Chapter 5 That's Entertainment

Live from New York…it's the New York Yankees! 243

Yada, Yada, Yada…Watch the Yankees on Seinfeld 248

Read Bill Madden's Two Great Yankees Books 256

Delve Inside Derek Jeter's Mind with The Life You Imagine 259

See Bernie Williams in Concert 263

Watch Nine Innings From Ground Zero 268

Make a Playlist of Famous Yankees' Walk-Up/Entrance/Warm-Up Music 273

Relive the Summer of '61 with 61* 277

Sources 285

About the Author 289

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