Title Almost Yankees : the summer of '81 and the greatest baseball team you've never heard of / J. David Herman

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource Contents I wouldn't ship anything to New York just yet -- Locked out -- For openers -- A ball never comes to me -- Signs of life -- Hello, baseball -- This is Phil Rizzuto from Norfolk, Virginia -- The grind -- Flashing the "H" -- Time to get up -- I guess I'm in charge -- Postseason -- There's something I've got to tell you -- Heroes Summary "Almost Yankees is the story of the New York Yankees' then Triple-A farm club, the 1981 Columbus Clippers, and its players performing in the shadow of one of the sport's most famous teams and infamous owners"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Columbus Clippers (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Columbus Clippers (Baseball team) fast New York Yankees (Baseball team) fast Subject Baseball teams -- Ohio -- Columbus -- History -- 20th century Baseball teams -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century Baseball players -- Ohio -- Columbus -- Biography Baseball team owners -- Ohio -- Columbus -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports. GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. Baseball players Baseball team owners Baseball teams New York (State) -- New York Ohio -- Columbus Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781496215383 1496215389 9781496215369 1496215362

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