05/16: Giveaway: Birth of a Dynasty by Joel Sherman
Posted by: Patrick
We randomly gave away a copy of Birth of a Dynasty by Joel Sherman to YanksBlog.com reader Christopher Pesce.
Rules
One entry per person. Repeat entries will be thrown out. YanksBlog.com staff members are ineligable as are their immediate families. The winner must have a mailing address within the United States. Winner's name will be displayed on YanksBlog.com. Entries must be submitted by 1:00 PM Eastern Time on May 23, 2006. Once winner is e-mailed, he or she will have 72 hours to respond to the initial e-mail. If they do not, a winner will be selected from the remaining entries.
Prize Info
From the publisher: "A 10th anniversary celebration of the dynasty beginning 1996 Yankee season teeming with new revelations and glorious memories for fans of sports' most storied franchise.
In the fall of 1995, the New York Yankees suffered a crushing game 5 defeat to the Seattle Mariners ending their championship dreams. Remarkably, this loss and the end of Buck Showalter's role as manager would lead to one of the most respected team dynasties in sports history. Now veteran New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, who has spent more time with the Bronx Bombers in the past 15 years than any other writer, tells how a down and out manager named Joe Torre, working with young, untested players like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, would win the 1996 World Series and a total of four championships in five years.
Along the way, Sherman captures the drama and behind the scenes intrigue of a season that started in disarray, but would quickly highlight some of the most talented players in Yankees history. Using hundreds of interviews and years of on the spot reporting, Sherman re-creates one of the Yankees' greatest years as only he can.
"To be properly told, the story of the dynasty's beginning must be told by an insider, someone who can take the reader behind the headlines and box scores to the true pulse of the team... Joel Sherman is that insider."
-Sports Illustrated baseball writer Tom Verducci."
Rules
One entry per person. Repeat entries will be thrown out. YanksBlog.com staff members are ineligable as are their immediate families. The winner must have a mailing address within the United States. Winner's name will be displayed on YanksBlog.com. Entries must be submitted by 1:00 PM Eastern Time on May 23, 2006. Once winner is e-mailed, he or she will have 72 hours to respond to the initial e-mail. If they do not, a winner will be selected from the remaining entries.
Prize Info
In the fall of 1995, the New York Yankees suffered a crushing game 5 defeat to the Seattle Mariners ending their championship dreams. Remarkably, this loss and the end of Buck Showalter's role as manager would lead to one of the most respected team dynasties in sports history. Now veteran New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, who has spent more time with the Bronx Bombers in the past 15 years than any other writer, tells how a down and out manager named Joe Torre, working with young, untested players like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, would win the 1996 World Series and a total of four championships in five years.
Along the way, Sherman captures the drama and behind the scenes intrigue of a season that started in disarray, but would quickly highlight some of the most talented players in Yankees history. Using hundreds of interviews and years of on the spot reporting, Sherman re-creates one of the Yankees' greatest years as only he can.
"To be properly told, the story of the dynasty's beginning must be told by an insider, someone who can take the reader behind the headlines and box scores to the true pulse of the team... Joel Sherman is that insider."
-Sports Illustrated baseball writer Tom Verducci."
