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book switches between life, politics in nyc and the ny yankees during billien martin and reggie jackson


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"Could be Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning"

 by EddieNygma on Apr 13 2007 (34 months ago)
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Not sure if this is what you're after, but this does mention those things:

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City (Hardcover)
by Jonathan Mahler (Author)
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New York City in 1977 was in the middle of wild upheaval on all fronts, from the hunt for the Son of Sam killer and the citywide blackout to a brutal mayor's race and the rise of punk rock and the zenith of disco. In Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning, journalist Jonathan Mahler revisits all those storylines through another drama, which grabbed tabloid headlines all summer long: the outrageous--and pennant-winning--New York Yankees. The Yankees weren't the greatest baseball team ever assembled--they weren't even the greatest of the era (the talent-laden Cincinnati Reds were superior player for player). But no modern team has earned more type than the "Bronx Zoo" Yanks of the late '70s, thanks in no small part to such characters as meddling owner George Steinbrenner, firebrand manager Billy Martin, and flashy slugger Reggie Jackson.

But what more is there to say about a ball club, even one as stormy and successful as the '77 Yanks? Mahler wisely strays out of the dugout and into the chaotic city to give his chronicle breadth and shape. Mahler deftly brings together a host of characters and developments--from doomed old-school catcher Thurman Munson to congressional hellraiser Bella Abzug, from media kingpin Rupert Murdoch to battling politicos Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo, from downtown punks to the glittery decadence of Studio 54. The result is a lively read that will entertain readers who wouldn't know an RBI from CBGB. --Steven Stolder
Sources: http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Gentlemen-Bronx-Burning-Baseball/dp/0374175284
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"Is this it?"

 by sloper574 on Apr 15 2007 (34 months ago)
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http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Gentlemen-Bronx-Burning-Baseball/dp/0374175284

I remember hearing the author on WNYC and it sounded interesting.

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