Chumps to Champs: How The Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. Fine, fresh, unread copy in equally fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 351 pp. with index. Illustrated with photos. From 1989 to 1992, the New York Yankees, winners of 27 world championships and with 29 Hall of Fame members, were a pitiful team at the bottom of the AL standings, sitting on a 14-year World Series drought and a 35 percent drop in attendance. To make matters worse, their bombastic owner, George M. Steinbrenner, was banner form baseball. But from these ashes emerged a revamped team that became a juggernaut, craftily constructed by General Manager Gene Michael. He assembled a team that would feature future stars Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Paul o'Neill, and Andy Pettitte. Fine / fine. Item #E34791
ISBN: 9781328849854
Price: $12.95