The Truth About Ruth and More: Behind Yankees Myths, Legends, and Lore

by Peter Handrinos

Even the most famous of teams has been misremembered, misrepresented, misunderstood, and otherwise missed through history's many tellings and retellings, and this book is an entertaining antidote to all the above concerning the New York Yankees. With surprising analysis and gleeful wit, it examines everything from the underestimated to the overrated, along the way providing perspectives on the Bronx Bombers' authentic legacy in terms of stats and society, performances and personalities, comparisons and culture.

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Paul]

A decent bathroom book if you are a baseball fan. You don't have to be a Yankees fan to enjoy the book, but you do need to be able to tolerate them (the author is a hardcore Yankees fan). It is full of baseball war stories.

[Adam Buongiovanni]

Good book, he shows his bias at times to being a big Mantle fan, and somewhat a little salty towards Jeter and DiMaggio as sometimes they weren't the best team players. However, his colourful insight makes the book so great.