"An insider's history enlivened by a rich store of carefully researched anecdotes, most of which I'd never heard before. This is a marvelous book to take on vacation. It's divided into 47 chapters - each one featuring a different player, milestone, era or fracas - and you can dip into it whenever the mood strikes. " --Jim Bouton, The New York Times Book Review "In "Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees From Before the Babe to After the Boss," Appel has written an important, memorable and riveting history of the world's most dominant sports franchise. The book .reads like a gripping, action-packed novel, one era more fascinating than the next. " --Jeff Pearlman, Newsday "Marty Appel is a fine storyteller with a keen eye for detail. He has firsthand knowledge of the bold-faced names and the bit players over a large span of Yankee history.

All of which makes his perspective both entertaining and enlightening." -- Bob Costas "For baseball fans this is a great read that takes you on an intimate trip into the Yankee Universe. For Yankee fans this is a gift that only Marty Appel could give us." -- Billy Crystal "As a player, you don't always view the things around you as history in the making. Marty Appel always did, and now, he's given us this important book." -- Whitey Ford "What a treat this book is for anyone who loves baseball, its history, and its heroes. This book.amplified my knowledge of the game.

" -- Robert Creamer, author of Babe.