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The Day The Boss Arrived: How a $10 Million Deal Changed the Yankees ForeverYANKEES HISTORY
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The Day The Boss Arrived: How a $10 Million Deal Changed the Yankees Forever

On January 3, 1973, a Cleveland shipbuilder promised to be an "absentee owner." Yankees fans are still smiling at how that turned out. Every dynasty has a first page. For the modern Yankees, it is January 3, 1973 - the day a 12-man limited partnership, headed by a 42-year-old Cleveland shipbuilding executive named G...

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The Bronx Zoo Yankees: Chaos, Conflict, and Championships

The 1977–78 Yankees were talented, combustible, and champions twice over. From Reggie Jackson’s three-homer Game 6 to Bucky Dent’s Fenway swing, the Bronx Zoo years made conflict and October baseball inseparable.