You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Islanders Firsts

Sports & Outdoors

Rosenman, MARK

Karpin, Howie

Hockey

Press Box Publishing

Down on the Korner: Ralph Kiner and Kiner's Korner

Baseball

Sixty-one current and former Broadway Blueshirts players and coaches share their memories of their time with one of the NHL's most beloved franchises in You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Rangers Firsts. Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin have collected reminiscences from such fan favorites as Rod Gilbert, Brad Park, Pete Stemkowski, Dave Maloney, Don Murdoch, Barry Beck, John Vanbiesbrouck, Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Stephane Matteau, Henrik Lundqvist and many others. Spanning more than 60 years, from Eddie Shack in 1958 to Adam Fox in 2019, these proud Rangers cover everything from playing for and with their first coaches and captains to their first training camps, playoff games, and even their first fights and so much more. As former Rangers captain Ryan Callahan writes in his foreword to this unique book, "the players provide a look into the life of a professional hockey player with their stories and recollections. Starting with when they were kids and then as they progressed into manhood and a career in the NHL, the players in this book all bring something to the table that will enlighten any hockey fan."

You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Rangers Firsts.

Forty former New York Mets players share their memories of their time with one of baseball’s most beloved franchises in You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Mets Firsts. Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin have collected first-person reminiscences from such fan favorites as “The Captain” David Wright, Hall of Famer Tom Glavine, 1969 Miracle Mets Ron Swoboda, Art Shamsky, Ed Kranepool, and Jerry Koosman, original Mets Frank Thomas and Hobie Landrith, and 1986 World Series champions Howard Johnson and Jesse Orosco as well as many others who have worn the orange and blue. Spanning six decades of the team’s colorful history, these proud Mets cover everything from playing for their first managers to their first training camps, postseason games, and even their first baseball card and so much more. As Howie Rose, the voice of the New York Mets points out in in his foreword to this unique book, “Ron Swoboda nailed it in the postgame celebration after the Mets won the 1969 World Series when he said, “You could only win it the first time once.”

You Never Forget Your First: A Collection of New York Mets Firsts

Before 94: The Story of the 1978–79 New York Rangers is an entertaining look back at one of the most beloved teams in the franchise's storied history. It recounts their exciting and unpredictable run to the Stanley Cup Finals with firsthand accounts from many of the players who will forever remain in the hearts of the Blueshirt faithful.Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin chronicle each game of the magical season when Fred “The Fog” Shero, in his first season behind the bench, took the team all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Key players such as captain Dave Maloney, his brother Don, Ron Duguay, Hall of Famer Phil Esposito, WHA imports Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson, and John Davidson, the goalie who stood on his head while the Madison Square Garden faithful chanted “JD” share their memories of all the great moments including the playoff battles with Shero's former Broad Street Bullies team from Philadelphia and the epic showdown with their rival New York Islanders en route to the Finals against the Montreal Canadiens.Before 94 is a loving tribute to the team that formed the foundation for a generation of Rangers fans. Eddie "EJ" Johnstone, Walt Tkaczuk, Pat "Hitch" Hickey, Wayne Thomas, Steve "Sarge" Vickers, Bobby "SheCat" Sheehan, Ron Greschner, and others also recall that magical season. It’s the story of a team with an abundance of young talent with just the right mix of veteran leadership that allowed them to overachieve and capture the attention of the Big Apple. It’s all here—the highs and the lows, the inspiring victories, the devastating losses, and the funny moments along the way.

Before 94: The Story of the 1978-79 New York Rangers

In the nearly 120-year history of the New York Yankees, fans have been treated to countless firsts-the first Yankee to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium (Babe Ruth), the first to hit a homer in the current stadium (Jorge Posada), the first Cy Young Award winner (Bob Turley), the first to hit for the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig), and the first to amass 3,000 hits (Derek Jeter). The list goes on. In New York Yankees Firsts, Howie Karpin presents the stories behind the firsts in Yankees history in question-and-answer format. More than a mere trivia book, Karpin's collection includes substantive answers to the question of "who was the first . . . ?" on a variety of topics, many of which will surprise even seasoned fans of the Bronx Bombers.

New York Yankees Firsts (Sports Team Firsts)

LYONS PRESS+

A one-stop record containing everything Yankees fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.

Yankees Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan!

Triumph Books

162-0: Imagine a Mets Perfect Season: A Game-By-Game Anaylsis of the Greatest Wins in Mets History

Imagining a year in which the New York Mets never lose a single game, this idealistic resource identifies the most memorable victory in the team's history on every single day of the baseball calendar season, from late March to late October. Ranging from games with incredible historical significance and individual achievement to those with high drama and high stakes, the book envisions the impossible: a blemish-free Mets season. Evocative photos, original quotes, thorough research, and engaging prose and analysis add another dimension.

162-0: Imagine a Mets Perfect Season: A Game-by-Game Anaylsis of the Greatest Wins in Mets History

In 2005, the National Hockey League adopted the shootout to settle ties in regular season games. The shootout is used if the game remains tied after five minutes of overtime. Ten years later, the shootout is one of the most significant and controversial rule changes in all of sports. Some maintain that the shootout erases a sixty-five-minute emotional rollercoaster between two teamsand that it’s wrong for games to be decided based on a one-on-one battle between a shooter and a goalie. Others argue that shootouts provide edge-of-your seat excitement as two supremely skilled players go head-to-head for all the marbles. Shoot to Thrill blends history, stats, and personal perspectives from players, coaches, officials, and broadcasters. Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin explore how players and coaches prepare for shootouts, what they think of them, and how shootouts have helped shape hockey history over the past decadeincluding the shootout in the last game of the 2010 season that sent the Philadelphia Flyers into the playoffs and on to the Stanley Cup Finals. Some rule changes are instituted without anyone’s noticing. Others shake the game to its very foundations. Like the designated-hitter rule in baseball, hockey's shootout has left no fan impartial to it. This is the book for them. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Shoot to Thrill: The History of Hockey?s Shootout

Biographies & Memoirs

Sports Publishing

Baseball's Best Rookies

Cohen, Russ

Motivational Press LLC

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