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

More than any other sport, baseball appreciation is passed from generation to generation, especially from father to son. From teaching a child to break in a glove to taking them to their first game to sharing their Little League successes, baseball forms the lifelong bonds that shape relationships between parent and child. In Glove Story: Fathers, Sons and the American Pastime,Mark Rosenman and A. J. Carter explore how those ties lead to lifelong memories and passed down careers. Against the backdrop of Rosenman seeking one last bonding experience with his adult son-a joint trip to New York Mets Fantasy Camp- Glove Story explores how those relationship develop and endure, through the eyes of some of the 248 father-son major league baseball pairings and notable fans. This sometimes touching, eminently readable book includes first-hand accounts from such baseball notables as Maury and Bump Wills, Ken Griffey Sr., Tim Raines Sr., Brian McRae, Bret Boone, David Bell, and broadcasters Bob Costas, Howie Rose, and Chip Caray. It also examines the role the fathers play in creating our fandom through interviews with former Vice President Dan Quayle, astronaut Terry Virts, actor Chazz Palminteri and comedy writer Alan Zweibel. Entertaining, engaging, funny, and heartwarming, with a foreword written by father and son broadcasting legends Marty and Thom Brennaman, Glove Story reads as a love letter to the sport we all love

Glove Story: Fathers, Sons and the American Pastime.

Carter, A.J.

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

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