" For six extraordinary years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force, with players such as Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera. But for the players and the coaches, baseball Yankees-style was also an almost unbearable pressure cooker of anxiety, expectation, and infighting. With owner George Steinbrenner at the controls, the Yankees money machine spun out of control. In this new editi ..."
One Base at a Time How I Survived PTSD and Found My Field of Dreams by David R. Mellor, BusterOlney Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Post Hill Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64293-252-2, ISBN: 1-64293-252-3
"As featured in The Boston Globe Magazine! “Dave Mellor has built one of baseball’s most inspirational stories over the last half-century. Anchored by a love for his family and the game, he survived incomprehensible catastrophes and PTSD to become a pioneering ballfield artist and head groundskeeper for Fenway Park.” —Buster Olney, ESPNOn July 10, 1981, David Mellor was just a baseball-crazed kid, a star high school pitcher preparing to ..."
How Lucky You Can Be(1st Edition) The Story of Coach Don Meyer by BusterOlney Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Espn Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-345-52411-9, ISBN: 0-345-52411-X
"In September 2008, Northern State University men’s basketball coach Don Meyer stood on the brink of immortality. He was about to surpass the legendary Bobby Knight to become the all-time NCAA wins leader in men’s basketball. Then, on a two-lane road in South Dakota, everything changed in an instant.In How Lucky You Can Be, acclaimed sports journalist Buster Olney tells the remarkable story of the successive tragedies that befell Coach M ..."
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by BusterOlney Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2005 by Harper Perennial ISBN-13: 978-0-06-051507-2, ISBN: 0-06-051507-4
"In The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, Buster Olney tracks the Yankees through these tumultuous seasons and into the scandals and disappointments of 2004, providing insightful portraits of the stars, the foot soldiers, the coaches, the ..."
"For an extraordinary handful of years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force. With four World Series championships in five seasons and a deep bench of legends and comers -- Clemens, Rivera, Williams, Soriano, Jeter, O'Neill -- they dominated the major leagues, earning the love of their hometown fans and the grudging admiration of players and spectators everywhere.For the members of the team, tho ..."
Aaron Judge The Incredible Story of the New York Yankees' Home Run-Hitting Phenom by David Fischer, BusterOlney Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2017 by Sports Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-68358-236-6, ISBN: 1-68358-236-5
"All rise for the newest Yankee hero. Aaron Judge has become the face of the New York Yankees, inheriting the lineage that goes from Ruth to Gehrig to DiMaggio to Mantle to O’Neill and Jeter. Will he live up to the hype? Will the Yankees be World Series champs again?At 6-foot-7 and 285 pounds, Aaron Judge emerged as the biggest story in baseball in 2017 with his monstrous home runs and record-breaking ability. A three-sport athlete in hi ..."
The Yankees Index Every Number Tells a Story (Numbers Don't Lie) by Mark Simon, BusterOlney Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2016 by Triumph Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62937-176-4, ISBN: 1-62937-176-9
"Yankees fans have witnessed improbable feats, extraordinary achievements, and unmatched performances during the team's 100-plus seasons. "The Yankees Index" details the numbers every Yankees fan from the rookie attending his first game at Yankee Stadium to the veteran who recalls Ron Guidry's days on the mound should know. Author Mark Simon tells the stories behind the most memorable moments and achievements in Yankees history in this f ..."
Yankees Index Every Number Tells a Story by Mark Simon, BusterOlney 368 Pages, Published 2016 by Triumph Books ISBN-13: 978-1-63319-525-7, ISBN: 1-63319-525-2
"A first book requires a lot of work and a lot of help, and I want to make sure I thank
everyone who helped a lot in making this work. Thank you to Adam Motin, Jesse
Jordan, and the rest of the staff at Triumph Books for giving me the opportunity to
be a part of this project, and to Jayson Stark both for helping make the connection
that led to this relationship, and for guidance along the way. Thanks to some
fellow writers and resea ..."
"He had a knack for sensing in a given game what the team needed, and for
providing what was lacking. Jerry might score two points in a game, but somehow
dominate play on both ends of the floor. Don Meyer tried to objectively assess his
son's performance—and thought that Jerry was the best player he had ever
coached, in terms of his level of execution. By the time he would finish his college
career, Jerry Meyer would have more assis ..."
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by BusterOlney 432 Pages, Published 2009 by Harpercollins E-Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-198108-1, ISBN: 0-06-198108-7
"Cano would bat .297 in his first season, and the Yankees loved his ethic. Shortly
after Larry Bowa was hired as a third base coach and infield instructor, he
received a phone call and didn't initially understand what the person on the other
end of the line was saying. “Who?” Bowa asked. “Robinson Cano,” the caller re-
sponded. He had phoned to tell Bowa that he would be arriving in Florida early,
before spring training, to work on ..."
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness by BusterOlney 384 Pages, Published 2009 by Harper Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-174816-5, ISBN: 0-06-174816-1
"In this new edition of The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, Buster Olney tracks the Yankees through these exciting and tumultuous seasons, updating his insightful portrait with a new introduction that walks readers through Steinbrenner's ..."