Phil Pepe spent years as the New York Daily News Yankee beat reporter. While he was there to report on the action that occurred on the field, as well as the many disruptions occurring in the locker room --- especially during the tumultuous '70s when Billy Martin and the “Boss” were constantly at one another’s throats --- that directly affected the team’s performance on the field, Pepe also saw a world that never made the papers. YANKEE DOODLES humanizes the legends we have come to love and worship. We get to know the players as Pepe did, once the lights and cameras were turned off.

Celebrating the Mets’ 50th anniversary season—the only man in uniform for both the 1969 and 1986 World Championship teams remembers the early years, tough times, and glory days.

Former Cubs great Ron Santo has selected the top five players at each position, as well as the five all-time greatest Cubs managers and teams. His compilation evokes cherished memories of one of the richest histories in sports and fuels the eternal optimism that has defined this beloved franchise.