Discover the inside story of the Yankees' unprecedented talent with
this gripping account from a reporter who was there for the team's 125
wins.
The visiting clubhouse in San Diego was soggy, sweaty and sticky after
the 1998 Yankees swept the Padres in four games and celebrated winning
their 24th World Series title. The players raised bottles of Champagne,
sprayed the bubbly on each other and reveled in a baseball season that
might have been more memorable than any in history.
Jack Curry was part of that unforgettable scene as a reporter,
navigating around the clubhouse to ask the same, pertinent question.
After winning an unprecedented 125 games and pummeling teams along the
way, were these Yankees, the Yankees of Jeter, Mariano, Posada,
Pettitte, Bernie, O'Neill, Tino and so many other vital players, the
best team ever?
"Right now, you would have to call them the best team ever," said owner
George Steinbrenner.
Twenty five years later, Curry revisits that season to discuss how that
team was built and why the Yankees were such a talented, refreshing and
successful club. This book includes new interviews with more than 25
players, coaches and executives, who revealed some behind-the-stories
about the magical journey and who also discussed the depth of this
historic squad.
"From the first man to the 25th man on the roster, I don't think there's
a team that had more talent and a team whose players knew their roles as
well as our players did," said pitcher David Cone. "If you're using that
as a barometer for the best team of all-time, then I think you can call
us the best team of all-time."
During that wondrous season, Don Zimmer, a Yankee coach and a baseball
lifer who began his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, told
associates there would never be another team like the 1998 Yankees.
Zimmer was right. Twenty five years later, Curry describes how and why
that Yankee team could be the best ever.
