The Yankees Index: Every Number Tells a Story Paperback – June 1, 2016

It’s an awesome read to see all these incredible yankee stories that might get overlooked with time. Extra props to the writer who is able to overlook his own fandom(as he is publicly not a Yankee fan) and admire the greatness of our franchise and their history.

I'm a die hard Phillies fan. As such, the Yankees don't hit my radar too often. But overall, I'm a baseball fan and as one, it's very easy to appreciate what this book brings to the table. If you've read any of Mark Simon's pieces on ESPN, you'd know he's got an encyclopedic knowledge of stats of all sorts stored in his brain and he loves using them to tell a story. And in this book, he tells dozens and dozens of those stories. There's a lot of things that stand out. Strangely enough, the first thing I noticed was quality glossy pages, color graphs and nice easy to read text. This isn't a cheap flimsy book. Cracking it open, you find very easy to read stories that are straight to the point, well-written and quick enough that if you don't care about the era you're reading, three pages later, you might find a different one. It ends up being a fascinating read for any baseball fan as it's really cool how Simon takes a number and turns it into historical tidbit. Would definitely recommend this to both Yankees and sports fans alike. Now let's get the other 31 teams a book too!

I am admittedly a Mets fan, so perhaps I carry a bit of jealousy over some of the numbers in this book (27 championships in particular). But I found “The Yankees Index: Every Number Tells a Story” to be an incredibly enjoyable read packed with a ton of interesting facts and stories. The book goes far, far beyond the obvious numbers (Babe Ruth’s 714, Lou Gehrig’s 56) to reveal the 66 pitchers who help set up Mariano Rivera’s saves, pitcher Red Ruffing’s 31 home runs and Hank Bauer’s 17-game World Series hitting streak. The Bronx Bombers have a storied history, and Mark Simon does a terrific job revealing that history through the many numbers that grace baseball’s record books.

This is a very thoroughly researched book connecting the dots of New York Yankees history with a series of numbers. Mark is a wizard at telling stories through these numbers. The book layout, and the collection of photos & colorful charts are very compelling and attractive. I would recommend this to all baseball fans, not just fans of the Yankees. I very much appreciated the wide range of players & moments featured within the pages; it isn't just the same Ruth & Gehrig stories you've read over and over.

Really interesting book. You don't need to be a Yankee fan or statistically inclined to enjoy it. A very well written, well depicted, easy book to get through. You'll want to share lots of little tidbits with your baseball loving friends and family.

Afraid it would be a book of numbers w/o much story but it is well written and tells a story. All this on quality paper, great graphics and brilliant color. Very Happy.

Better than expected! Graphs and charts tell a great story. Unlike any other Yankee book in my collection.

Very longs book that counts as an actual book to my teacher