![]() ![]() Halberstam slowly approaches the October confrontation. Deftly intercutting stories of the Cardinal and Yankee seasons, Mr. ![]() One of the pleasures of his book is its leisurely, pre-MTV pace. Halberstam's narrative engaging, his anecdotes amusing, his insights into the game and its players often shrewd. Yet even this unreconstructed Dodger fan found Mr. I grew up in Brooklyn, during the 1950's, where the Dodgers were perceived as steelworkers with a history of failure, while the Yankees were seen as U.S. I myself have never entered Yankee Stadium - as a matter of class loyalty. Louis Cardinals in 1964, the Yankees would not return to the World Series until 1976. After their loss in seven games to the St. N "October 1964," David Halberstam recounts the end of the New York Yankee dynasty that began in 1949 - an era that included 14 pennantsĪnd nine world championships. ![]()
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