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The Year I Owned the Yankees

by Sparky Lyle, David Fisher · 1990

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One of baseball's most irreverent former stars—and the bestselling author of The Bronx Zoo—gets to run the Yankees his way in this hilarious fantasy novel.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
sportssportsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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