Spirit of ’77, Part III: The Dandy Dons

Dear Alex, Oy, it feels like ages since you responded to my first volley, which gets at one of the drawbacks of a set as massive as this — particularly during baseball season, finding the time for a three-hour dig through the archives takes some doing. Anyway, you did a great job of bringing the …

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Spirit of ’77, Part II: Very Serious

Alex Belth’s follow-up to my initial entry in our discussion of the seven-disc New York Yankees 1977 World Series Collectors Edition is up at Bronx Banter. In it, he discusses the ’77 ALCS between the Yanks and Royals at length. Here’s the start: Yo Jay, Dude, one of the main reasons why I loved football …

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Spirit of ’77, Part I: Grand Entries and Royal Exits

I’m pleased to announce that today marks the beginning of an extended series of correspondences with Alex Belth of Bronx Banter that will be unfolding over the next several weeks as we discuss The New York Yankees: 1977 World Series Collector’s Edition DVD Set recently released by A&E TV (list price: $69.95). The format of …

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