Harvey Frommer: Remembering Yankee Stadium

 From the moment the Yankees broke ground on the new Stadium across the street from the old, an entire industry has been growing around the public’s need to remember the house that Ruth built. Already you can buy vials of dirt, limited edition lithographs, and pictures with facsimile autographs, and I’m certain that in the months to come we’ll be offered bricks, rivets, and splinters from the bleachers, assuming we’re willing to take out a second mortgage in order to pay for it all. One of the finest products out there, though, is a visually stunning book by Harvey Frommer, Remembering Yankee Stadium: An Oral and Narrative History of "The House That Ruth Built" . Filled with beautiful photographs that span the Stadium’s history, the book tells the story of the past eighty-five years one decade at a time, relying heavily on the voices of the players, writers, and fans who took the field, reported from the press box, and walked through the turnstiles each afternoon from April to October. Last week the author was kind enough to chat with me about the book. Enjoy…

(This interview originally appeared at BronxBanterBlog.com.)