Even though the New York Yankees wear black and white uniforms, the greatest of the Bronx Bombers are exceptionally colorful on and off the field. These characters are what makes the YES network’s Yankeeography compelling viewing even if you despise the team. You’ll never think of Sparky Lyle as only a great relief pitcher after they expose his penchant for sitting on birthday cakes. Yankeeography: Pinstripe Legends comes out on DVD just in time for the World Series Playoffs. Here’s the press release from A+E Networks Home Entertainment:
NEW YORK, NY – As the Yankees® march towards another MLB Post-Season, they add yet another winning campaign to their singular history. For more than 100 years, the Bronx Bombers have dominated Major League Baseball® like no other team, winning 26 World Series® and 39 Pennants. And it’s this sustained excellence and astounding talent that the Emmy® Award-winning YES Network series, Yankeeography, brings to rich life. This October, A+E Networks Home Entertainment and Major League Baseball Productions present the definitive DVD celebration of Yankees heroes with Yankeeography: Pinstripe Legends.
The Yankees roster has been consistently filled with the most distinguished names in baseball, from the unstoppable Babe Ruth to Joe Dimaggio, from Mickey Mantle to current great Derek Jeter. Paying homage to the team’s venerable history, Yankeeography takes a close look at the lives of the great players who have donned the pinstriped uniform. Across 16 DVDs and more than 50 hours, this superlative compendium of champions salutes 37 Yankees greats each honored with their own Yankeeography episode – including 14 episodes never before unveiled on DVD — plus nine Yankee documentaries being released to DVD for the very first time. Wrapped with stunning and historic images from the Major League Baseball Photo archives and framed with colorful commentary, this handsomely bound 32-page book created by MLB Publishing, is as expansive as it is unprecedented.
The New York Yankees and their picture-perfect pinstriped uniforms have become synonymous with sports and champions. Of the thousands of players who donned the pinstripes there are a select few Bronx Bombers who have risen above their peers to fandom’s pantheon. The players showcased within this collection embody those attributes and have earned their place in Yankeeography: Pinstripe Legends.
