Mike Vaccaro Book Signing in Olean: Yankees Dynasty Talk at Untold Stories Bookstore
The New York Post sports columnist and St. Bonaventure graduate brings his latest book on the Steinbrenner-led Yankees dynasty to Olean for an evening of stories, insight, and fan discussion.
OLEAN - New York Post sports columnist and St. Bonaventure graduate Mike Vaccaro will be discussing his new book, The Bosses of the Bronx, at 5:30pm on Wednesday, April 8th at Untold Stories Bookstore, 700 W State St in Olean.
In Bosses, Vaccaro tells the crazy but true story of how owner George Steinbrenner, followed by his son Hal, have controlled the most famous team in American sports.
Since taking over the New York Yankees franchise in 1973, the Steinbrenners have transformed the fabled team from a struggling franchise into a baseball dynasty. George purchased the team for $8.8 million and quickly became known as “The Boss” - a hands-on owner whose relentless pursuit of victory defined an era. Under his leadership, the Yankees captured seven World Series championships, became a global sports brand, and consistently dominated the sports pages.
Yet as Vaccaro reveals, the story of the Steinbrenners and their team is much bigger and more complex - a drama of Shakespearian proportions, combining tragedy and great comedy. He goes beyond the headlines to chronicle the complete saga - from the times King George went mad and was eventually banned to how Prince Hal, living in the long shadow of his father, has struggled to put his own unique stamp on the Pinstripe realm. Vaccaro chronicles the infamous headline-making disputes between the team’s managers and its mercurial owner, a man whose autocratic disposition would eventually get him banned from the game and earn him a place in pop culture lore with the hit sitcom Seinfeld.
A fun and wild remembrance of innings past for every Yankee fan and a must-read grudge list for every Yankee hater, The Bosses of the Bronx is a larger-than-life true tale of success, suffering, sacrifice, and downright silliness that captures this great franchise and the game of baseball itself.
Publisher Harper Books will have copies on-hand for purchase. Vaccaro will sign books after the Q&A session. Available in hardcover, e-book, and digital audiobook, Bosses was released March 24 and is available now: The Bosses of the Bronx.
Mike Vaccaro has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since 2002. He began his sportswriting career at the Olean Times Herald as a reporter covering Bonnies basketball. He is also the author of three previous books: Emperors and Idiots; 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports; and The First Fall Classic. For more information on Bosses, contact Vaccaro at mvaccaro@nypost.com.
For event details, contact Untold Stories, 585-981-1248 or Untoldstoriesbookstore@gmail.com.