title: The Yankees Index: Every Number Tells a Story (Numbers Don't Lie)
author:  Mark Simon 
description: <DIV>&quot;Every now and then you come across someone with a completely unique skill set and over time you come to appreciate just how passionate and smart that person is. When it comes to baseball and its history I would put Mark Simon in the Hall of Fame. First ballot.&quot; &mdash;Karl Ravech, host, ESPN&rsquo;s <I>Baseball Tonight</I></DIV><br /><br /><DIV><P>&quot;I used to think there was nobody who loved baseball&rsquo;s never-ending collection of awesome numbers more than me. Then I met Mark Simon. Mark has been on pretty much a life-long quest to unearth the most cool, most unique, most magical numbers in the game. And those of us lucky enough to work with him at ESPN know he&rsquo;s got an amazing gift for it. But as this book shows, Mark also has a special feel for what those numbers mean. And not just on the stat sheet. There&rsquo;s a real human tale behind every number. And as you read this book, I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;ll agree Mark Simon was born to tell those tales.&quot; &mdash;Jayson Stark, senior writer, ESPN.com</P></DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&quot;Some numbers need no explanation&mdash;think 56, 3,000 or 61&mdash;but Mark Simon gives baseball fans so many more to think about in his unique look at Yankees history. Few people can use numbers to tell a story the way Mark does, making this a must-read for Yankees fans and baseball fans alike.&rdquo; &mdash;Mark Feinsand, Yankees beat writer, <I>New York Daily News</I></DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&ldquo;<I>The Yankees Index</I> is a fun trip through baseball history not just for those of us who bleed pinstripes, but for all baseball fans.&rdquo; &mdash;Joe Sheehan, <I>Sports Illustrated</I></DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&ldquo;It takes plenty of writing skill and meticulous research to fit the Yankees&rsquo; rich history into one handy volume, but Mark Simon has done it. Every page is like punching a button in a pinstriped time machine to re-live a moment and meet the man behind it. From Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggio to Jeter, A-Rod and even Aaron Small, it&rsquo;s all here in <I>The Yankees Index</I>&mdash;the definitive guide to the indelible stories behind the most famous franchise in sports.&rdquo; &mdash;Tyler Kepner, <I>New York Times</I></DIV>
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  It was a late May morning in Boston. I had coffee. I was sitting in my swivel
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  on in my office. Outside, the temperature was 53. The sky was low and gray.
  There was no rain