The Bronx Zoo

The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees

By: Sparky Lyle, Peter Golenbock

Narrated by: Sparky Lyle

This best-selling, highly-acclaimed account is a hilarious but scathing baseball tell-all. After being voted the 1977 American League Cy Young Award winner, Sparky Lyle was rewarded for his efforts by being benched. The Yankees, a leader of free agency, signed Goose Gossage as their closer. Things only went downhill from there and the 1978 season turned out to be one of controversy, firings, fights, and acrimony. In short, it was a zoo.

©1979, 2005 Albert "Sparky" Lyle and Peter Golenbock (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Great look at the second Zoo in the Bronx

As a die hard Yankee fan and a fan of Yankee history I am glad I read this. An enjoyable funny read about the great team of 1978. I recommend this book to any Yankee fan

My the times have changed

I’ve been a lifelong yankee fan. I grew up with mattingly, Boggs, Williams, O’Neil, and the beginning of the late 90s dynasty.

Was fun to get a more in depth look at the history behind the late 70s team.

I love how the story is about the season and the playoffs and World Series is just the epilogue. In typical Yankees fashion, the championship is just the icing on the cake. The battle back from so many games down and the turmoil in the clubhouse is the real nitty gritty of what it takes to bake the cake.

Would recommend to any baseball fan looking to get a little more info on the history of one of the greatest dynasties to ever grace the world of sports.

Great anthology of a season

Very enjoyable and well done by Sparky. We’ll worth listening even after reading several years ago.

This Should Be Your Next Listen

I have had an audible membership for years now and I love sports. I have listened to so many of the baseball books audible has and this is as good as any I have listened to and better than many. It is interesting throughout, not just a guy speeding through names and statistics so fast you feel like you are always missing something. This book has heart, Lyle narrates this story to perfection. He expresses emotion well, and you can begin to imagine what that year with the most storied franchise in professional sports was like.

Great Story

Great audiobook. Great story and Sparky does a wonderful job reading enjoyed it thoughtless. Two thumbs up