The Bronx Zoo

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

De: Sparky Lyle, Peter Golenbock

Narrado por: 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

The 78' Yankees in Sparky's Own Voice!

This book was a Yankees classic long before the audiobook, and is made even better as an audiobook. Hearing Sparky Lyle narrate The Bronx Zoo is really the apex arrangement for this experience, and he does such a good job. It is almost like Lyle sitting at a bar and telling you about his 1978 season. That is something special, and so is this audiobook.

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Where does The Bronx Zoo rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

very entertaining, Im a die hard Yankee fan who read this book when it was first published.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Bronx Zoo?

That Yankees season was a zoo.

What about Sparky Lyle’s performance did you like?

Having the Author read it was like he was telling the story to you.

The Bronx zoo of 78

You thought 77 was wild? Sparky gives us a look inside the clubhouse of the 78 Yankees. From Billy and Reggie and George, this dysfunction team won it all

A fun review of the Bronx Zoo

Sparky makes you feel as though he talking to you. Insightful & funny. A c⚾️⚾️l respective to the 1978 season.

Loved it!

Great insight. Love the perspective on ownership and managers. Yankees were never as larger than life during this era of my lifetime post DiMaggio era.