Synopses & Reviews
After 86 long years, the Red Sox finally broke the infamous curse of the Bambino, first beating their archrivals, the New York Yankees, in the American League playoffs and then going on to win the 2004 World Series. With faith in themselves and each other, and a belief that their time had come, the team made baseball history. Long-suffering Sox fans, accustomed to having their hearts broken every time their team lost a critical game, at last have something to celebrate, and 101 Reasons to Love the Red Sox is the perfect way to do it.
Here loyal members of the Red Sox Nation will find a wealth of reasons to root for their favorite team in both good times and bad: the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Nuf Ced McGreevey and the Royal Rooters, Cy Young, the Green Monster, Ted Williams, the Impossible Dream season, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling's heroic pitching, and more. Historic and contemporary photos, baseball cards, memorable stories, and sports trivia provide a portrait of the Red Sox from their very beginning to the present. Also included as a bonus are ten reasons to hate the rival Yankees.
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There is no other stadium like Fenway Park with its wooden seats, manual scoreboard, and the looming green monster; no other history that includes such an infamous trade, a curse, and a penchant for losing critical games; no other group of fans that measure up to the loyal Red Sox Nation. There is simply no other team that compares to the Red Sox.
This revised and updated version of 101 Reasons to Love the Red Sox is filled with reasons to celebrate Boston's best-loved team: the 2004 World Series championship, the beloved B, five World Series titles before 1919, Yawky Way, the legendary Ted Williams, Royal Rooters, the "Impossible Dream" season, Cy Young, and Big Papi. Vintage and modern photos, baseball cards, memorable stories, and sports trivia provide a portrait of the Red Sox from their very beginning to the present. The heart of the players and fans combined with the Red Sox' storied past truly make Fenway Park a field of dreams.
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No other ballpark has the feel and tradition of Fenway. Entering the grandstand, one is transported back through time as the spirits of all those who came before seem to inhabit the cozy confines. Built by Red Sox owner John I. Taylor, Fenway Park opened in the spring of 1912, making it the oldest ballpark in the major leagues. Remembering Fenway Park beautifully documents the stadiums entire career through a decade-by-decade account, a priceless collection of historical photographs, and vivid, first-person reminiscences of the people to whom this great place has meant so much: journalists, players, and fans. No Red Sox fanno baseball fanwill resist this incredible book.
About the Author
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Harvey Frommer is the author of Remembering Yankee Stadium and more than 40 sports books. The oral historian and sports journalist is a professor in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College and professor emeritus at City University of New York. He lives in Lyme, New Hampshire.
Johnny Pesky was known as “Mr. Red Sox” for his seven and a half seasons playing and many years as a coach and commentator for the team. The Red Sox honored Pesky by officially naming the right-field foul pole “Pesky\'s Pole” and retiring his No. 6 in 2008.'