Interviews From Red Sox Nation

Author : David Laurila
Publisher : Maple Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781934186145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interviews from Red Sox Nation written by David Laurila and published by Maple Street Press. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red Sox Nation is a term meant to encapsulate all those people who make up and are connected to the world of Red Sox baseball, from the owner to the fan in the grandstands. In dedicated pursuit of this concept, Interviews from Red Sox Nationprovides over 100 interviews with a wide range of people associated with Red Sox baseball past and present. This revised and updated paperback edition gives a complete picture of what makes up the Red Sox phenomenon, unlike anything else available. While some of the names are familiar, their stories and opinions are not. Insight is provided from players such as Curt Schilling, Jonathan Papelbon, Jon Lester, and Kevin Youkilis; front office personnel Ben Cherington and Dan Duquette; statisticians Bill James and Pete Palmer; PA announcer Carl Beane and official scorer Charles Scoggins; writers Bob Ryan and Bob Hohler; announcers Don Orsillo and Joe Castiglione; former players Rico Petrocelli, Johnny Pesky, Bernie Carbo, and Lou Merloni; prospects Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden; and fans such as 40-year season ticket holder Anne Quinn. After reading Interviews from Red Sox Nation, fans will have a deeper understanding and greater appreciation for all things Red Sox.

Author : Dan Shaughnessy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307554465
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At Fenway written by Dan Shaughnessy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeing baseball played at Fenway is an experience like no other for Red Sox fans and rivals alike because the park reminds us of what baseball used to be. Fenway may not offer fans the best seats or even adequate parking, but when game-goers walk through the park's gate, the smell of hotdogs and roasted peanuts, the sight of Fenway's brilliant green grass and the roar of the Fenway faithful overwhelms the most jaded of baseball enthusiasts, even Yankee fans. At Fenway celebrates the rich history of Fenway Park home to the Boston Red Sox. Told through the wit and perceptions of Dan Shaughnessy, sports columnist for the Boston Globe and one of New England's most admired sportswriters, At Fenway is the writer's hometown tribute to the park how growing up with Fenway and the Red Sox affected his life and the lives of the many die-hard fans living in "Red Sox Nation." Author of The Curse of the Bambino, Shaughnessy takes readers on a walking tour of the fabled park itself, exploring every nook and cranny that makes Fenway unique. He traces the early history of Fenway from the day owner John I. Taylor broke ground for its construction in 1911 to the building material that went into the making of Fenway's "Green Monster" wall. In addition, Shaughnessy introduces readers to some of the unrecognized figures who keep Fenway's cherished traditions alive, including Helen Robinson, who has operated the park's switchboard for more than half a century, and head groundskeeper Joe Mooney, who "protects and defends the green, green grass of Fenway Park." A book that uniquely captures the spirit of Fenway Park and what it means to be a Boston Red Sox fan, At Fenway also explores the "good, bad, and ugly" moments that have nurtured Fenway's love-hate relationship with fans. From the dark day of January 5, 1920, when Babe Ruth left the Red Sox to play for the Yankees, to the Red Sox's 1967 Cinderella-story pennant victory; from Carlton Fisk's 1975 World Series home run to the crowd-silencing homer Bucky Dent hit that clinched the Yankees' 1978 playoff birth, At Fenway recalls the park's greatest and worst moments and talks with the players who created them. Rumors that the Red Sox will close Fenway in a few years have already provoked outrage among the faithful. Closing Fenway will mark the end of an era, and Dan Shaughnessy captures this era in all its tragic glory. At Fenway will be read and cherished by Red Sox fans and all fans of baseball as it ought to be.

Author : William McNeil
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781555536992
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Nation Guide to the Players written by William McNeil and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short biographies and statistical career summaries for every Boston Americans (Pilgrims) and Boston Red Sox player from 1901 through 2007

Author : Michael Ian Borer
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814791158
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faithful to Fenway written by Michael Ian Borer and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable pilgrimage through America's oldest major league ballpark The Green Monster. Pesky's Pole. The Lone Red Seat. Yawkey Way. To baseball fans this list of bizarre phrases evokes only one place: Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Built in 1912, Fenway Park is Americas oldest major league ballpark still in use. In Faithful to Fenway, Michael Ian Borer takes us out to Fenway where we sit in cramped wooden seats (often with obstructed views of the playing field), where there is a hand-operated scoreboard and an average attendance of 20,000 fewer fans than most stadiums, and where every game has been sold out since May of 2003. There is no Hard Rock Café (like Toronto's Skydome), no swimming pool (like Arizona's Chase Field), and definitely no sushi (which has become a fan favorite from Baltimore to Seattle). As Borer tells us in this captivating book, Fenway is short on comfort but long on character. Faithful to Fenway investigates the mystique of the ballpark. Borer, who lived in Boston before and after the Red Sox historic 2004 World Series win, draws on interviews with Red Sox players, including Jason Varitek and Carl Yastrzemski, management, including Larry Lucchino and John Henry, groundskeepers, vendors, and scores of fans to uncover what the park means for Boston and the people who revere it. Borer argues that Fenway is nothing less than a national icon, more than worthy of the banner outside the stadium that proclaims, “America's Most Beloved Ballpark”. Certainly as one of New England's greatest landmarks, Fenway captures the hearts and imaginations of a deferential and devoted public. There are T-shirts, bumper stickers, banners, and snow globes that honor the ballpark. Fenway shows up in popular films, novels, television commercials, and in replicated form in people's backyards—and coming in 2008 to Quincy, Massachusetts, is Mini-Fenway Park, a replica stadium built especially for kids. Full of legendary stories, amusing anecdotes, and the shared triumph and tragedy of the Red Sox and their fans, Faithful to Fenway offers a fresh and insightful perspective, offering readers an unforgettable pilgrimage to the mecca of baseball.

Author : Terry Francona
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547928173
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Francona written by Terry Francona and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francona explores his tenure in Boston, examining how the beleaguered Red Sox reached incredible highs and equally incredible lows under his management, including several championship victories.

Author : Peter Golenbock
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN 13 : 9781629370507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Nation written by Peter Golenbock and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of: Fenway. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1992.

Author : Herbert F. Crehan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox written by Herbert F. Crehan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harvey Frommer
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781584798521
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Fenway Park written by Harvey Frommer and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a decade-by-decade account of the history of Fenway Park, with first-person narratives and historical photographs.

Author : Greg Pearson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988350342
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fenway Fanatics written by Greg Pearson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Macomber
Publisher : Open Court
ISBN 13 : 0812697146
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Red Sox and Philosophy written by Michael Macomber and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series delves into the tragic and redemptive history of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise. Drawing on philosophers from Aristotle to Sartre, chapters range from issues of faith and spirituality to tragedy, irony, existentialism, Sabermetrics, and the infamous "curse of the Bambino." With an emphasis on "Red Sox Nation" — the community of Red Sox fans across the globe — the book connects important philosophical ideas with one of the most storied teams in the history of Major League Baseball. The chapters make complex philosophical arguments easy to understand while providing an insider’s knowledge of the hometown team. All but one of the authors in this volume are all Red Sox fans who comment on their team philosophically. There's even a Yankee fan’s perspective! With a foreword by Dick Bresciani, vice president and official historian of the Boston Red Sox, this book provides a unique philosophical experience for the die-hard Red Sox fan.