Author: Andy Wasif
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN: 9781600783470
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book provides the only well-constructed tutorial on how both tribes can peaceably coexist. With only around 200 miles of terra firma dividing the two capitals of the "Empire" and the "Nation," Wasif attempts to bring peace to the Northeast through understanding. The humorous book also has key terms, charts, testimonials, quizzes, and even drawings that will save fans from emotional distress and time-consuming arguments.
Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus
Author: Andy Wasif
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN: 9781600783470
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book provides the only well-constructed tutorial on how both tribes can peaceably coexist. With only around 200 miles of terra firma dividing the two capitals of the "Empire" and the "Nation," Wasif attempts to bring peace to the Northeast through understanding. The humorous book also has key terms, charts, testimonials, quizzes, and even drawings that will save fans from emotional distress and time-consuming arguments.
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN: 9781600783470
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book provides the only well-constructed tutorial on how both tribes can peaceably coexist. With only around 200 miles of terra firma dividing the two capitals of the "Empire" and the "Nation," Wasif attempts to bring peace to the Northeast through understanding. The humorous book also has key terms, charts, testimonials, quizzes, and even drawings that will save fans from emotional distress and time-consuming arguments.
Faithful
Author: Stewart O'Nan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743267532
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Now in paperback, two fiercely avid Red Sox fans document one of the most eagerly anticipated baseball seasons of all time. From devoted fans O'Nan and King comes this unique chronicle of one baseball team's journey from spring training to post-season play.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743267532
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Now in paperback, two fiercely avid Red Sox fans document one of the most eagerly anticipated baseball seasons of all time. From devoted fans O'Nan and King comes this unique chronicle of one baseball team's journey from spring training to post-season play.
Francona
Author: Terry Francona
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547928173
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547928173
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
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.
I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees
Author: Jon Chattman
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617496308
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Presented in a unique reversible-book format, I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees is the ultimate Red Sox fan guide to baseball s most celebrated and storied rivalry. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary Red Sox managers and star players, including Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and David Ortiz, as well as the numerous villains who have donned the pinstripes over the years. Like two books in one, this completely biased account of the rivalry proclaims the irrefutable reasons to cheer the Red Sox and boo the Yankees and shows that there really is no fine line between love and hate."
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617496308
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Presented in a unique reversible-book format, I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees is the ultimate Red Sox fan guide to baseball s most celebrated and storied rivalry. Full of interesting trivia, hilarious history, and inside scoops, the book relates the fantastic stories of legendary Red Sox managers and star players, including Ted Williams, Jim Rice, and David Ortiz, as well as the numerous villains who have donned the pinstripes over the years. Like two books in one, this completely biased account of the rivalry proclaims the irrefutable reasons to cheer the Red Sox and boo the Yankees and shows that there really is no fine line between love and hate."
Fenway Fanatics
Author: Greg Pearson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988350342
Category : Baseball fans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988350342
Category : Baseball fans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Selling of the Babe
Author: Glenn Stout
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466870001
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
WINNER of the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) 2017 Larry Ritter Awardfor best baseball book of the Deadball Era The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a simple transaction, the sale resulted in a deal that created the Yankee dynasty, turned Boston into an also-ran, helped save baseball after the Black Sox scandal and led the public to fall in love with Ruth. Award-winning baseball historian Glenn Stout reveals brand-new information about Babe and the unique political situation surrounding his sale, including: -Prohibition and the lifting of Blue Laws in New York affected Yankees owner and beer baron Jacob Ruppert -Previously unexplored documents reveal that the mortgage of Fenway Park did not factor into the Ruth sale - Ruth's disruptive influence on the Red Sox in 1918 and 1919, including sabermetrics showing his negative impact on the team as he went from pitcher to outfielder The Selling of the Babe is the first book to focus on the ramifications of the sale and captures the central moment of Ruth's evolution from player to icon, and will appeal to fans of The Kid and Pinstripe Empire. Babe's sale to New York and the subsequent selling of Ruth to America led baseball from the Deadball Era and sparked a new era in the game, one revolved around the long ball and one man, The Babe.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466870001
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
WINNER of the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) 2017 Larry Ritter Awardfor best baseball book of the Deadball Era The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a simple transaction, the sale resulted in a deal that created the Yankee dynasty, turned Boston into an also-ran, helped save baseball after the Black Sox scandal and led the public to fall in love with Ruth. Award-winning baseball historian Glenn Stout reveals brand-new information about Babe and the unique political situation surrounding his sale, including: -Prohibition and the lifting of Blue Laws in New York affected Yankees owner and beer baron Jacob Ruppert -Previously unexplored documents reveal that the mortgage of Fenway Park did not factor into the Ruth sale - Ruth's disruptive influence on the Red Sox in 1918 and 1919, including sabermetrics showing his negative impact on the team as he went from pitcher to outfielder The Selling of the Babe is the first book to focus on the ramifications of the sale and captures the central moment of Ruth's evolution from player to icon, and will appeal to fans of The Kid and Pinstripe Empire. Babe's sale to New York and the subsequent selling of Ruth to America led baseball from the Deadball Era and sparked a new era in the game, one revolved around the long ball and one man, The Babe.
For Red Sox Fans Only
Author: Rich Wolfe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972924917
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Get an inside look at the Boston Red Sox baseball Team through the eyes of their fans.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972924917
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Get an inside look at the Boston Red Sox baseball Team through the eyes of their fans.
The Little Red (Sox) Book
Author: Bill Lee
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inspired by Chairman Mao's infamous Little Red Book, "Spaceman" Bill Lee offers an off-the-wall revisionist history of baseball's most colorful franchise, the Boston Red Sox. In addition to rewriting Red Sox history, Lee offers up his unique views on today's and yesteryear's game. With this hilarious take on Red Sox history, the Spaceman proves he's the true MVP in helping the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series and lift the Curse of the Bambino.
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inspired by Chairman Mao's infamous Little Red Book, "Spaceman" Bill Lee offers an off-the-wall revisionist history of baseball's most colorful franchise, the Boston Red Sox. In addition to rewriting Red Sox history, Lee offers up his unique views on today's and yesteryear's game. With this hilarious take on Red Sox history, the Spaceman proves he's the true MVP in helping the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series and lift the Curse of the Bambino.
Bums
Author: Peter Golenbock
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486477355
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
It's been over 50 years since they moved to Los Angeles, but the Brooklyn Dodgers remain ingrained in the fabric of our national pastime. Golenbock's oral history of these "lovable losers" tells the team's tale through the words of Pee Wee Reese, Leo Durocher, Duke Snider, and other Brooklyn greats.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486477355
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
It's been over 50 years since they moved to Los Angeles, but the Brooklyn Dodgers remain ingrained in the fabric of our national pastime. Golenbock's oral history of these "lovable losers" tells the team's tale through the words of Pee Wee Reese, Leo Durocher, Duke Snider, and other Brooklyn greats.
Faithful to Fenway
Author: Michael Ian Borer
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814799760
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Chronicles the history and significance of Boston's Fenway Park through interviews with Red Sox players, management, groundskeepers, vendors, and fans.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814799760
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Chronicles the history and significance of Boston's Fenway Park through interviews with Red Sox players, management, groundskeepers, vendors, and fans.