The Little Red Sox Book

The Little Red  Sox  Book
Author: Bill "Spaceman" Lee,Jim Prime
Publsiher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781617499661

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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.

The Wrong Stuff

The Wrong Stuff
Author: Bill Lee,Richard Lally
Publsiher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780307422491

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The return of a sports classic with a new foreword by the author Finally back in print after many years, here is Bill Lee’s classic tale of his renegade life on and off the mound. Whether walking out on the Montreal Expos to protest the release of a valued teammate or telling sportswriters eager for candid and offbeat comments more about the game than his bosses wanted anyone to know, pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee became celebrated as much for his rebellious personality as for his remarkable talent. Add to the mix his affinity for Eastern religions and controversial causes, and you can see why Lee infuriated the establishment while entertaining his legion of fans. In this wildly funny memoir that became a massive bestseller in the United States and Canada when it was first published, Lee recounts the colorful story of his life—from the drugged-out antics of his college days at USC (where he learned that “marijuana never hammered me like a good Camel”) to his post–World Series travels with a group of liberal long-distance runners through Red China (where he discovered that conservatives don’t like marathons because “it’s much easier to climb into a Rolls-Royce”). Lee also describes his minor league days, joining the Reserves during the Vietnam War, his time with the Red Sox, and the 1975 World Series. He spares no detail while recalling his infamous falling-out with Red Sox management that led to his trade to Montreal. Full of irreverent wit, and an inherent love of the game, The Wrong Stuff is a sports classic for a new generation.

Francona

Francona
Author: Terry Francona,Dan Shaughnessy
Publsiher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780547928173

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An insightful, honest & entertaining narrative of Terry Francona's tenure with the Red Sox franchise, during which time he managed two teams to World Series victories & oversaw some of the most iconic & colorful players in the game.

Shut Out

Shut Out
Author: Howard Bryant
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781135297763

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Shut Out is the compelling story of Boston's racial divide viewed through the lens of one of the city's greatest institutions - its baseball team, and told from the perspective of Boston native and noted sports writer Howard Bryant. This well written and poignant work contains striking interviews in which blacks who played for the Red Sox speak for the first time about their experiences in Boston, as well as groundbreaking chapter that details Jackie Robinson's ill-fated tryout with the Boston Red Sox and the humiliation that followed.

Faithful

Faithful
Author: Stewart O'Nan,Stephen King
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2005-09-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780743267533

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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.

Now I Can Die in Peace

Now I Can Die in Peace
Author: Bill Simmons
Publsiher: ESPN Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-09-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1933060131

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The New York Times bestseller Now I Can Die in Peace is now available in paperback with a new afterword (and more footnotes) by the author "The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's eighty years, followed by death -- without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able -- finally -- to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his "Sports Guy" columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp, critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

The Boys of October

The Boys of October
Author: Doug Hornig
Publsiher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2003-04-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780071426909

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An inspiring look at the heroism and heartbreak of the 1975 World Series In a year when the nation sorely needed a diversion from the harsh news of the day, it arrived in the form of a Fall Classic that would live up to its name and never be forgotten. The Boys of October takes the reader back to those 12 exhilarating days in 1975, when the field was guarded by greatness--Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench--as the ragtag Boys from Beantown faced Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine." Their triumphs and tribulations are all here, from Fisk's historic winning homer in the wee hours of Game Six, to the series' nail-biting finale, decided by a single, heart-stopping run. Through it all, the Boston Red Sox embodied the spirit of the game, in victory and defeat, to give us the series we needed-- and one we'll never forget. Against the backdrop of one turbulent summer, The Boys of October celebrates baseball and the heroes who made it what it is.

Mind Game

Mind Game
Author: Steven Goldman,Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Publsiher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0761140182

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An account of the 2004 winning season of the Red Sox debunks popular myths and provides statistics and commentary on players and teams to explain how baseball games are won.