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."
Author: Bill Spaceman Lee
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 9781617499661
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 224
View: 687
Inspired by Chairman Mao's infamous Little Red Book, ?SpacemanOCO 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."
By dint of contrast, center fielder Doc Cramer hit .302 in 3,111 Red Sox' at-bats—
yet smacked only one home run. Don't worry, be happy. Ted Williams struck out
in his. ' THE RED SOX FAN'S LITTLE BOOK OF WISDOM ' 25 These bats are ...
Author: Curt Smith
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 9781461635871
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 112
View: 378
The Red Sox Fan's Little Book of Wisdom uses fact, quote, lesson, and humor to celebrate one of baseball's more storied franchises. Updated edition!
A round up of the most outrageous group of malcontents, characters, rebels, nut jobs, reprobates, wing-nuts, wackos, space cadets, head cases, goofs, free thinkers, and oddballs who ever livened up the grand old game of baseball, this ...
Author: Bill Lee
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 9781617499265
Category: Humor
Page: 240
View: 878
A round up of the most outrageous group of malcontents, characters, rebels, nut jobs, reprobates, wing-nuts, wackos, space cadets, head cases, goofs, free thinkers, and oddballs who ever livened up the grand old game of baseball, this collection not only describes their most bizarre antics in often-hilarious detail, but also includes the unique thoughts of Bill "Spaceman" Lee, a man known for his colorful quotes and offbeat personality.
This massive collection captures the story and glory of Red Sox baseball both on the field and off. Without a doubt, this tantalizing offering from Prime and Nowlin will provide hours of entertainment for Red Sox and baseball fans alike.
Author: Jim Prime
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781683580645
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 344
View: 606
Calling all BoSox fans! In this one-of-a-kind compendium of anecdotes from players, managers, and beat writers, Jim Prime and Bill Nowlin capture all the magic and passion of Boston Red Sox baseball. Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout is a colorful journey through the history of the franchise. Included are the best memories and stories in the players’ and managers’ own words, as found in Prime and Nowlin’s Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout and More Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout. Within these pages, fans will chafe at the rivalries, cheer the wins, and challenge the losses both on the road and at home. From the earliest days of a promising young pitcher named Babe Ruth, through the glory years of Foxx, Williams, and Yastrzemiski, to the championship era of superstars such as Martinez and Ortiz, the Red Sox epitomize all that is grand about the grand old game. Featured players and managers include Wade Boggs, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Carlton Fisk, Dustin Pedrioa, Jim Rice, Jason Varitek, and many other Red Sox legends. This massive collection captures the story and glory of Red Sox baseball both on the field and off. Without a doubt, this tantalizing offering from Prime and Nowlin will provide hours of entertainment for Red Sox and baseball fans alike.
The Boston Red Sox. New York: Bonanza, 1991. Lautier, Jack. Fenway Voices.
Camden, ME: Yankee Books, 1990. Lee, Bill, with Dick Lally. The Wrong Stuff.
New York: Viking Press, 1984. Lee, Bill, with Jim Prime. The Little Red (Sox) Book.
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Author: Hiro Clark Wakabayashi
Publisher:
ISBN: 1932183914
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 352
View: 628
Celebrate the wonder and excitement of America's game, from Spring Training to the World Series with THE LITTLE BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL. Relive the feelings of watching Mantle and Maris battle for the home-run record, sing old favorites like 'Joltin' Joe Dimaggio,' teach a new generation about greats like The Babe and The Georgia Peach, all while cooking up recipes from your favorite ballparks. THE LITTLE BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL is the perfect gift to give every fan, young and old. This outta-the-park book includes: * Literary Excerpts and Essays: Laugh along with Dave Barry, Bob Newhart, and George Carlin; read about Jackie Robinson's first game with the Montreal Royals; enjoy essays by Tom Brokaw, Bill Bryson, George Plimpton, Garrison Keillor, and Mike Lupica as well as excerpts from W.P. Kinsella's classic Shoeless Joe and Bernard Malamud's The Natural. * Legends, Leagues, and Lore: Learn the fascinating stories behind the All-American Girls League, the Negro Leagues, and Little League. Delight in the biographies of the game's finest, including Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth, as well as a tribute to pitchers throughout history. * Poetry: Revel in the poetry of the national game, with pieces from Ogden Nash, Ernest L. Thayer, E. Ethelbert Miller, Nobert Krapf - some of the country's best-loved poets. * Fun, Facts, and Trivia: Find out how the Brooklyn Dodgers got their name, which stadium has a swimming pool for fans, and when the Yankees first wore pinstripes. Impress your friends at the next barbecue with knowledge from the pages on Baseball Collectibles, Cooperstown, New York, and Wacky but True trivia. * Recipes: Make the best that our baseball stadiums have to offer including beer brats, crab cakes, pretzel twists, homemade cracker jack, honey roasted peanuts, and more! * Songs and Speeches: Be inspired all over again as you read speeches from your favorite players, old and new, like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Roberto Clemente. Then enjoy the classic songs of 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame,' 'Slide Kelly Slide,' as well as the lesser known songs, 'The Greatest,' and 'There Used to be a Ballpark.'
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.
Author: Terry Francona
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547928173
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 360
View: 445
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.
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and pushing their titles like an alternative history of the last 80 years in an ...
—Grady Little, Red Sox manager, 2003 As a manager, the in-game decisions are
yours to make. You have final say. Games and seasons can hinge on one
decision, one call. Just ask Grady Little. The Red Sox and Yankees were playing
...
Author: Ken Lytle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781440512520
Category: History
Page: 240
View: 895
From the Donner party to the sinking of the RMS "Titanic," this little book shows that some people's faux pas are worse--way, way worse--than others.
... jane, 61-62, 81 Lee, Bill, (Baseball Necrology), 347 Lee, Bill: Have Glove, Will
Travel, 50; The Little Red (Sox) Book, 239-40 Leifer, Neil, 304 Leitch, Will, 274-75
Levenson, Barry, 221-22 Leventhal, josh, 104-5, 281 Levine, Ken, 54 Levinthal, ...
Author: Ron Kaplan
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803246485
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 400
View: 109
Propounding his “small ball theory” of sports literature, George Plimpton proposed that “the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature.” Of course he had the relatively small baseball in mind, because its literature is formidable—vast and varied, instructive, often wildly entertaining, and occasionally brilliant. From this bewildering array of baseball books, Ron Kaplan has chosen 501 of the best, making it easier for fans to find just the books to suit them (or to know what they’re missing). From biography, history, fiction, and instruction to books about ballparks, business, and rules, anyone who loves to read about baseball will find in this book a companionable guide, far more fun than a reference work has any right to be.
The book includes intimate snapshots of particularly relevant moments—rare glimpses behind the scenes—in order bring you back to the moment.
Author: Jim Prime
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781613216903
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 224
View: 121
Amazing Tales from the 2004 Boston Red Sox Dugout is a different kind of look back at the incredible championship season—through the eyes of the players involved. It is packed full of anecdotes, quotes, and perspectives from each member of the team, presented in the context of their on-field heroics. The book includes intimate snapshots of particularly relevant moments—rare glimpses behind the scenes—in order bring you back to the moment. This was a group of bona fide characters who showed great character in facing every challenge put before them—including overcoming a three games to none deficit in the ALCS against their archrivals. The season had more than its share of the humorous, the poignant, and the downright weird. Thanks to an unconventional and irreverent—but effective—approach to the game, the underdog 2004 Red Sox captured the imagination of New England and the entire nation. In their quixotic quest, they defied an ancient curse and slew the hated Yankees en route to the October Classic and a meeting with the St. Louis Cardinals. Amazing Tales from the 2004 Boston Red Sox Dugout is a personal and informal look at the first Red Sox team to win a World Series championship in 86 frustrating years. Like the team itself, it is quirky; but also like the team, it is a winner. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
This book serves as the perfect gift for any Red Sox fan!
Author: Jim Prime
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781683583394
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 224
View: 923
Learn about the 2018 World Series-winning Red Sox outfield! Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Mookie Betts, three superb outfielders who are known collectively as the "Killer B's," have set Major League Baseball abuzz. Most notably, they made up the Red Sox World Series-winning outfield in 2018, a season in which Betts was voted the American League MVP and received a Gold Glove, Bradley earned ALCS MVP accolades and also a Gold Glove, and Benintendi featured one of the smoothest swings since Ted Williams to complement his defensive prowess. In The Boston Red Sox Killer B's, veteran authors Jim Prime and Bill Nowlin team up once again to cover the young careers of all three players, with special emphasis on the 2018 season. Along the way, Prime and Nowlin incorporate on- and off-field stories and interviews with teammates to offer fans a better understanding of how this trio has transformed into New England folk heroes and how they have developed a chemistry unmatched by any other outfield around the league. This book serves as the perfect gift for any Red Sox fan!
Before 2004, an obnoxious Yankees fan might have smirked: The Red Sox in the World Series? The world’s shortest book!” In actual fact, the Red Sox have played in twelve World Series and won eight.
Author: Bill Nowlin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781613217320
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 224
View: 422
With the “Curse” a distant memory, the Boston Red Sox are the first team this century to win three World Series titles. Before 2004, an obnoxious Yankees fan might have smirked: The Red Sox in the World Series? The world’s shortest book!” In actual fact, the Red Sox have played in twelve World Series and won eight. Even during their stories 86-year drought, the Sox took four Series to Game Seven before losing. Lavishly illustrated, From the Babe to the Beards is the result of another collaboration by Bill Nowlin and Jim Prime—each with more than a dozen Sox books to their credit. The book includes full game accounts of every one of the 74 Series games played (to date) and profiles a significant player from each game. Supplemented with dozens of photos and line scores from every game, the book will provide a solid and eminently readable companion as the team prepares for additional Series in the years to come. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Sports Illustrated called the book "an entertaining and exhaustive account of a tumultuous season" and Robert W. Creamer, author of the definitive biography of Ruth, said "Mr. Wood has lit upon one of the most turbulent and important and at ...
Author: Allan Wood
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595148263
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 420
View: 850
Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox is the first complete account of Boston's fifth World Series championship. The year is famous, but most fans know very little about the season. During that tumultuous summer, the Great War in Europe cast an ominous shadow over the national game, as enlistments and the draft wreaked havoc with every team's roster. Players and owners fought bitterly over contracts and revenue, the parks were infested with gamblers, and the Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs almost called off the World Series. And a Boston player known as The Colossus -- 23-year-old Babe Ruth -- began his historic transformation from pitching ace to the game's greatest slugger. Wood also poses a chilling question: Was the 1918 World Series fixed? Sports Illustrated called the book "an entertaining and exhaustive account of a tumultuous season" and Robert W. Creamer, author of the definitive biography of Ruth, said "Mr. Wood has lit upon one of the most turbulent and important and at the same time least known years in baseball history. He has done remarkable, revelatory research, and he has a clean, clear way of writing."
... Sox gopher balls came off Tommy Thomas while Sarge Connally, Ted
Blankenship, and Ted Lyons each gave up one home run to Ruth.) Blame Is
Rarely Divided Fairly Boston Red Sox pitcher Tracy. • THE WHITE SOX FAN'S LITTLE BOOK ...
Author: Paul Whitfield
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 1589791266
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 101
View: 255
Longtime White Sox fan and historian, Paul Whitfield, takes the rich tradition of the White Sox and presents the legend and lore in brief, through quotes, humor, facts, figures and memories. A lot of ChiSox history in a little package!
"With over 57,000 entries, this two-volume set is the most comprehensive non-electronic, non-database, print bibliography on any American sport. Represented here are books and monographs, scholarly papers, government documents, doctoral dissertations, mas
