Francona: The Red Sox Years

from NellieMc

You do have to be a Red Sox fan to enjoy this - it requires a fair amount of knowledge of the team. But if you've followed them, this is a strong case study of how to manage and own and how not to manage and own a baseball team. Nobody was guiltless in the destruction of the Red Sox franchise, bu...

from drebbles

After losing to the New York Yankees in the 2003 playoffs, the Boston Red Sox fired manager Grady Little and hired Terry Francona in his place. Their choice paid off quickly as the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and again in 2007. For a while all was well in Red Sox Nation but the good time...

from Patbilly

As a Red Sox fan, I lived through much of the Tito and Sox history in the book, and attended some of those critical games. What I didn't know about was the owners' primary interest in the business, rather than the game of baseball. Owners need to "get it" that they're in charge of the careers of ...

from Patbilly

As a Red Sox fan, I lived through much of the Tito and Sox history in the book, and attended some of those critical games. What I didn't know about was the owners' primary interest in the business, rather than the game of baseball. Owners need to "get it" that they're in charge of the careers of ...

from msaucier818

I absolutely loved this book. I am a baseball guy (played and coached for most of my life) and a Red Sox fan, so this book is about as good as it gets for me. It terms of my enjoyment, this is a runaway 5 star read. Trying to be more objective, this is probably a 3 star read for anyone that lives...