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A Doubleheader Collection of Feats, Facts and Firsts

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100 Years - the Official Retrospective

There are few if any bonds in sports that weave as deeply into the fabric of a culture as the tie that binds the Red Sox and New England. It hardly suffices to call followers of the Red Sox "fans." For a New Englander, following the Red Sox is a way of life, passed from generation to generation, a father handing the torch to his son in a ritual conducted regularly at the quaint, little ballpark at One Yawkey Way. Cy Young played there, and so did the Babe, the Grey Eagle, Teddy BallGame, Yaz, Pudge, the Rocket. New Englanders don't know these Fenway heroes from the Baseball Encylcopedia; the tales are passed down in the family as first-hand knowledge. A New Englander can attest to a great grandfather who actually saw Smoky Joe Wood throw harder than Walter Johnson--or another relative who watched Willie Tasby take off his spikes while playing center field during a storm for fear of being electrocuted. It was oh-so-easy to be a Red Sox follower in the beginning. Launched 100 years ago as part of the newly formed American League, the team won five of the first 15 World Series. The Red Sox were the best baseball team in the world, playing in a jewel of a ballpark, citizens of "the thinking center of the continent, and therefore, of the planet," according to Oliver Wendell Holmes. Only an outsider could ruin this, and indeed a New York entrepreneur named Harry Frazee bought the Red Sox, found himself in need of cash to finance a Broadway play, and sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. Entering the 2001 season, the Red Sox had yet to win another World Series. They have been to the Series four times since the end of World War II, and lost each time in the seventh game. Such agony andpain would drive away mere fans. But there are no fans in Red Sox Nation--only New Englanders who are carrying on a rite of passage.

Boston Red Sox

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The inside of the book has a handwritten inscription. The dust cover is a little wrinkled on the bottom front and back otherwise excellent condition lots of great photos.

A Collection of Our Greatest Baseball Portraits

Including the famous and not-so-famous, this collection features memorable mugs of baseball frozen for the ages: a youthful Ted Williams, a pensive Cal Ripken, an intense Babe Ruth, a menacing Randy Johnson, and a brutish Frank Thomas, among others. 200 color and b&w photos.

Game Faces

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This book is in good condition with no wear to the spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover is slightly faded and has some wear around the edges. There is a crease on the back cover in the lower left. Printed in 1989, 350 pp.

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