NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. "Eloquent and dazzling," the story of
Terry Francona's tenure as manager of the Boston Red Sox (Philadelphia
Daily News).
When Terry Francona took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2004,
the storied franchise hadn't won a World Series championship in
eighty-six years. Led by Francona, the team won two over the course of
four years. During the full eight years of Francona's tenure, the Red
Sox were transformed from "cursed" into one of the most successful and
profitable teams in baseball history--only to fall back to last place as
soon as Francona was gone.
Francona: The Red Sox Years lets readers in on the inner workings of
the Red Sox clubhouse like no book has ever done before. From the highs
of the World Series to the lows of the final months of the 2011
season--the most epic collapse of a team in baseball history--this book
features the never-before-told stories about Sox fans' favorite players,
moments, wins, and losses.
"A scorched-earth memoir . . . [that] touches fleetingly on steroid
use, sabermetrics, and Michael Jordan's stint in the minor leagues . . .
but saves its heaviest artillery for the owners . . . [and] Theo
Epstein backs him up."--New York Times Book Review
"It's not often that baseball aficionados and gossip gluttons can plunk
down on a shared portion of outfield grass with the same book for an
afternoon of readerly delight, but Francona can bridge those kinds of
differences."--Boston Globe
