Tales from the Red Sox Dugout

I love Nomar Garciaparra, and the cover shot of him and Pedro Martinez alone is worth the price of the book. The photo, the articles about him, and his back-cover endorsement of the book made me buy it. But I soon realized there is a lot more to this book! As a relatively young Red Sox fan, it made me realize that the Bosox have a long, colorful, and very funny history. I would highly recommend this book to all Red Sox fans! In fact all baseball fans will enjoy this book.

Baseball's history is replete with many colorful characters, towering heroes, magnificent records and streaks of fortune, both good and ill. Certainly the Boston Red Sox have had more than their share. I found "Tales from the Red Sox Dugout" highly informative and entertaining. It's clear that author Jim Prime and his colleague Bill Nowlin have a deep love for this team, its history and many of the players that have made the Sox legendary.The book is a collection of summaries, ordered alphabetically by player. Each summary includes background on the player, information on their accomplishments and one or more very amusing anecdotes. Several sections are well illustrated by Bob Jackson - you can see almost see the ball reflected in Carlton Fisk's eyes as it flies down the left field line. Perhaps its my bias as a baseball fan, but this sport seems to produce more laugh-out-loud stories than any other I can think of.Buy and read this book - you'll learn why the mouth of Pedro Martinez may be as formidable as his right arm; why it's a good thing that GQ did not publish during the career of Carl Yaztrzemksi; why Bill Lee finds Gerbils praiseworthy; what might happen if the Splendid Splinter were to face the Big Unit. You will also learn about the humanity of several players and about their personal efforts in regards to the Jimmy Fund that helps young cancer victims in New England. The section on Ted Williams obviously reflects the passions of the authors and it's clear that the commitment to the team and players continues in their profile of Nomar Garciaparra.Highly recommended that you add this book to your baseball collection.

If success is measured by the journey as much as the destination, then the Red Sox embody success. Few teams are able to elicit such loyalty, such enthusiasm, such love. Prime captures some of the spirit of this indominable team through annecdotes told by and about memorable players and events. This is the type of book that makes you late and is destined to be coffee-stained.It brims with little-known baseball lore, not just the stuff of legend but also the minutiae which inspires boisterous laughter in the gym, the kitchen, the barber shop - wherever die-hard baseball fans discuss the game. Good natured and intelligent, this book reveals the Red Sox for what they are, a team steeped in tradition, shaped by blunders as well as "bests", and unparalled in integrity. Enjoyed it immensely!Terrific read!

From the point of view of someone who is not exactly a sports fanatic but who follows the Sox and enjoys well written and entertaining reading, this book fills the bill! Full of anecdotes and stories from the rich history of the Red Sox. This book would be entertaining for the die-hard fan and educational for someone less familiar with the colourful characters that have populated one of Americas oldest teams.

Growing up in New England and specifically Massachusetts you have the Boston Red Sox baseball team a truly storied franchise with some unforgettable characters, so naturally I rooted for the Oakland A's in the 70's and the Phillies in the 80's. This book is a collections of the some the lighter sides of the Red Sox club.While this 170-page book is not broken down into chapters that have a story line, you get so much more. Filled with stories from Tommy Harper, Don Baylor, Rod Beck, Wade Boggs, Nomar, Pedro, Clemens, Carbo, Ken Harrelson and many, many others.There is stories about Wade Bogg's superstition with the numbers 7 and 17, Dwight Evans games saving catch in the 6th game of the '75 World Series, Dave Henderson's heroics in the 1986 ALCS and many more.For the true Red Sox Fan or the baseball purist of any and all ages, this book, priced under $20.00, is one to have for generations to come. Sports Publishing have hit a grand slam with this one.