GREAT RIVALRY The Yankees and the Red Sox [Hardcover]

Edward Linn (Author)

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Longtime sportswriter Linn ( Steinbrenner's Yankees , LJ 5/15/82) has written a breezy, anecdotal history of the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Many highlights appear: the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee (which earned him a place among the infamous in Boston sports history); the incredible 1941 season in which Ted Williams hit .406 and Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak; the fateful playoff games between the two teams in 1949 and 1978. This entertaining book has certain regional appeal, although it is not an essential purchase for libraries elsewhere.
- Paul Kaplan, Da kota Cty. Lib. System, Eagan, Minn.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 359 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; 1ST edition (May 3, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899199178
• ISBN-13: 978-0899199177
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Time for a New Edition, November 17, 2004

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L. E. Schwenk "Phoebe Kestrel" (Cambria, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GREAT RIVALRY The Yankees and the Red Sox (Hardcover)

How sweet for a Red Sox fan to read this book post-October 2004. All the pain of the "almosts" and the "not quites" and the expletive deleteds has been assuaged by the recent World Series win by the Red Sox. This book is a wonderful history from 1901 onward, detailing the too close for comfort relationship between the Yankees and the Red Sox. It's time, though, for the finishing chapters--one one the agony of 2003 and the ecstacy of 2004. One is reminded, also, of just how truly amazing Babe Ruth was. Barry Bonds is amazing, but how's his pitching?