baseball
| » ted williams the b... |
| « play baseball the r... |
| SERCountTM Ratings | |
|---|---|
| Popularity | 350 |
Red Sox vs Yankees The Great Rivalry
The following report compares books using the SERCount Rating (base on the result count from the search engine).
Rating: 4.67/5 from 40 reviews MAY BE THE BEST FROMMER SPORTS BOOK OF ALL"Terrific book"It is a breath of spring time. The pictures are superb. I am a student of the game and have seen so many baseball books but there are so many photos here that I have seen for the first time. It is such a terrific book, with such great text, so much to read. I thought I knew most of the history of the Red Sox and Yankees, but I learned a lot reading it. The oral history component is special - from former New York City Mayor Rudy G thriough all the fans, players, managers, everyone has a lot to say. Harvey Frommer has written all those sports books - more than 30 - but this book with his son Fred as co-author may top all of them. READERS GET ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RIVALRYUSA TODAY SPORTS WEEKLY, As the Yankees and Red Sox gear up for more head-to-head battles this summer, zealots on both sides of the rivalry are well-served in this newest tribute to baseball's fiercest feud. The Frommers cover the hostilities from every angle imaginable, giving readers just about all they'll need to know as they settle in for upcoming bouts in 2004. The fun begins with a timeline of the major events that have enlivened the century-long competition, then turns to a comprehensive review of last season's epic playoff series. After a look at the roller-coaster ride of the storied 1978 AL East pennant race, the books follows with chapters on the rivalry's origins, the clashing cultures of the cites, a comparison between the hometown ballparks and capsule summaries of the most significant games. There's even an entire segment devoted to the various virtues of Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio and their roles in the ongoing antagonism. Capping off the retrospectives is an open forum from both New York and Boston advocates. Politicians, sportswriters, entertainers, ordinary fans and the players themselves offer barbed , even witty viewpoints about the rivakly. Their caustic comments should provide more than enough combustion to fire up the Yankee and Sox faithful for this year's remaining games. - - | ||||||||||||||||||||
==========================================================
SUCH A TERRIFIC BOOK WITH GREAT TEXT
It is a breath of spring time. The pictures are superb. I am a student of the game and have seen so many baseball books but there are so many photos here that I have seen for the first time. It is such a terrific book, with such great text, so much to read. I thought I knew most of the history of the Red Sox and Yankees, but I learned a lot reading it. The oral history component is special - from former New York City Mayor Rudy G thriough all the fans, players, managers, everyone has a lot to say. Harvey Frommer has written all those sports books - more than 30 - but this book with his son Fred as co-author may top all of them.