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Seth Mnookin was given access never before granted to a reporter for this fascinating inside account of the Boston Red Sox. As a result he has written perhaps the best book yet about a professional sports team in America. Feeding the Monster shows what it takes to win a championship, both... read more
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Summary edit
The soap opera that is the Boston Red Sox is in full bloom in Mnookin's (Hard Times) tale about how the organization coalesced to finally bring Red Sox Nation its first world championship since 1918. After reviewing the dismal bigoted history of Boston—it was the last team to integrate, in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Theo Epstein: General Manager of the Red Sox
- John Henry: Principle owner of the Red Sox
- Larry Lucchino: Add a description of this character.
- Pedro Martinez
- Manny Ramirez
- Nomar Garciaparra
- Tom Werner
- David Ortiz
- John Harrington
- Kevin Millar
- Terry Francona
- Williams
- Alex Rodriguez
- Otten
- James
- Beane
- Derek Lowe
- Kim
- Johnny Damon
- Steinberg
- Ruth
- Duquette
- Goldberg
- Karp
- Jason Varitek
- Dolan
- Frazee
- Hoyer
- Shaughnessy
- Tellem
- Wakefield
- Little
- Morreale
- Bill Mueller
- Curt Schilling
Setting & Locations edit
- Boston
- New York City
- New England
- Florida
- Fenway Park
- San Diego
- Baltimore
- Southern California
- Yankee Stadium
- Philadelphia
- Minnesota
- Yawkey Trust
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- America
- Chicago
- Oakland
- Arizona
- Los Angeles
- Camden
- Kansas City
- Weei
- St. Louis
- Miami
- D.c.
- Texas
- Pittsburgh
- Tampa
First Sentence edit
IF IT'S TRUE THAT BASEBALL, along with jazz, is one of the great indigenous American art forms, then certainly the story of baseball in Boston has been, for most of its history, one of America's most compelling tragedies.
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First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0743286812
Page Count: 504
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0743286812
Page Count: 504
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.357640974461
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Massachusetts
- Books › Sports › Baseball › History
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