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| 1. | Great Read by a Maine Author |
| (Detroit) January 13, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Picked up this book together with "Spring Training Handbook," written by
another Maine author, and I enjoyed both immensely. One helped me relive
the magical 2004 season, and the other helped get me excited for the start... read full review |
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| 2. | "Ball Four", written from the fans' P-O-V; indispensible |
| (Duluth, GA, USA) December 26, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| One of the more famous quotes made throughout the long history of baseball
comes from John Cheever, who noted that "All literary men are Red Sox
fans. To be a Yankee fan in literary society is to endanger... read full review |
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| 3. | 'Die-Hard' Sox Fan |
| (Boston) December 28, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Possibly the most important feature of this book is the dedication to fan
Victoria Snelgrove, who lost her life during the celebration following the
last Sox/Yankees game. While I'm as excited as any Boston fan that... read full review |
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| 4. | Glory Revisited |
| (Boston) February 16, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book is a must for any Red Sox fan. After 86 years of agony, the Red
Sox captured the 2004 World Series in the most unlikely of scenarios.
First, down three games to none in the ALCS against their arch-rival
Yankees,... read full review |
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| 5. | A wonderful read, knowing how it ends |
| (CT, USA) March 18, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I really enjoyed this book on many levels. For starters, it was great to
read this knowing how the season ended. Watching the writers go through
the roller coaster of emotions as the season progressed was delightful in... read full review |
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| 6. | You didn't need to keep a diary Stew and Steve kept one |
| (Boston, MA USA) January 11, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Really enjoying, Stew and Steve documented their daily ups and downs as
they followed the Sox in the miracle season that was 2004. Reading it is
like reading that diary you were meaning to keep interspersed with your
emails... read full review |
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| 7. | Why NOT Us??!! |
| (Scarborough, ME) March 6, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Any Red Sox fan from anywhere in the country will enjoy this game by game
account of the miraculous 2004 season.(Yankees fans should just stay away
from this one!) While the awesome ending speaks for itself, the
discussions... read full review |
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| 8. | Great Retrospective on the World Champions |
| (New York, NY) December 20, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| King and O'Nan help us to relive the typical drama of every Red Sox season,
but within the context of an extraordinary Championship journey - from
spring training through the dog days until we reach glory in October.
Their... read full review |
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| 9. | Faithful not just for Red Sox Fans. |
| (Galloway, NJ USA) June 27, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I have been a Red Sox fan as long as I can remember. Moving out of New
England years back, I still follow the Sox and ecstatic was not even the
word when I saw Foulke throw the ball to first to record the final out.
And... read full review |
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| 10. | A Must-Read |
| (Ithaca, NY) July 2, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| If you are a Red Sox fan, you should have probably already read this book.
Being able to experience the ups and downs of the season all over again was
just wild. So many things happened in the beginning of the season that... read full review |
