Terry Francona

As a Red Sox fan, I lived through much of the Tito and Sox history in the book, and attended some of those critical games. What I didn't know about was the owners' primary interest in the business, rather than the game of baseball. Owners need to "get it" that they're in charge of the careers of people playing a competitive game they devote their lives to play; they are not commodities on an exchange board (except in fantasy baseball).

The book was a walk down memory lane for me, and a sweetly accurate rendering of the Great Tito Years.… (altro)

As a Red Sox fan, I lived through much of the Tito and Sox history in the book, and attended some of those critical games. What I didn't know about was the owners' primary interest in the business, rather than the game of baseball. Owners need to "get it" that they're in charge of the careers of people playing a competitive game they devote their lives to play; they are not commodities on an exchange board (except in fantasy baseball).

The book was a walk down memory lane for me, and a sweetly accurate rendering of the Great Tito Years.… (altro)