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Language ArtsThis book captures the feel of the 1967 pennant race and the underdog Red Sox that won the title on the season's final day. Author Bill Reynold's makes us feel as if inside the clubhouse at Fenway Park alongside Carl Yastrzemski, George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli, etc. Readers learn about spring training (when few gave Boston a chance), the undorthodox style of manager Dick Williams, the long summer campaign when...
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Bill Reynolds captures the emotion that held the Boston Red Sox together that summer. From that first win on a cold April day to Tony C.'s tragic beaning, the Sox stuck like glue. In the process they created a legend that echoes in the mind of all New England sports fans. Only once in a century could a story like this unfold and only once in a century could a man retell the story with Bill Reynold's passion.
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