Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse

Massarotti, Tony

ISBN 10: 0312385676 / ISBN 13: 9780312385675

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2008

About this Item

First edition, April 2008, stated; first printing, full number line. Signed by the author on the half-title page: "Tony Massarotti." The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.95); an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the back panel; Brodart protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312385676
• ISBN 13: 9780312385675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A unique look at the inner workings of a major league baseball team and how the Red Sox went from perennial losers to baseball's next dynasty.

When the Boston Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series, they did more than win their second world championship in four seasons---they changed forever the identity of a franchise once defined by its spectacular failures. If winning the 2004 World Series permanently buried Boston’s tragic past, the team’s 2007 championship reinforced its promising future while changing the culture, mentality, and mind-set of the Red Sox and their followers.

But the team's meteoric rise was not without controversy, and behind-the-scene clashes and infighting within the organization are revealed here in detail for the first time: The wildly popular pitcher Pedro Martinez and outfield sensation Johnny Damon were allowed to depart as free agents, and the Red Sox had to endure the temporary resignation of General Manager Theo Epstein.

Author Tony Massarotti has been covering the Red Sox since the 1991 season and in Dynasty, Massarotti provides an in-depth and probing look at how the Red Sox became the most successful franchise in baseball.

About the Author

Tony Massarotti, a general sports columnist at the Boston Herald, has been covering the Red Sox and Major League Baseball since 1991. His two previous books include the explosive New York Times bestseller, Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits, and the Boston Globe bestseller A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Red Sox--Yankees Rivalry and the War for the Pennant. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Natalie, and their sons, Alexander and Xavier.