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MICHAEL HOLLEY presents Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance
Harvard Book Store is delighted to host sports radio personality and bestselling sportswriter MICHAEL HOLLEY as he looks at the changing face of baseball and the inner workings of a budding baseball dynasty. Holley, bestselling author of Patriot Reign, provides an inside look at how a struggling team transformed into a baseball empire. With the exclusive cooperation of Terry Francona and stories from the clubhouse and the conference room, Holley reveals the private sessions and the dugout strategies that have made the Boston Red Sox an emerging powerhouse. When Grady Little's job prospects were dimming during game seven of the Red Sox–Yankees playoffs in 2003, Oakland A's bench coach Terry Francona was puttering around his house, unaware of his fate. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and owner John Henry sat in their Fenway box, praying that Little would pull Pedro Martinez. And fans throughout New England howled when Martinez remained in the game and the Sox lost the series. They wanted Little's head, and they got it. In Epstein and Henry's search for a manager, they wanted someone from the new school, someone who would rely not only on gut and instinct, but also on the cold science of statistics. Francona, the son of a professional baseball player and a major leaguer himself until devastating knee injuries ended his career prematurely, was a dark-horse candidate. But he had a great head for the game, and after he interviewed with Epstein, the Red Sox felt they'd found their man. And now, after two championships in four seasons, they have their proof.
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