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ashleyreads88's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this book. I thought that it was extremely insightful and informative. There was a lot of information in this book that fans would really appreciate.
pinkberryoasis's review
3.0
it was a pretty decent book. not at all a revenge book, but just your basic "this is what goes on in baseball" book.
alanfederman's review
4.0
Thanks to brother Barry for getting me this book! I was skeptical at first as oftentimes books about baseball managers are either too superficial or too one-sided. Hats off to the writers for giving a balanced look at the demise of my favorite baseball team over the last 8 years. A lot of the blame, fairly, goes to the owners, but I was really impressed with Francona's honesty about himself and his strengths and weaknesses as a manager. I also really enjoyed the peek behind the scenes of a baseball team without the drama (though there was some), but about the challenges of "managing" a group of very highly-paid individuals with incredibly large egos.
somechelsea's review
3.0
Ah, Tito.
Hey, I enjoyed this one. For all that it ends on a bad note (the Red Sox lose, Tito "resigns"), it's also this goofy look into life in a major league baseball clubhouse. It's weird. I'm sure you live that way long enough and it makes you weird too. Throw in lots of money, lots of pressure, and - for most of these guys - 9 months with very few days off, and suddenly divorce and arrest rates among professional athletes make slightly more sense.
But more importantly, when Pedey won the AL MVP award, Tito bought him a powder blue Vespa with a personalized pink helmet. And Pedey drove it to work. The end. :)
Hey, I enjoyed this one. For all that it ends on a bad note (the Red Sox lose, Tito "resigns"), it's also this goofy look into life in a major league baseball clubhouse. It's weird. I'm sure you live that way long enough and it makes you weird too. Throw in lots of money, lots of pressure, and - for most of these guys - 9 months with very few days off, and suddenly divorce and arrest rates among professional athletes make slightly more sense.
But more importantly, when Pedey won the AL MVP award, Tito bought him a powder blue Vespa with a personalized pink helmet. And Pedey drove it to work. The end. :)
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