false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170963901m/79081.jpg 79081 2 When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series on October 27, 2004, they made history. Their stunning comeback against the New York Yankees and their four-game annihilation of the St. Louis Cardinals capped one of the most thrilling postseason runs ever. The World Series victory-Boston's first in 86 years-came less than three years after John Henry and Tom Werner bought the team from the Yawkey Trust and forever changed the way the Red Sox operated on and off the field.<P><P>Seth Mnookin was given access never before granted to a reporter in the history of organized sports. He had a key to Fenway Park and a desk in the team's front office. He spent weekends talking business with John Henry and afternoons in the clubhouse with Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. He learned never-before-told details of the team's Thanksgiving Day wooing of Curt Schilling, the jealousy Nomar Garciaparra felt toward better-paid teammates, and the anxiety that impelled Pedro Martinez to insist that the Red Sox guarantee his future. He was there when general manager Theo Epstein's frustration over the organization's ceaseless drive for more media coverage and new revenue streams collided with his fracturing relationship with CEO Larry Lucchino. The resulting narrative -- juicy, gripping, and overflowing with thrilling detail -- reveals how a savvy sports organization tries to stay on top while under the relentless scrutiny of the country's most voracious sportswriters and baseball's most demanding fans.<P><P>Drawn from hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews and a year with the team, <I>Feeding the Monster</i> shows as no book ever has before what it means to buy, sell, run, and be part of a major league sports team in America.<P><P> 76359 1 7 2006 Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top total:172|5:41|4:79|3:42|2:10|1:0| 172 667 236 35 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 20:08:16 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 15:41:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 17:51:24 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 17:04:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 07 20:29:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:29:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 11:33:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 11:46:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 true false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 15:29:16 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 18 03:55:44 -0800 2008
Seth Mnookin, he of the great Feeding The Monster Red Sox blog, had unprecedented acces...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 02 10:00:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 10:03:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:19:57 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 10:07:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 10:41:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 10:41:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Sep 20 20:54:57 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 21:20:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 21 17:53:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:59:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 14 22:06:12 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 22 22:53:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 30 07:52:06 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 09:36:27 -0700 2008
That said, there wasn't alot here for die hard fans, just confirmation of what we already know: Manny is lazy, Nomar is a baby, Larry Lucchino is a jerk, Dan Shaughnasty is an idiot, and David Ortiz is the man.

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It's a must read for every Sox fan, but any baseball fan who c...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Dec 17 11:55:39 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 09:35:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jan 23 09:57:57 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 24 11:54:07 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 09:57:57 -0800 2009
So far, so-so.]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 20 07:48:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:33:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 16 10:22:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 10:29:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 19 21:18:52 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 21:21:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 18:57:44 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 19:02:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 16:03:41 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 09:59:26 -0700 2007
Unfortunately, most Sox fans will know all the details and drama before they read this book. Nothing new for me.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=79081