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Following an epic American League Championship Series win over the
California Angels and just one out from winning their first World
Series in sixty-eight years, the 1986 Boston Red Sox lost Game Six
to the New York Mets in unforgettable and devastating fashion. Then
they lost Game Seven and the Series itself. Two Sides of Glory
portrays the losing side of the story about one of baseball's most
riveting World Series match-ups. With the benefit of years of
reflection from the men who made up the '86 Sox, this will be the
definitive book on this iconic yet most Shakespearian of Boston
teams for years to come. After telling the Mets' side of the story,
Erik Sherman turns here to the Red Sox's version, with
recollections from players that are both insightful and
surprisingly emotional. Bill Buckner, whose name became synonymous
with a muffed grounder, speaks openly about the cruel aftermath.
Pitcher Bruce Hurst broke down three times while being interviewed.
Dwight Evans confesses in his interview that he had never before
talked at length about the '86 team. And Roger Clemens talks
candidly not only about the '86 squad but also accusations of
alleged steroid abuse later in his career and the toll it has taken
on his family. In each player's retelling, there is the excitement
of history never told and old mysteries answered. The story of the
'86 Red Sox is well known, but now, after thirty years, the players
have opened up to Sherman like never before. It's an in-depth,
first-person account with the intriguing key players who made up
this once-in-a-generation Boston team, and also a look at how the
extremes of tantalizing victory and heart-wrenching failure shaped
and influenced their lives-both on the field and off.
Joe Castiglione is one of a few select announcers whose
voice harkens fans back to the home field of their favourite team.
After 30 years, his commentary has become as much a part of
Boston Red Sox lore as the Green Monster, the Pesky Pole, and
Yawkey Way. In this chronicle, the beloved broadcaster offers his
insider account of one of the most dominant baseball teams of the
past decade—from the heartbreaking 1986 World Series and the
turbulent 1990s to the magical 2004 American League Central Series
and World Series, the 2007 championship season, and the state of
the team today. Castiglione takes fans behind the microphone and
into the champagne soaked clubhouse, hotels, and back rooms where
even media had no access, and recounts such tales of his tenure as
his friendship with Pedro Martinez and what it was like to ride in
the Duck Tour boats during Boston’s victory parades.
Veteran broadcaster Joe Castiglione has seen his share of
heartbreaking games, especially from his vantage point at Fenway
Park where he has called the Red Sox games for the last 20 years.
In his newest book, Castiglione not only recounts the drama from
the booth in Boston, but also his travels and baseball adventures
throughout the country in his previous stints with the Cleveland
Indians and Milwaukee Brewers over his 30-year career. Special
chapters are devoted to favorite players, spring training, major
league cities and the business of sports broadcasting.
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