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20 | (9) |
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Ban Johnson Gets Revenge ... The Turbulent Reign of John I. Taylor |
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Chapter 3 Fenway Park and the Series of 1912 |
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The Birth of the Green Monster ... 1912 |
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Chapter 4 Good-bye, Smoky Joe; Good-bye, McAleer |
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The Early Demise of Smoky Joe Wood ... McAleer's Departure |
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Chapter 5 Enter the Babe; Exit Tris |
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44 | (6) |
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Chapter 6 The Incomparable Ruth |
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50 | (15) |
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Kid and Pitcher ... Babe Moves to the Outfield ... Triumph and Gloom |
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Chapter 7 The Bob Quinn Years: "Just One of Those Things" |
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65 | (9) |
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A Young Ballclub ... Big Ed Morris |
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Chapter 8 Young Tom Yawkey Goes After the Vets |
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74 | (13) |
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"The Money Is on the Table" ... Lefty, Wes and Double X |
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Chapter 9 Joe Cronin, the $250,000 Prize: "So Where's the Pennant?" |
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87 | (14) |
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Fan Disillusionment ... Seeds of Disharmony |
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Chapter 10 Billy Evans Builds a Farm System |
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101 | (9) |
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The Sale of Pee Wee Reese ... Life in the Bushes |
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Chapter 11 The Kids From San Diego |
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110 | (13) |
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Bobby Doerr ... Ted Makes a First Impression ... Ted Returns for Good |
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Chapter 12 The Press and Ted: Let the Feuding Begin |
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123 | (11) |
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134 | (5) |
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Chapter 14 The Changing of the Guard |
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139 | (14) |
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Rawhide and the Professor ... The War Years |
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153 | (12) |
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Chapter 16 A Plague of Injuries |
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165 | (8) |
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Chapter 17 1948 and 1949: McCarthy Plays His Hunches |
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173 | (12) |
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One Game ... Parnell and Kinder ... Heartbreak Again |
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Chapter 18 The Revolving Door |
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185 | (13) |
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McCarthy Departs Suddenly ... Big Walt ... Boudreau's Folly |
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Chapter 19 Two Kinds of War |
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198 | (7) |
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Ted Goes Off to Korea ... Crazy Jimmy |
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Chapter 20 The Death of the Golden Greek |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (10) |
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Malzie's Long Journey ... Ciao, Ciao, Jerry Casale |
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220 | (12) |
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232 | (6) |
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Chapter 24 Ted's Last Hurrah |
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238 | (9) |
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247 | (8) |
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Young Yaz ... The Golden Boy Retires |
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Chapter 26 On to Jerusalem |
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255 | (8) |
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Chapter 27 A Tale of Two Players |
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263 | (11) |
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The Monster ... Big Stu, or the Sabotaging of Johnny Pesky |
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274 | (7) |
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Chapter 29 September 16, 1965 |
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281 | (4) |
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Chapter 30 The Evolution of the Red Sox |
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285 | (6) |
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Dennis the Menace ... The End of the Country Club |
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Chapter 31 Dick Williams Takes Charge |
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291 | (6) |
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Chapter 32 Tony C. Is Beaned |
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297 | (8) |
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Chapter 33 The Impossible Dream |
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305 | (9) |
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Yaz Is Unreal ... The Final Stretch |
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Chapter 34 On to the Series |
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314 | (5) |
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Chapter 35 The Final Days of Dick Williams |
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319 | (11) |
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330 | (5) |
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Chapter 37 The Yaz-Conig Feud |
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335 | (9) |
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Chapter 38 Sparky and the Spaceman |
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344 | (7) |
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351 | (7) |
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Chapter 40 On to Glory: 1975 |
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358 | (21) |
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The Pennant ... The World Series ... The Sixth Game |
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379 | (14) |
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Turmoil ... The Death of Tom Yawkey ... The Gerbil |
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Chapter 42 The Great Collapse of '78 |
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393 | (13) |
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Chapter 43 Up and Down with the Red Sox |
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406 | (8) |
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In a Daze ... Yaz Retires |
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Chapter 44 Resurgence: 1986 |
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414 | (13) |
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This Time for Real ... One Strike Away |
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427 | (20) |
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Chapter 46 The John Henry Era Begins |
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447 | (5) |
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A Breath of Fresh Air ... Grady Arrives ... Spirits Soar |
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Chapter 47 Good-bye Ted, Hello Theo |
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452 | (7) |
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A Final Salute ... No Strike ... Sox Collapse |
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Chapter 48 A Work in Progress |
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459 | (9) |
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Theo in Charge ... Rant Against the Evil Empire ... Theo Signs Millar, Mueller and Ortiz |
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468 | (6) |
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Most Homers Ever ... Wild-Card Winners ... "Just in Time" |
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474 | (3) |
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Zim Goes Flying .... "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" |
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Chapter 51 Five Outs Away |
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477 | (3) |
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Sox Lead ... Grady Leaves Pedro In ... Aaron Boone |
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Chapter 52 The Psyche of the Red Sox Fan |
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480 | (5) |
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485 | (6) |
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A Trade for A-Rod ... Francona and Schilling Arrive ... Damn Yankees |
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Chapter 54 Spring into Summer 2004 |
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491 | (8) |
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The Season Sells Out ... George Blasts Lucchino ... Summer Slump |
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Chapter 55 We Say Good-bye to Nomar |
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Shaughnessy Stirs the Pot ... Varitek Shoves A-Rod ... "A Lot of People Are Going to Be Sad" |
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Chapter 56 The Sox Catch Fire |
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504 | (5) |
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Millar Is Upset ... Cabrera Presses ... The Red Sox Express |
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Chapter 57 Wild-Card Winners |
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509 | (5) |
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Hair-Raising ... The Idiots ... Cabrera Clinches It |
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Chapter 58 The Playoffs: Hitting Bottom |
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514 | (3) |
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The Sox Sweep the Angels ... Three in a Row Lost |
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Chapter 59 Miracle of the Century |
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517 | (12) |
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Chapter 60 The Curse Is Broken |
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529 | (8) |
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537 | (2) |
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Mientkewicz Catches the Last Out ... Lucchino Demands It Back |
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Chapter 62 Lucchino and Epstein Battle for Control |
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539 | (5) |
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Theo Quits ... Then Returns |
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544 | (4) |
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Fifty-four Home Runs ... No Pennant |
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Chapter 64 Champions Again |
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548 | (7) |
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The Hundred Million Dollar Pitcher ... Manny Says He Doesn't Care ... Another World Championship |
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Chapter 65 Manny Being Manny |
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555 | (4) |
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He Wants to Leave ... He Shoves the Traveling Secretary ... He's Gone |
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Chapter 66 Spiraling Downward |
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559 | (13) |
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Papi Is Slumping ... The Sox Spend Big ... The 2011 Collapse ... Ignominy |
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572 | (10) |
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Lucchino Picks the New GM ... And the Manager ... Valentine Stirs the Pot ... Unhappiness ... The Selloff ... Bobby Gone |
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582 | (9) |
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Cherington Picks John Farrell ... The Boston Marathon Bombing ... Big Papi Thrills the Crowd ... The Sox Clinch ... A Team of Destiny |
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591 | (4) |
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Who Are These Guys? ... Boston Strong ... Big Papi Leads the Way ... Incredible |
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