Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top
by Seth Mnookin
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Author: Seth MnookinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-01
ISBN: 0743286812
Number of pages: 504
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Summary: 3 Stars
It was October 6, 2000, and for the first time in a generation the Red Sox were up for sale. Bought by Tom Yawkey in 1933, ownership had passed to his wife's trust in '94 after her death. Some wondered why it was now for sale - the team had just won a legislative battle for funding the construction of a new ballpark, and its value was at an all-time high. Fourteen months later it sold - to Boston outsiders, and the rumors of a "fix" (courtesy of Commissioner Bud Selig) were rampant.
The new owners proved themselves willing to work with the Boston fans, players, and writers, and at first it looked like smooth sailing. However, it seems like there were never-ending feuds - between owners, players and coach, etc. The "good news" is that things coalesced, new stars (David Ortiz and Curt Schilling) were acquired, and the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 (and are leading their division again in 2006).
Professional baseball in Boston goes back to 1871. The Boston team won 8 pennants over the next 25 years, including three straight. Another high point was acquiring Babe Ruth (age 19) from Baltimore in 1914, and his evolution into an outfielder as part of filling out the roster during WWI. The "bad news," was his being traded to the Yankees in 1919 for $100,00 - largely as a result of his becoming a difficult personality (wanted his salary doubled to $20,000), though unfounded rumors swirled about that the real reason was that the Sox' owner needed the money to finance his Broadway show "No, No, Nanette.
Then, after winning more World Series in its first two decades than any other team, the Red Sox went on to suffer a drought for the next 80+ years - despite Ted Williams (joined in 1939, and hit a home run his last at bat), though probably at least partly because the owners passed on Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays, partly when combined with lots of poor managing.
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