Francona : the Red Sox years / Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy.

Author: Francona, Terry, 1959-

Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2013.

ISBN: 9780547928173 (hbk.)
0547928173 (hbk.)

Description: 360 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject: Francona, Terry, 1959-
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team).
Baseball managers Massachusetts Boston.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: "Can't you guys do one thing right?" -- "I'm Mr. Francona's son and he wanted me to come over and say hello" -- "They're not going to fire a guy over one mistake" -- He kind of blew us away ... is the guy too nice?" -- "We'd better win" -- "This is not acceptable" -- "Just crazy enough to think we can do this" -- 2005 : "Everywhere we went, people were bowing and shit" -- 2007 : "They were all into getting the trophy and they didn't even know I was there" -- 2008 : "This will not help us win" -- 2009 : "This is like a reality TV show" -- 2010 : "We need to start winning in more exciting fashion" -- 2011 : "I feel like I let you down" -- "Somebody went out of their way to hurt me" -- 2012 : "I guess we should have won a third World Series."

Summary: Francona explores his tenure in Boston, examining how the beleaguered Red Sox reached incredible highs and equally incredible lows under his management, including several championship victories.