| The Best Boston Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Boston Fans Contributor(s): Caple, James (Author), Buckley, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402208227 ISBN-13: 9781402208225 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Who's The Best? Who's The Worst? Every Boston fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them--picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in Beantown! Veteran Boston sportswriters Steve Buckley and Jim Caple take you inside the 100 best debates in Boston sports. Covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins and beyond, every question you want to debate is here--as well as a few surprises. Who was the greates Boston athlete ever: Russell, Bird or Brady? The greatest clutch performer in Bruins history: Was it Orr, or was it...? Boston: Football town or baseball town? Which Yankees loss was more painful? Dent or Boone? Was freezing Ted Williams really all that crazy? Who was better, Ted or DiMaggio? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2006032392 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
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| Publisher Description: Every Boston fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them--picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in Beantown! Veteran Boston sportswriters Steve Buckley and Jim Caple take you inside the 100 best debates in Boston sports. Covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins and beyond, every question you want to debate is here--as well as a few surprises. Arguments include: Who was the greatest Boston athlete ever: Russell, Bird or Brady? Boston: Football town or baseball town? Was freezing Ted Williams really all that crazy? The greatest clutch performer in Bruins history: Was it Orr, or was it...? Which Yankees loss was more painful? Dent or Boone? Who was better, Ted or DiMaggio? |