Dynasty

"When the Boston Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 World Series, they did more than win their second world championship in four seasons - they changed forever the identity of a franchise once defined by its spectacular failures. If winning the 2004 World Series permanently buried Boston's tragic past, the team's 2007 championship reinforced its promising future while changing the culture, mentality, and mind-set of the Red Sox and their followers." "But the team's meteoric rise was not without controversy, and behind-the-scene clashes and infighting within the organization are revealed here in detail for the first time, including how the wildly popular pitcher Pedro Martinez and outfield sensation Johnny Damon were allowed to depart as free agents, and how the Red Sox had to endure the temporary resignation of General Manager Theo Epstein." "Author Tony Massarotti has been covering the Red Sox since the 1991 season, and in Dynasty, he provides an in-depth and probing look at how the Red Sox became the most successful franchise in baseball."--BOOK JACKET.Massarotti, Tony is the author of 'Dynasty', published 2008 under ISBN 9780312385675 and ISBN 0312385676.