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The Hometown Team: Four Decades of Boston Red Sox Photography
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Forty years of Fenway Park’s most memorable moments and characters captured in a treasury of photos and commentary.
From star and support players to members of the grounds crew, Red Sox staff, alumni, and some opposing players, this book features Fenway’s most memorable characters from the past forty years, with behind-the-scenes images of the ballpark during that time as well.
This scrapbook-style book of photos by Steve Babineau also features fun and insightful commentary from veteran sportswriter Mike Shalin amid the images of BoSox legends like Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Johnny Damon, Mookie Betts, and many more.
From star and support players to members of the grounds crew, Red Sox staff, alumni, and some opposing players, this book features Fenway’s most memorable characters from the past forty years, with behind-the-scenes images of the ballpark during that time as well.
This scrapbook-style book of photos by Steve Babineau also features fun and insightful commentary from veteran sportswriter Mike Shalin amid the images of BoSox legends like Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Wade Boggs, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Johnny Damon, Mookie Betts, and many more.
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Mike Shalin
Mike Shalin is a veteran of over four decades in sports journalism, working for the Boston Herald and the New York Post. He spent much of his early career covering hockey before moving on to baseball and college sports. He is now a freelancer in the Boston area and has spent the last fifteen years as an official scorer at Fenway Park. Shalin is the author of Donnie Baseball: The Definitive Biography of Don Mattingly, as well as several books for young readers. He is also the coauthor of Out by a Step: The 100 Best Players Not in the Baseball Hall of Fame and Tales from the New York Rangers Locker Room.
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