This is a wicked good read.
I review Steve Buckley’s Wicked Good Year.
A great read about the incredible Boston sports year of 2007.
The Red Sox and the Celtics took home championships. The Patriots were 3 minutes from a perfect season and the Bruins were the Bruins.
Sit back and enjoy my video review.
This book is wicked good and wicked pissah too!
BST&N's Book Of The Month
This is a video book review of Jared Carrabis’ book , “One Fan’s Story, If This Hat Could Talk.”
Learn about the life and love for the Sox from the words of the Massachusetts Governor of Red Sox Nation.
If you love the Sox and the power of social media then this book is for you. It was a fantastic read about a fantastic journey!
What can I say about this book? For one, I could not put it down.
This is a must read for any sports fan.
A book has to grab my attention right away or it finds its way to the Land of Lost Toys AND Books.
“When The Game Was Ours” did not find its way to that place. This book brought me back to memories of my youth.
As a child of the 80’s, my fondest sports memories were of Celtics-Lakers on Sunday afternoons.
Bird. McHale. The Chief. Magic. Worthy. Kareem.
These are all names that are interwoven into the fabric of my sports soul.
To say I was excited to read this book is an understatement!
The journey starts with the tandem of Bird and Johnson telling the stories of their childhoods in French Lick and East Lansing. You learn about their high school playing days and how they were courted by the big time college basketball programs.
“The Die Hard Sports Fan’s Guide To Boston”
Written by: Christopher Klein
Christopher Klein has not only hit a home run with his latest book, “The Die Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston”, but it is a bases clearing blast!
Christopher has masterfully combined a mixture of Boston sports history and the “what to know” regarding any and every sport in the area.
Test your Boston Sports knowledege below and enter to win a free copy!
Baseball.
Hockey.
Football.
Basketball.
Tennis.
Rowing.
Running.
Squash?
Yes that too!
From reading his book, I learned such fun facts as the Wilmington based (my hometown) Fenway Painters were chosen to apply the famous great coat to Fenway’s left field wall. It turns out Red Sox executives chose them because they thought the company’s name was fitting for the job.
I also uncovered that the NFL’s Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts started their roots in Beantown. Yes unbelievable, but true Patriots fans!
This book is choc full of historical tid-bits that will allow you to stump your co-workers around the water cooler/coffee machine or your buddies at your favorite sports bar.
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Steve Grogan
We honor Steve Grogan as the Boston Sports Then and Now Athlete of the Month. The former Patriots quarterback left it all on the field during his 16 year career. Grogan was playing the “Patriots Way” before Bill Belichick introduced it in 2000. He led by example and his teammates were always behind him.
Steve Grogan was drafted by Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks in the fifth round of the 1975 draft out of Kansas State. He was one of the school’s all time passing and total offense leaders. Grogan not only beat you with his arm but he was exceptionally quick for a man standing at 6’4”.
The Patriots already had their franchise quarterback in place when he was drafted. Former Heisman Trophy winner, Jim Plunkett had been the Patriots starter for his first four years in the league. However, Coach Fairbanks was not afraid to make a move if a player was under-performing. It didn’t matter who he was.
Midway through the 1975 season, Grogan was given the reigns of the Patriots offense. He started the last seven games with only one victory to his credit. As a rookie, Grogan posted respectable numbers with 1976 yards with 11 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.
He also added 110 yards on the ground with three rushing scores.
This would just be a sneak preview for things to come from the lanky quarterback out of K-State.
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This is a wicked good read.
I review Steve Buckley’s Wicked Good Year.
A great read about the incredible Boston sports year of 2007.
The Red Sox and the Celtics took home championships. The Patriots were 3 minutes from a perfect season and the Bruins were the Bruins.
Sit back and enjoy my video review.
This book is wicked good and wicked pissah too!
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