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.
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.
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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.
We honor Dwight Evans as the Boston Sports Then and Now Athlete of the Month. With the opening of the baseball season around the corner, the choice of “Dewey” Evans is fitting. He was a player who gave his all, all the time to the Boston Red Sox where he played from 1972 to 1990. He is one of the best players not in the Baseball Hall Of Fame.
Dwight Michael Evans made an immediate impact in his professional baseball career by winning the International League’s MVP in 1972. With AAA Louisville, Evans had 17 hrs, 95 RBI and hit .300.
Dewey was called up to the tail end of the ’72 season. On September 16th, he pinch ran and was 0-1 at the plate. He played 18 games and decent numbers during his call up. In 57 plate appearances, Evans had 1 hr, 6 RBI and batted .263.
Dwight Evans called right field in Fenway Park his home. He was a defensive standout and offensively could hold his own.
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