Emperors and Idiots The Hundred Year Rivalry Be
- 作者
- 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2006年5月
- ISBN 9780767919104
- 定价 119.30
内容简介
TheNewYorkYankees.TheBostonRedSox.Forahundredyears，notwoteamshavelockedhornsasfiercelyorasfrequently–andnotwoseasonsframethecolossalbattlemoreperfectlythan2003and2004.Now，withincredibleenergyandaccess，leadingsportscolumnistMikeVaccarochroniclesthehistoryofthegreatestrivalryinsports，andthetwostunningAmericanLeagueChampionshipSeriesthatdefineacenturyofbaseball.October17，2003：AnightnoYankeesorRedSoxfanwilleverforget.At12：15am，bottomoftheeleventhinningofgamesevenoftheALCS，NewYorkthird-basemanAaronBoonelaunchesaballoverYankeeStadium’sleft-fieldfence.TheYankeeswintheir39thpennant–andsendtheperenniallyvexedBostonRedSoxhome...again...sufferinganotherdevastatinglosstotheirlongtimenemesis.October20，2004：Ayearlater，aneeriereprise–butthistimethingsaredifferent.AfterlosingthreestraighttotheYankees，Bostonhaschargedbacktowinthenextthree，forcingadecisivegameseven.FromthestartofthegameBostonisincontrol，andbywinningthisgametheymarchtowardtheirfirstWorldSeriesvictorysince1918.Thesetwoexplosiveyearsdefineanextraordinary，epicrivalry–fromMarianoRiveraandRogerClemenstoPedroMartinezandCurtSchilling，DerekJeterandAaronBoonetoDavidOrtizandMannyRamirez，fromnearlyacenturyofYankeedominationtotheundisputedbreakingof“TheCurse.”Withtherazor-sharpinstinctsthathavemadehimatopsportsjournalist，MikeVaccarodelvesintothehistoryoftherollickingrivalry：aviciouscollisionin1903(betweentheNewYorkHighlandersandBostonPilgrims)thatdrawsfirstblood;theeraofBabeRuthandhislegendarytradefromtheRedSoxtotheYankees，usheringinthenotoriousCurse;thegoldenageofDiMaggioandWilliams;theunstoppablepowerofMantleandMaris;theheartandsoulofFiskandYazstremskiversusPinellaandMunson;andthemoderneraofduelingowners，skyrocketingpayrolls，andarenewedrivalrythatattractssell-outcrowdseventoYankees-RedSoxspringtraininggames.EMPERORSANDIDIOTSisaslively，fascinating，andraucousastheteamsthemselves–amust-havevolumeforanyYankeesorRedSoxfan.
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