{"product_id":"two-sides-of-glory-9781496219329","title":"Two Sides of Glory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Sides of Glory is an in-depth, first-person account of intriguing players that made up this once-in-a-generation Boston team. It's also a look at how the extremes of tantalizing victory and heart-wrenching failure influenced their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For nearly two decades, the failure of the '86 team to record that final out was a wound that wouldn't heal. Then, in 2004, the Sox finally won a title. Stanley, Buckner and company could now be remembered as heroes, not heels. In \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox in Their Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . \u003c\/b\u003ethe baseball writer Erik Sherman burnishes their legend.\"—John Swansburg, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Erik Sherman's book is one any Boston Red Sox fan will appreciate, reminding them of a team rich in both talent and personality. And casual baseball fans will be reminded that the glory that's celebrated when the champagne bottles pop and the trophy is handed out in the clubhouse after the final out of the World Series comes with another side, one that this book brings home in a thoughtful, poignant style.\"—Willie Steele, \u003ci\u003eNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whether or not a reader is a Red Sox fan, a Mets fan, or a neutral observer for that epic showdown, this book is one that every reader who has any interest in the sport should read.\"—Lance Smith , \u003ci\u003eGuy Who Reviews Sports Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What shines through in \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e is the 1986 Red Sox players' love for each other and the game they played. . . . Sherman presents the flip side of the 1986 World Series in an engaging, passionate and fascinating narrative. He shows that even though the Red Sox lost in agonizing fashion, they still kept their pride. And in the final analysis, that is what counted most.\"—Bob D'Angelo, \u003ci\u003eSports Bookie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers do not have to be Red Sox fans to appreciate the unique paths individuals must travel to find inner peace when the highest aspirations of youth are not attained. The admirable candor and flashes of humor exhibited make it difficult to dislike any of these men. As they attest, their families, the friendship of teammates, and spiritual faith are infinitely more valuable than any championship trophy.\"—J. Kemper Campbell, \u003ci\u003eLincoln Journal Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Can a key baseball writer set aside the New York Metropolitans banner and compose a comprehensive and moving book on the Hub’s '86 AL franchise? With great ease and candor, Sherman proves himself to be such a scribe.\"—John Vorperian, SABR Newsletter\u003cbr\u003e“I thought I knew everything there was to know about the 1986 Red Sox. I lived with them all season, on the buses and in the hotels. I wrote a book on them. But all these years later Erik Sherman has taken a deeper dive, and the result is enlightening. \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e is the final word on Boston’s most star-crossed team.”—Dan Shaughnessy, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Strike Away\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Bambino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In many ways 1986 defined Red Sox history from 1918 to 2004. After Game Six, I took the elevator down, and when the door opened, there was Mike Torrez, who shouted, ‘I’m off the hook!’ It was the year Roger Clemens exploded, Bruce Hurst was a ballast, Bill Buckner limped bravely, and David Henderson took the region. I have always believed they would have won had Tom Seaver not gotten hurt. But he did, and Erik Sherman has captured the voices from an unforgettable season.”—Peter Gammons, J. G. Taylor Spink Award recipient and author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Sixth Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In baseball as in life, there’s a compelling poignancy to the near miss. Does it haunt you? Does the hurt fade away? How does it shape the rest of your life? In \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e Erik Sherman lets the 1986 Boston Red Sox give us those answers, visiting the stars of that unforgettable season—Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, Dwight Evans, Jim Rice, and more—for a fascinating series of intimate portraits of the men who came within one strike of World Series glory.”—Tyler Kepner, baseball writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eK: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Erik Sherman’s interviews with the players are invariably intimate and always interesting, making \u003ci\u003eTwo Sides of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e an absorbing read even for a baseball fan like me who has no sympathy for the Red Sox as an institution.”—David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eClemente\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Joe Castiglione\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Safe at Home\u003cbr\u003e 2. High Heat\u003cbr\u003e 3. Captain of His Own Ship\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chicken, Beer, and Batting Titles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Still Smokin’!\u003cbr\u003e 6. The New Englander\u003cbr\u003e 7. For Love of the Game\u003cbr\u003e 8. The University of Seaver\u003cbr\u003e 9. What Truly Matters\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Passion of Dwight\u003cbr\u003e 11. Bubble\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lyon-ized\u003cbr\u003e 13. Almost Legend\u003cbr\u003e 14. Grace under Fire\u003cbr\u003e 15. Two for the Ages\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409229816151,"sku":"9781496219329","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496219329.jpg?v=1730506053","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/two-sides-of-glory-9781496219329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}