Feeding the Monster

[spider_rico]

by Seth Mnookin.

I was given this book as a Xmas present. the 1st few chapters were very good so I plan to read the entire book quickly.

curious for opinions from others who have read it.

[Fried Neckbones]

I cruised through it in about a weekend. Pretty good read, fairly pro-Theo.

[example1]

Good call Fried Neckbones. It is fairly pro-Theo, although I am too so I found that paletable. Nice avitar too, RIP JB.

[TheKilo]

Good call Fried Neckbones. It is fairly pro-Theo' date=' although I am too so I found that paletable. Nice avitar too, RIP JB.[/quote']

 

 

James Brown's gonna need a brand new bag.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

It was a good read. My favorite part was the intro, where Theo predicts maybe a 85 win season in '06 because they are breaking in the youngsters.

[example1]

Yeah, I think the book gives a good idea of the direction this team is moving in and how intentional many of the moves are. That's one reason I'm confident about the way they're bringing Pedroia in. its not a move they haven't thought about a great deal.

 

The entire FO was very concerned about last year and I think they basically ended up being where they thought they would. The way they got there was different than they hoped (injuries) but the record was about as expected. The part that was shocking was that the Sox actually led the AL east for a considerable period and looked like the best team in baseball into July. That's why I'm optimistic about their chances with all of these guys being a year older and having gone through their first season in a difficult city. Lowell, Crisp, Pedroia, Beckett, Lester (fingers crossed), Hansen, Delcarmen should all be more comfortable and show their true colors (for better or worse).

[adam123]

i am going to pic up the book today .. read parts really good reading ..have to order it in the westcoast... today is a good day

[Ray10]

Haven't read this book yet. But I got Blood Curse and Faithful for X-mas I'm reading the Blood Curse book first.

[BoSox21]

I read it. Probably the book to get if you're a newer fan and you wanna catch up on all the behind the scenes stuff since the sale of the club.

[BoSox34]

I haven't read it but I'll probably get around to it eventually.

[RedSoxRooter]

I'd assume by now that a lot of the book is dated.

[BoSox21]

if I recall, it ends a bit after Theo rejoins the team during the 05-06 off-season

[americantrotter]

It's a good read because it ties a lot together. It has the same flaws as any Sox book, much will be redundant for you. I did inhale it though, so it couldnt have been that bad.

[juliedon]

Its got a lot of insight into the behind the scenes stuff.