VOX of Dartmouth
5 Stars...examines it from the points of view of players, politicians, managers, journalists and fans.


Inside Baseball.com March, 2004
"...attention to detail results in an entertaining compendium of anecdotes that provide textured historical perspective for this flourishing rivalry."


Providence Journal March, 2004
"A beautiful new coffee table book on the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry"


WILLIAM C. RHODEN, New York Times
"The best book ever on the subject of the Rivalry."


DAN SHAUGNESSY, author of Curse of the Bambino
"A wonderful walk through one hundred years of history between baseball's best rivals."


Book Description
Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Great Rivalry covers nearly a century's worth of epic battles on and off the baseball field between these age-old rivals. Featuring exclusive interviews with former governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Michael Dukakis of assachusetts, former press secretary Ari Fleischer, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, congressmen, reporters, broadcasters, and especially players, coaches, managers and front-office execs from the Red Sox and Yankees including Don Zimmer, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Lowe, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Lou Meroni, Dwight Evans, and Theo Epstein. Two unique features of the book are a Rivalry Timeline and a "Talkin' Rivalry" section, a free-for-all in print among fans, journalists, and players who all have something to say. Other chapters include "Marker Moments," in-depth profiles of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. More than two years in the making, this coffee-table book will have nearly 256 pages of text and more than 125 photos, some in color, some archival. A perfect book for Yankee fans, Red Sox fans, and all baseball fans.


From the Inside Flap
This signature book by the father-son team of Harvey Frommer and Frederic J. Frommer on the "Great Rivalry" features exclusive interviews with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, former governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, congressmen, reporters, broadcasters, and especially former and current players, coaches, managers and front-office execs from the Red Sox and Yankees including: Don Zimmer, Theo Epstein, Nomar Garciaparra, Willie Randolph, Derek Lowe, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Lou Meroni, Dwight Evans, Lou Piniella, Mike Torrez, Johnny Pesky, Phil Rizzuto, Hawk Harrelson, Bob Watson, Ralph Houk, Eddie Yost, Dwight Evans, Chico Walker, Tony Cloninger, Casey Fossum, Steve Karsay, Grady Little, Mike Stanley, Jim Kaat, Jerry Remy, Mel Parnell and more. Two unique features of Red Sox Vs. Yankees are a "Rivalry Timeline" and a "Talkin' Rivalry" section, a free-for-all in print among fans, journalists, players-all of whom have much to get off their chests. Other chapters include Marker Moments, in-depth profiles of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. Filled with facts, stories, oral and narrative history, oddities, stats and lists, more than two years in the making, this lavish coffee-table book has nearly 256 pages and more than 125 photos, some in color, some archival. This is the perfect book for Yankee fans, Red Sox fans, and all baseball fans.


About the Author
Harvey Frommer is the celebrated author of more than 33 sports books including the classics Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball and New York City Baseball. Honored by the New York State Legislature, cited in the Congressional Record as a sports historian and journalist, the prolific Frommer is also the author of The New York Yankee Encyclopedia and A Yankee Century. Together with his wife, Myrna Katz Frommer, he authored the critically acclaimed oral histories: It Happened in the Catskills, It Happened in Brooklyn, It Happened on Broadway, Growing Up Jewish in America, and It Happened in Manhattan. Frommer is a professor in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Dartmouth College and a longtime follower of the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry. Frederic J. Frommer, the co-author of Growing Up Baseball, is a political reporter with The Associated Press in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in the The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and USA Today, among others.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This signature book by the father-son team of Harvey Frommer and Frederic J. Frommer on the "Great Rivalry" features exclusive interviews with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, former governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, congressmen, reporters, broadcasters, and especially former and current players, coaches, managers and front-office execs from the Red Sox and Yankees, including Don Zimmer, Theo Epstein, Nomar Garciaparra, Willie Randolph, Derek Lowe, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Lou Meroni, Dwight Evans, Lou Piniella, Mike Torrez, Johnny Pesky, Phil Rizzuto, Hawk Harrelson, Bob Watson, Ralph Houk, Eddie Yost, Dwight Evans, Chico Walker, Tony Cloninger, Casey Fossum, Steve Karsay, Grady Little, Mike Stanley, Jim Kaat, Jerry Remy, Mel Parnell and more.

Two unique features of Red Sox Vs. Yankees are a "Rivalry Timeline" and a "Talkin' Rivalry" section, a free-for-all in print among fans, journalists, players -- all of whom have much to get off their chests. Other chapters include Marker Moments, in-depth profiles of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. Filled with facts, stories, oral and narrative history, oddities, stats and lists, more than two years in the making, this lavish coffee-table book has nearly 256 pages and more than 100 photos, some in color, some archival. This is the perfect book for Yankee fans, Red Sox fans, and all baseball fans.

SYNOPSIS

Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Great Rivalry covers nearly a century's worth of epic battles on and off the baseball field between these age-old rivals. Featuring exclusive interviews with former governors Mario Cuomo of New York and Michael Dukakis of assachusetts, former press secretary Ari Fleischer, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, congressmen, reporters, broadcasters, and especially players, coaches, managers and front-office execs from the Red Sox and Yankees including Don Zimmer, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Lowe, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Lou Meroni, Dwight Evans, and Theo Epstein.

Two unique features of the book are a Rivalry Timeline and a "Talkin' Rivalry" section, a free-for-all in print among fans, journalists, and players who all have something to say. Other chapters include "Marker Moments," in-depth profiles of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium.

More than two years in the making, this coffee-table book will have nearly 256 pages of text and more than 125 photos, some in color, some archival. A perfect book for Yankee fans, Red Sox fans, and all baseball fans.

FROM THE CRITICS

Baseballology.com - Russ Cohen, March 17, 2004

Red Sox Vs. Yankees Is Now a Better Rivalry. There is a new book out that has the title listed above and its timing is perfect especially with the "Curse of A-Rod." Now all of those events happened after this book was printed but it made the current rivalry the hottest in sports.

The book is a classy coffee-table book that has some great vintage photos of Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams to name a few. This book covers the rivalry day-by-day and has quotes from such notables as Theo Epstein; the current GM of the BoSox, who claims the dreaded curse doesn't exist. Pedro Martinez, who would drill the Bambino and Rudy Giuliani, who takes the high road (sorry, read the book).

You will see some of the amazing photos like the 1986 WS ball and very rare shots of Ruth plus you can read about the joy that the Yankees' fans have felt and the sorrow that Red Sox fans still feel today, should I mention Aaron Boone here?

Even if you are a tortured Sox fan you will want to read the chapter nine where fans and other notables sent in their thoughts on the historic games over the years or just what they feel in their gut. Misery enjoys company (good for Boston fans and you can count my entry in with that one!, Page 214) and front-runners enjoy rubbing it in - - the perfect oil and water mix!

Harvey and his son Frederic left no stone unturned and really captured the essence of why these two teams love/hate to face each other every season. Red Sox fans are waiting for their time but have a lot of positive memories and we won't mention the Bronx Bomber fans that have had it too good for too long.