{"product_id":"9781429909464","title":"The Rivals: The New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox---An Inside History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Struggle for the Ages. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBOSTON GLOBE                  JANUARY 6, 1920\u003cbr\u003eRED SOX SELL RUTH FOR $100,000 CASH\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003cbr\u003eDemon Slugger of American League, Who Made 29 Home Runs Last Season, Goes to New York Yankees\u003cbr\u003e--------\u003cbr\u003eFRAZEE TO BUY NEW PLAYERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Yankees vs. the Red Sox.  Each baseball season begins and ends with unique intensity, focused on a single question: What's ahead for these two teams? One, the most glamorous, storied, and successful franchise in all of sports; the other, perennially star-crossed but equally rich in baseball history and legend.  In \u003ci\u003eThe Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e sports writers of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e come together in the first-ever collaboration between the two cities' leading newspapers to tell the inside story of the teams' intertwined histories, each from the home team's perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Red Sox's early glory days (when the Yankees were perennial losers), continuing through the Babe Ruth era and the notorious trade that made the Yankees champions (and marked the Sox with the so-called \"Curse of the Bambino\"); to Ted Williams vs. Joe DiMaggio; Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk; Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez; down to last year's legendary playoff showdown, \u003ci\u003eThe Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e captures the drama of key eras, events, and personalities of both teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd who better to tell the story than the baseball writers of the two rival cities? For \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, it's Dave Anderson, Harvey Araton, Jack Curry, Tyler Kepner, Robert Lipsyte and George Vecsey who report on the Yankee view of the rivalry, while \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eloch's Gordon Edes, Jackie MacMullan, Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy recount the view from the Hub. And their stories are richly illustrated with classic photographs and original articles from the archives, capturing the great moments as they happened. For Red Sox fans, Yankees fans, or anyone interested in remarkable baseball history, \u003ci\u003eThe Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e is an expert, up-close look at the longest, and fiercest of all sports rivalries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141695062256,"sku":"9781429909464","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429909464_p0.jpg?v=1763747078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429909464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}