The Little Red (Sox) Book: A Revisionist Red Sox History

by Jim Prime and Bill Lee

Book Overview

Inspired by Chairman Mao's infamous Little Red Book , "Spaceman" Bill Lee offers an off-the-wall revisionist history of baseball's most colorful franchise, the Boston Red Sox. In addition to rewriting Red Sox history, Lee offers up his unique views on today's and yesteryear's game. With this hilarious take on Red Sox history, the Spaceman proves he's the true MVP in helping the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series and lift the Curse of the Bambino.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572435275
• ISBN13: 9781572435278
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Bill Lee is still going strong!

I loved watching the Spaceman pitch, and I really enjoyed his autobiography. Now he rewrites history so the good guys always win! If you love the Red Sox or humor in general, or if you hate the Yankees, this is a must-read!

A bittersweet and laugh-out-loud ride for Red Sox fans

The incomparable Spaceman has written a book that is must reading for every long-suffering Sox fan. Lee turns history upside down (or to Sox fans, right-side up) and undoes all the fiascos that are part of Red Sox lore. There are laugh-out-loud lines in this short book, but I'm not sure whether readers who aren't hard-core members of Red Sox Nation will appreciate them all. There are nuances within nuances that will fly right by anyone who isn't a die-hard Sox masochist...er, I mean fan. Lee has raised the art of "what if...." to a grand scale. His take on what might have happened if Tom Yawkey had signed Jackie Robinson when he had the chance is particularly intriguing...and heart-wrenching to those of us who are forever bound to wonder what might have been.Well done, Spaceman, well done indeed!

Ideal Father's Day Gift

This is the ideal Father's day gift for anyone who's father is:a) a Red Sox fanb) a Bill Lee fanc) a free-thinkerd) a Yankee hatere) has a funny bone in his bodyf) was there, but doesn't remember, the Sixtiesg) a lover of good, old-fashioned baseballHe'll love it!!

Glowing Review from Tampa Tribune

Preserving The Fun In The GamePublished: Mar 30, 2003 THE LITTLE RED (SOX) BOOK: A Revisionist Red Sox History.By Bill ``Spaceman'' Lee with Jim Prime. Triumph Books. 256 pages...BY: By BOB D'ANGELO Forget the future, Boston fans. Your past is finally glorious. Bill Lee has rewritten the history of the Red Sox, and it is a rollicking ride."-"filled with great moments and World Series victories. No anguished moments flow from Lee's fertile brain." - "the ``Spaceman'' has concocted a fictionalized, but screamingly funny look at the Red Sox nation." -"He refers to his career in movie form - ``A Farewell To Arm,'' subtitled, ``Oh Fastball, Where Art Thou?'' -"The stories Lee writes are marvelous. The best one has the Red Sox defying baseball's unwritten ``Jim Crow'' rule by signing Jackie Robinson." -"The writing is crisp and carefree, and it is apparent that Lee enjoyed himself while writing, Even the photo captions crackle with humor and sarcasm." (Bob D'Angelo is a copy editor in the Tribune's sports news department.)

a real lift for downcast Sox fans

Ever wonder how things might have been different if the Red Sox had not sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees? There might have been Red Sox players walking around with more World Series rings than they could wear on ten fingers.Bill Lee and Jim Prime float some flights of fancy here - suppose Harry Frazee didn't buy the Sox and Joseph P. Kennedy had. Suppose Ruth stayed put in Boston. Suppose the Red Sox actually signed Jackie Robinson at that infamous tryout he had in Boston. Suppose Ted Williams really had killed Adolf Hitler with a line drive. What?? You have to read the book to find out. You'll be entertained with the photo of Bucky Dent as the concert pianist he became, when he chose the keyboards over the ballfield. You'll see Bill Lee conferring with Albert Einstein. Jackie Robinson becomes President of the US.Bill Lee is one of the more fertile minds in baseball, and Jim Prime a skillful writer who had helped corral some of "The Spaceman's" ideas and added more than a few of his own.Any Red Sox fan who needs to have their spirits lifted momentarily will find this an easy, fun read.