Table of Contents Page Chapter Chapter Page Meet the Red Sox 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
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Meet the Red Sox W hen you play for the Boston Red Sox it doesn’t take tt ttaakkee long to realize that you are part of something big ig The team has millions of fans all over its home state of Massachusetts The Red Sox also are the home team for Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and parts of Connecticut and New York The Red Sox are part of a long tradition and also a part of American sports history That is why so many players dream of wearing the Boston uniform This is true even for those who grew up thousands of miles away This book tells the story of the Red Sox They are one of of the best-known and most-loved sports teams in the world Even Even in defeat there has always been something special about the Red Sox Doing the impossible is what drives the team and its fans Red Sox fans cheer for Dustin Pedroia as he returns to the dugout Pedroia’s hard work and skill made him an instant favorite in Boston 5
