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The Best Boston Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Boston Fans
Every Boston fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them--picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in Beantown! Veteran Boston sportswriters Steve Buckley and Jim Caple take you inside the 100 best debates in Boston sports. Covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, Bruins and beyond, every question you want to debate is here--as well as a few surprises.
Arguments Who was the greatest Boston athlete Russell, Bird or Brady? Football town or baseball town? Was freezing Ted Williams really all that crazy? The greatest clutch performer in Bruins Was it Orr, or was it...? Which Yankees loss was more painful? Dent or Boone? Who was better, Ted or DiMaggio?
Arguments Who was the greatest Boston athlete Russell, Bird or Brady? Football town or baseball town? Was freezing Ted Williams really all that crazy? The greatest clutch performer in Bruins Was it Orr, or was it...? Which Yankees loss was more painful? Dent or Boone? Who was better, Ted or DiMaggio?
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304 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2006
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November 7, 2023
"Who was the greatest Boston athlete ever? Russell, Bird or Brady?"
That's one question posed on the back cover of the book by Jim Caple and the Boston Herald's Steve Buckley.
I can't be the only hockey fan to wonder, "What about Bobby?"
Skeptical, I opened the book to scan the table of contents. I would skip non-hockey questions like "Was Freezing Ted Williams All That Crazy? (Number 17), "Boston: Football Town or Baseball Town?" (Number 55), and "Which Celtics Player Had the Most Unique Career After Hangin' `Em Up?"(Number 57)--all intriguing--and focus on more important questions.
For example, "Boston's Greatest Hockey Myth" (Number 18) isn't technically a question but it did compel me to investigate. So did "What Was the Greatest Non-Game Moment in Bruins History?" (Number 22), and "Who Was the Greatest Clutch Performer in Bruins History?" (Number 34).
Baseball and football questions dominated the book, but the material I read was insightful and entertaining, and even uplifting (I won't spoil the discovery for you). I didn't agree with all the "answers," but I learned a lot and laughed a lot. Plus, each section was no longer than three pages. And I got over the Bobby Orr slight on the back cover because Number 4ORR gets his due.
That's one question posed on the back cover of the book by Jim Caple and the Boston Herald's Steve Buckley.
I can't be the only hockey fan to wonder, "What about Bobby?"
Skeptical, I opened the book to scan the table of contents. I would skip non-hockey questions like "Was Freezing Ted Williams All That Crazy? (Number 17), "Boston: Football Town or Baseball Town?" (Number 55), and "Which Celtics Player Had the Most Unique Career After Hangin' `Em Up?"(Number 57)--all intriguing--and focus on more important questions.
For example, "Boston's Greatest Hockey Myth" (Number 18) isn't technically a question but it did compel me to investigate. So did "What Was the Greatest Non-Game Moment in Bruins History?" (Number 22), and "Who Was the Greatest Clutch Performer in Bruins History?" (Number 34).
Baseball and football questions dominated the book, but the material I read was insightful and entertaining, and even uplifting (I won't spoil the discovery for you). I didn't agree with all the "answers," but I learned a lot and laughed a lot. Plus, each section was no longer than three pages. And I got over the Bobby Orr slight on the back cover because Number 4ORR gets his due.
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