Red Sox Nation

By: Peter Golenbock

Narrated by: Peter Golenbock

Length: 21 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

For baseball enthusiasts everywhere, the names of the greatest Boston Red Sox are synonymous with the game itself: Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Dom DiMaggio, Carl Yastrzemski, Johnny Damon, and so many more. And no other franchise can claim as many moments that have become indelible parts of baseball’s history: Williams’ last at-bat, Carlton Fisk’s Game 6 home run, Bill Buckner’s fatal error.

Red Sox Nation is the finest, most comprehensive history of this storied franchise, told from the point of view of the people who lived it. From every disappointment to each triumph, culminating with the 2004 World Championship, Red Sox Nation takes you into the dugout and onto the field to relive each moment.

©1992, 1997, 2005 Peter Golenbock (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Go Sox!

If you could sum up Red Sox Nation in three words, what would they be?

Heartbreak and Hope.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Sox Nation?

I enjoyed the whole book but especially the history, told through the words of the players etc. As a lifelong fan I cried hearing how close they always got and how bad the losses were, but I also cried hearing about the wins, the hope, and the never-ending passion for this beloved team.

What about Peter Golenbock’s performance did you like?

I thought his performance was so great! It felt like hearing stories from your father or grandfather about this team. It made you feel like you were at Fenway with your old man as he shared his memories of the team with you.

Terrible

This is awful. I wish I could get a refund on it. The narrator sounds completely amateurish, mispronouncing words, breathing heavily and at 1 point it sounds like something was knocked over. I couldn't stand it.

Not great

Someone else really should have read this. It’s borderline unlistenable. Paper noises. Constant lip smacking,licking dry mouth weirdness. So distracting I honestly had to keep rewinding. The story itself was amazing. So thorough.

100 Years of Red Sox

Lots of anecdote-filled Bosox history especially through the sale of the team to John Heny. The final chapters covering 2002-2004 move a bit slowly with unnecessary detail and much less oral history but get you to the ultimate 2004 World Championship. Golenbock should have used a professional reader though. His phleghmy narration is rather unpleasant.

If your a Red Sox fan this is your book.

What an amazing trip through the Red Sox past beautifully read by the Author. The stories and first person recollections are riveting. I loved every one of the 60 chapters. So great.

An Exquisite Must-Read...

What an extraordinary book; and, what makes it all the more special for me, is that I know a lot of the 'band of idiots' personally now, after two years of Red Sox fantasy camp...

Great story, terrible narration

The moral of the story is, don’t narrate your own book. Peter Golenbock is an amazing writer but I almost had to turn this off. He mispronounces names (Mientkiewicz being the worst—it’s Ment-KAY-vitch, not mee-ENT-kuh-wix, as every Red Sox fan knows). He doesn’t stop for periods or commas, but he sure stops when he has to turn a page, even if the pause makes zero sense to someone listening. And yes, this is nitpicky, but no one is a “Red Sock” fan or a “Red Sock” player. It’s RED SOX. I highly recommend getting this book in hard copy. Great writing. Just don’t try to listen to it.