Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses

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From the voice of Fenway Park comes a collection of humorous and nostalgic poems celebrating the Boston Red Sox A Boston institution and popular local television personality who is also the announcer, ambassador, and poet laureate for the Red Sox, Dick Flavin has entertained audiences with his incredible poetic talent and abiding love for the Red Sox before countless home games for years. Now this legendary talent's poems are gathered together for the first time in this keepsake volume. As a beloved Red Sox insider, Flavin has been privileged to watch history in the making, from the team's 2004 World Series victory that finally broke its nearly century-long "curse," to road-tripping with Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky to visit Ted Williams in Florida. His pithy and comedic verses-including such gems as "The Beards of Summer," "Long Live Fenway Park," and his best known, "Teddy at the Bat"-pay homage to the American pastime, New England's favorite team and players (and the curses and legends that have followed it), and the passionate Nation that has remained faithful through victory and defeat. Illustrated with more than fifty photos, Red Sox Rhymes honors all of Red Sox Nation and is an essential memento for every BoSox fan around the world.

Dick Flavin is the poet laureate and senior ambassador of the Boston Red Sox and voice of Fenway Park, serving as public address announcer for Red Sox day games. He is also an Emmy Award-winning television commentator, nationally known speaker, and is a member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He wrote and starred in, According to Tip, the acclaimed one-man play about legendary Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.

These verses are so charming, so full of fun and laughter, that I found myself reading them aloud to every person who came into my room! This collection is a treasure! -- Doris Kearns Goodwin- Author, historian I have been chuckling over Dick's verses for many years, but they are more than just laughs. There is wisdom here - lots of it. -- Michael Dukakis - Former Massachusetts Governor