Table of Contents
Foreword Joe Castiglione, WEEI Radio xi
Introduction 1
An Interview with Joe Cochran: Sox Number Man 3
#1 The Silent Captain 9
#2 Rem Dawg 15
#3 The Beast 21
#4 Cronin 27
#5 Nomah 31
#6 The Pesky Pole 37
#7 Reggie, Rooster, Trot, Dom, and Dr. Strangeglove 43
#8 YAZ 49
#9 "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" 53
#10 Crisp Hawk Grove 57
#11 Fate Both Good and Bad 63
#12 Cheaper by the Dozen 69
#13 Just Plain Unlucky 75
#14 At Last 83
#15 Dustin and the Cowboy 87
#16 Gentleman Jim Lonborg 93
#17 Monster, Marty, and Marvelous Mel 97
#18 Dice-K and Johnny Idiot 103
#19 Hey Nineteen 111
#20 YOOOOOUUUK! 117
#21 Love 'em or Leave 'em 123
#22 Sammy, Doc, Moose, Soup, and the Spy 129
#23 El Tiante 137
#24 Dew the Man 143
#25 Tony C. 149
#26 Chicken and Doughnuts 155
#27 Pudge 161
#28 Watch Your Back … Or What's On It 167
#29 Foulke Hero 173
#30 From Awfulman to Sigh Young 185
#31 The Steal of the Century 191
#32 Lowe Budget 197
#33 Boo-Tek 203
#34 Popeye, Papai, and Big Papi 209
#35 Major Magic 215
#36 Flowers, Flash, Penny, Cash 221
#37 Not All There 227
#38 The Bloody Sock 233
#39 Greenie 239
#40 Belonging Nowhere 245
#41 Of Dragons and Pens 251
#42 Mo Money 257
#43 What The Eck? 263
#44 Big Deal 269
#45 Pedro 275
#46 Full Steam Ahead 281
#47 Tito 287
#48 The Lower Forty-Eight 293
#49 Wake 297
#50-59 Looking Cool in the Fifties 301
#60-88 Another Stratosphere 315
The Unresolved 323
Red Sox Alphabetical Roster (1931-2015) 329
Acknowledgments 361
About the Authors 363
Photo Credits 364
