Impossible Dreams: A Red Sox Collection
For the Bostons, as they were once called, the early pieces in this anthology include a 1904 piece notable for its casual racism and a 1914Boston Globereport of Babe Ruth's first appearance (as a pitcher) in a Sox uniform. In 1933,Collier'scould use a reference to Damon and Pythias and be understood; in 1980, the inherent sexism of throwing writer Marie Brenner to the lions in the Red Sox dugout was also understood. There's also a poem about the "Spaceman," pitcher Bill Lee, from fan Tom Clark. Ring Lardner and Roger Angell (both of whom make plate appearances in the Yankees anthology also), John Updike, and Cy Young himself take their places, and along the way we find out about the red seat in the bleachers, see a couple of views of Fisk's 1975 home run, and observe cranky Ted Williams at work in the kitchen.GraceAnne DeCandidoCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved