Francona The Red Sox Years Author:Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy When Terry Francona took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2004, the storied franchise hadn?t won a World Series championship in eighty-six years. Led by Francona, they won two over the course of four years. During the full eight years of Francona?s tenure, the Red Sox were transformed from a cursed franchise into one of the most successf... more »ul and profitable in baseball history?only to fall back to last place as soon as Francona was gone. Francona: The Red Sox Years lets readers in on the inner workings of the Red Sox clubhouse like no book has ever done before. Francona recounts his tightrope-walk managing of unpredictable personalities like Manny Ramirez, and his sometimes fraught dealings with general manager Theo Epstein. From the highs of 2004 to the lows of the final months of the 2011 season?the most epic collapse of a team in baseball history?this book features the never-before-told stories about Sox fans? favorite players, moments, wins, and losses. Obviously, Red Sox Nation loves Francona?both the man and the book?and Tito?s openness about the highs and lows of his Red Sox tenure appeal not only to Red Sox fans, but anyone who wants a real inside-baseball look at a big time franchise.