Francona: The Red Sox Years

By Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors

Francona: The Red Sox Years (2013) is a memoir by baseball manager Terry Francona, written with Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy. It covers his eight seasons managing the Boston Red Sox, from 2004 through 2011. Francona describes leading the team to World Series titles in 2004 and 2007, ending an 86-year championship drought, and the September collapse of 2011 that led to his departure. He offers an inside look at the clubhouse, the players, the owners and the Boston media.

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