Publisher's Synopsis
The Boston Red Sox surprised the baseball world with a spectacular finish in 2015, proving that they have the potential to be a contender and maybe even a dynasty in the near future. The 2015 team finished the season with 28 wins in their last 48 games after posting one of the worst records in baseball in the first 114 games. The book takes the reader through the entire 2015 season and the evolution of this young, talented group of athletes into a team that could repeat the Red Sox 'Worst to First' scenario of 2012-2013 in 2016. Read why this team has the ability to perform another 'Miracle of Yawkey Way' and what it will take to make that happen. The 2016 Boston Red Sox have what it will take to surprise the baseball world and this book shows you how and why. The book focuses on and provides information and insight regarding the past, current and future status and activities at every level of the organization, from ownership, to management, both off and on field, to the players and the future players. It takes you, game by game, through the 2015 season, with detailed accounts of game by game performances, both successes and failures, and takes you behind the scenes to watch this organization and team evolve. Red Sox Nation has reason to be optimistic about the future and this book explains why. Mr. Johnson's popular first book 'FROM BEER TO BEARDS, BOSTON BASEBALL'S 2011 - 2013 ROLLER COASTER RIDE' was called ' one of the best baseball books I have ever read ' and ' a must read for Red Sox fans ' by one reviewer. Award Winning Author Kate Flora said of the book ' New Englanders' relationship with the Red Sox is like a crazy romance-up and down, on and off, with raised pulses and dashed hopes, and Carl Johnson captures it vividly in this chronicle of the years from 2011-2013. Sit down, open a beer, as you relive the ups and downs of your favorite team.' Relive 2015 and prepare for the sure to be exciting 2016 season as you read ' Wait 'Til Next Year, 2016 - From Worst To First, Part II? '
