About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Trevor Hoffman, Terry Francona, Kenny Lofton, Dan Meyer, Dave Baldwin, Casey Candaele, J. T. Snow, Scott Erickson, Hank Leiber, Kevin Blankenship, Steve Barber, Brian Anderson, Brad Mills, Jason Donald, Mark Melancon, Ben Diggins, Dave Stegman, Mike Paul, Ron Hassey, Daniel Schlereth, Ryan Perry, Chip Hale, George Arias, Alan Zinter, Craig Lefferts, Ed Vosberg, Don Lee, Trevor Crowe, Jack Howell, Joe Magrane, Jason Thompson, Bill Rhinehart, Walt Kellner, Lance Dickson, Josh Pearce, Robert Logan, Don Gile, Gil Heredia, Tom Barrett, Dave Rohde, Konrad Schmidt, Dave Rajsich, Mike Senne, Kevin Ward, Ron Theobald, Hal Warnock, Tim Plodinec, Jason Bates, Steve Powers. Excerpt: Connection Timeout As Coach As manager Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed "Tito," is a Major League Baseball manager and former player. Francona has been the manager of the Boston Red Sox since 2004. Francona grew up in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and got his start in baseball at New Brighton, Pennsylvania High School, where he excelled under the coaching of Greg "Faz" Fazio. His father is John (Tito) Francona, who played in the majors from 1956 to 1970. Terry was the winner of the 1980 Golden Spikes Award. He was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the first round of the 1980 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos, using the 22nd overall selection. That season, his team won the College World Series and Francona was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The left-hander wasted no time rising through the minor leagues, first appearing in a Montreal uniform August 19, 1981, a week after the end of that summer's player strike. He appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went 4-for-12 in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, an extra playoff round ...
