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Ladataan... The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History: The Oral History of a Legendary TeamTekijä: Bernard M. Corbett
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. I have been a Pats fan since Day 1, through the good times and the bad. This oral history of their most memorable games was terrific! This book will surely be enjoyed by many. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. Very informative and easy to follow. It's sort of difficult to review a book of statistics, either they are right or wrong. I enjoyed looking and studying this book. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. A solid, informative book on the history of the Patriots told through descriptions of the authors' selections of the Pats' most significant games. Interviews with players, front office personnel, coaches, writers, etc. provide color and background. a must for any Patriots fan and for pro football fans in general. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. I am not particularly a Patriots fan, but I am a fan of football and so this book delivered.I will have to take the authors words that these games described are the most memorable--they certainly seem so. From the inaugural AFL game against Denver in 1960 to December match against the Giants in 2007, the book covers almost 50 year of Patriot history. For me though the best parts of the book is actually outside the games themselves. The interview snippets with players, coaches, media, fans, owners gives the book its best color and stories. True Patriot fans might have heard all these stories before, but I doubt it. Non-Patriot die-hards will find lots to chew on, especially on the early days of the AFL and the details of the NFL-AFL merger. It is not a flowing read due to the long quotes from various key-people (the same way ESPN's new book seems broken up) but each chapter is self-contained and a you can skip ahead or re-read about favorite games. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Tom Brady marching the team upfield in the final minute of the 2001 Super Bowl. Troy Brown playing offense, defense, and special teams. The Tuck Rule. A rogue groundskeeper plowing a path for kicker John Smith at the end of a scoreless, snowy game. Gino Cappelletti setting the AFL record for points in a game against the Houston Oilers. These are the moments Patriots fans love to remember, now retold by the players who lived them. Once a top team in the AFL in the 1960s, the Patriots have returned to glory as one of the NFL's best franchises during the past decade, and enthusiasm for them has never been higher. Sportswriters Jim Baker and Bernard M. Corbett relive the evolution of the team, getting war stories from players like Cappelletti, John Hannah, and Steve Grogan. Moving through the team's biggest games, they put a fresh spin on the stories all Pats fans love, with detail and color from the players who were there, on the field, making history. The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History is a perfect gift for the serious fan-not just a collectible, but the kind of book you can hunker down and enjoy. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Jim Baker, a regular contributor to ESPN.com's "Page 2" and Bernard M. Corbett, author of The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry compile the history of the New England Patriots franchise by using 10 key games as the tentpoles. Besides the game descriptions, the book is full of player recollections, trivia, and stats.
The Patriots started off as one of the top teams in the American Football League. Then the team's success ebbed and flowed with an ownership that usually lacked the capital to compete. After a few years of turmoil in the front office, Robert Kraft positioned the team for its current run of success.
The authors interviewed dozens of players, including Raymond Berry, Troy Brown, Steve Grogan, John Hannah, Steve Nelson, Dante Scarnecchia, Patrick Sullivan, and the late Mosi Tatupu. Those interviews are added to add great color to the stories about the franchise and the individual games.
The team's current success can be attributed to a strong owner, a great coach and a great quarterback. You will not find any meaningful quotes from those three in the book. Besides Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Robert Kraft, Drew Bledsoe is also missing from the list of interviewees.
What are the ten games? Of course the three Super Bowl wins are in there. There is the win over the Giants in 2007 to go 18-0 in the regular season. You should buy the book and discover the six others.
The publisher was kind enough to send me a copy of this book for review. ( )