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April 21, 2007

Saturday Morning Newsstand

by allan at 7:01 AM

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AVAILABLE NOW!
NEW PAPERBACK EDITION!

Don't Let Us Win Tonight:
An Oral History Of The 2004 Boston
Red Sox's Impossible Playoff Run

"The 2004 Red Sox were baseball's midnight riders, a fearless, iconoclastic band . . . This oral history brings us back to those unforgettable nights in October."
– Peter Gammons

"The beloved '04 Red Sox now have the first important book to document their achievement, efficacy, and, really, folklore."
– Colin Fleming, Boston Globe

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