Chapter 4 pgs. 73-101

5 comments

• There were new owners of the of the Red Sox club in 2002.
• In 2001 the clubs payroll increased to 100 million.
• John Henry didn't care that Johnny Damon was signed to the Red Sox.
• The new owners had to adjust to everything and work with the players.
• In 2001 Garciaparra was on a campaign and had to cut it short because he went in for wrist surgery.

4 questions

• Do politics really have a influence on baseball and whats going to happen?
• Why does one person get to make the decisions on what person goes to what team he went to and why does it really matter?
• When a new owner takes over do all the players have to go through and meet them or do they have to meet them at another time?
• Do teammates have a say in weather the person will join the team or not?

3 questions

• phenomenon: impressive or extraordinary
• fraternization: to associate in a friendly way
• pessimistic: gloomy

2 literary

• The book is referring to a lot of other teams and how they also affected baseball.
• This is a lot about the Red Sox in like 2002 and its telling about them and how they adjusted to new managers.

1 overview

• This was about the new club owners and how they adjusted and worked with the Red Sox and how they did and how they settled in.