The Great Book of Boston Sports Lists

There’s nothing more important to Bostonians than their sports teams. From the Red Sox and Celtics to the Patriots and Bruins to a number of major college programs, millions of fans from all generations discuss, debate, and live-and-die with their hometown squads all year long. In The Great Book of Boston Sports Lists, two high-profile sports-media pros—along with original contributions from over 20 famous sports heroes and fans including Fred Lynn, Dave Goucher, Mike Eruzione, Dan Shaughnessy, Adam Vinatieri, Mayor Ray Flynn, Micky Ward, Zdeno Chara, Bill Rodgers, and more—fan the flames of the ongoing sports debate with informative and entertaining lists that highlight and rank the best, worst, and most remarkable of local sports past and present.

Andy Gresh has been a popular sports-radio host in New England for well over a decade, including ten years on The Score in Providence, RI, and his current gig as co-host of the popular Gresh and Zolack show (10am?2pm daily) on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub. He also appears regularly on Comcast SportsNet, Sirius NFL Radio, and is the game-day analyst for all Patriots games on Patriot Radio Network. He lives in Seekonk, MA. Please visit him at boston.cbslocal.com/category/sports/.

Michael Connelly is a longtime New England sportswriter who has published three acclaimed sports books and currently writes the popular Top Ten sports blog on the Boston Herald web site, which receives 1.3 million visitors daily. He lives in West Roxbury, MA. Please visit him at bostonherald.com/blogs.