If you've ever really wanted something--a job, acceptance to a college, a part in a play--and it seemed within your grasp but always slipped away, you'll understand Bill's dilemma. While his own athletic aspirations are frustrated time and again by nature, bad luck, and odd circumstances, his Boston Red Sox continue to be thwarted by their age-old nemesis, the New York Yankees. Making matters worse, he lives with a Yankee fan!
West of Boston: Growing Up Red Sox in a Yankee Household
will leave you laughing and rooting for Bill, and maybe even the Red Sox!