Redleg Nation Review: Game Six

Thirty-four years ago today, after three days of heavy rain, the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox were able to resume the World Series at Fenway Park. It was to become known as perhaps the greatest game in baseball history. It was Game Six. In celebration of that game, and the effect it had on the baseball world — and much of America — Mark Frost has penned “Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime“. It’s an outstanding look back at the drama surrounding that magical evening in 1975, and Redleg Nation can recommend it without reservation. If you listened to our interview with Mark Frost, you are familiar with his career. I first encountered Frost’s writing in a couple of his golf books: “Greatest Game Ever Played” and “The Grand Slam.” (He has also written another golf book, “The Match“, which has been sitting on my nightstand for months; I’ll get around t...