Tony Massarotti

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A Picture of A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant

Tony Massarotti is an American newspaper sportswriter and columnist for the Boston Herald. Massarotti currently covers Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Herald.

Massarotti graduated from Tufts University in 1989 and started working at the Herald soon thereafter.[1]

In addition his daily coverage, Massarotti is also the co-author of A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees–Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant (ISBN 1-59228-704-2), the story of the struggle between Red Sox Nation and the Evil Empire during the first years of the 21st century, culminating with the Red Sox's victory in the 2004 World Series. The book was written with John Harper, a sportswriter for the New York Daily News.

Massarotti was known for his staunch support of former Red Sox managers Jimy Williams and Grady Little, despite Little's controversial decisions, during Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series [2].