The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal? | Date: 28 April 2011, 06:14
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The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal?
By Sean Deveney
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill
* Number Of Pages: 256
* Publication Date: 2009-09-02
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071629971
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071629973
Product Description:
IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF EIGHT MEN OUT . . .
the untold story of baseball’s ORIGINAL SCANDAL
Did the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918—and get away with it?
Who were the players involved—and why did they do it?
Were gambling and corruption more widespread across the leagues than previously believed?
Were the players and teams “cursed” by their actions? Were the legends really true?
Finally, is it time to rewrite baseball history?
With exclusive access to surprising new evidence, Sporting News reporter Sean Deveney details a scandal at the core of baseball’s greatest folklore—in a golden era as exciting and controversial as our sports world today. This inside look at the pivotal year of 1918 proves that baseball has always been a game overrun with colorful characters, intense human drama, and explosive controversy.
"The Original Curse is not just about baseball. It is a sweeping portrait of America at war in 1918. . . . In the end, the proper question is not, ‘How could a player from that era fix the World Series?’ It’s, ‘How could he not?’”
—Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports, from the Introduction
"Sean Deveney plays connect-the-dots in this intriguing account of a possible conspiracy to throw the 1918 World Series. Thoroughly researched and well written, The Original Curse is a must-read for baseball fans and anyone who loves a good mystery. Is Max Flack the Shoeless Joe of the 1918 Cubs? Deveney lays out the case and let's readers decide if the fix was in."
—Paul Sullivan, Cubs beat writer, Chicago Tribune
"This book gives the reader a fun and honest look at baseball as it used to be-- the good guys, the gamblers, the cheaters, the drunks, the inept leaders. But, more than that, it puts those characters into the context of Chicago, Boston and America at the time of World War I, and you wind up with a unique way to explain the motivations of those characters."
—David Kaplan, host, Chicago Tribune Live and WGN's Sports Central
Summary: AWESOME BOOK!
Rating: 5
The Original Curse is a great book! It paints a vivid picture of the time and fascinates even non-sports fans. I loved the personal touches weaved in with the history. I would highly recommend The Original Curse to anyone looking for a good read. I couldn't put it down.
Summary: So much for Yankees fanChanting 1918
Rating: 5
Up until 2004, a favorite chant of Yankees fans was "1918", reminding Red Sox fans about the last year they had won the Series. Now, we learn that even the 1918 series win was probably bogus! Here's a most convincing tale - a great blend of sports and U.S. /world history and coming at a perfect time when the stars are once again aligned ... with the Yankees taking the East, the questionable Red SAWX heading to the post season as the Wild Card. The Cubs end up in 2nd place and the Wrigley faithful are sadly licking their season ending wounds! All is not lost, because we have books like THE ORIGINAL CURSE to get fans through the long winter months. But, first an exciting postseason that the serious fan - despite not having a team in the running - will embrace,but with a more objective, less frenetic point of view.
Summary: Original Curse
Rating: 5
A wonderfully conceived and written book about throwing the 1918 World Series. As an avid Red Sox fan, I didn't want to believe it. Yet the case is presented so convincingly by the author, we may have to take down the 1918 pennant at Fenway. A great read;I couldn't put it down.
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