The Original Curse : Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth´s Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal?: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 Wo - Sean Deveney

IN THE GRAND TRADITION OFEIGHT MEN OUT . . .the untold story of baseball’s ORIGINAL SCANDALDid the Chicago Cubs throw the WorldSeries 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 thanpreviously 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 reporterSean Deveney details a scandal at the core of baseball’s greatestfolklore—in a golden era as exciting and controversial as our sports worldtoday. This inside look at the pivotal year of 1918 proves that baseballhas always been a game overrun with colorful characters, intense humandrama, and explosive controversy.“The Original Curse is not just about baseball. It is a sweeping portrait ofAmerica at war in 1918. . . . In the end, the proper question is not, ‘Howcould a player from that era fix the World Series?’ It’s, ‘How could henot?’” —Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports, from theIntroduction

Author: Deveney, Sean
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Original Curse : Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal?: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 Wo
Pages: 00256 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00256 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2009-10-02
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780071629973
Category: Sports & Recreation : Baseball - History
Category: Biography & Autobiography : Sports - General