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The Curse of the Bambino by Dan Shaughnessy

The Curse of the Bambino

By Dan Shaughnessy

By Dan Shaughnessy

By Dan Shaughnessy
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By Dan Shaughnessy
Read by Ken Coleman

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Aug 31, 2004 | 256 Pages

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Sep 17, 2008 | 178 Minutes

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    About The Curse of the Bambino

    The Boston Red Sox’s loss to the New York Yankees in the 2003 playoffs has been called “the game of the century,” evidence that the rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees was hotter than ever. In the wake of that defeat, author and Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy updated his bewitching story of the curse that laid over the Red Sox after they sold Babe Ruth to the hated Yankees in 1920. Here he sheds light on classic Sox debacles from the years before they broke the curse and finally reached the World Championship again–from Johnny Pesky’s so-called hesitation throw to the horrifying dribbler that slithered between Bill Buckner’s legs. Lively and filled with anecdotes, this is baseball folklore at its best.

    About The Curse of the Bambino

    The Boston Red Sox’s loss to the New York Yankees in the final game of last year’s playoffs has been called “the game of the century,” evidence that the rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees is hotter than ever. In the wake of that defeat, author and Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy has updated his bewitching story of the curse that has lain over the Red Sox since they sold Babe Ruth to the hated Yankees in 1920. Here he sheds light on classic Sox debacles from Johnny Pesky’s so- called hesitation throw, to the horrifying dribbler that slithered between Bill Buckner’s legs, to last year’s stunning extra-inning home run that kept the Sox without a World Championship for yet another year. Lively and filled with anecdotes, this is baseball folklore at its best.

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    About Dan Shaughnessy

    Dan Shaughnessy is a columnist for the Boston Globe and appears regularly on television and radio. He is the author of five books, including The Curse of the Bambino and Seeing Red: The Red Auerbach Story. He lives in Newton,… More about Dan Shaughnessy

    About Dan Shaughnessy

    Dan Shaughnessy is a columnist for the Boston Globe and appears regularly on television and radio. He is the author of five books, including The Curse of the Bambino and Seeing Red: The Red Auerbach Story. He lives in Newton,… More about Dan Shaughnessy

    Product Details

    Category: Sports | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 31, 2004 | 256 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142004760

    Category: Sports | Biography & Memoir | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $9.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Sep 17, 2008 | 178 Minutes | ISBN 9781598876796

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    Praise

    Shaughnessy emerges as something like a jockÆs Hawthorne, evoking the muse and writing of witchcraft, foiled heroism, and the scarlett letter B upon every Red Sox fanÆs breast. (Scott Booth, The National)

    A wonderful book that performs magnificently on every levelùas history, as mythology, as drama, and as pure entertainment. (Doris Kearns Goodwin)

    The quintessential New England horror story. Read it and weep. (Stephen King)

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