{"product_id":"the-original-curse-did-the-cubs-throw-the-1918-world-series-to-babe-ruths-red-sox-and-incite-the-black-sox-scandal-hardcover","title":"The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Throw the 1918 World Series to Babe Ruth's Red Sox and Incite the Black Sox Scandal? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Deveney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN THE GRAND TRADITION OF \u003ci\u003eEIGHT MEN OUT\u003c\/i\u003e . . .\u003cbr\u003e the untold story of baseball's ORIGINAL SCANDAL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918--and get away with it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho were the players involved--and why did they do it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWere gambling and corruption more widespread across the leagues than previously believed? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWere the players and teams \"cursed\" by their actions? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, is it time to rewrite baseball history? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Original Curse\u003c\/i\u003e 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?'\"\u003cbr\u003e --Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports, from the Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Original Curse\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Paul Sullivan, Cubs beat writer, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e --David Kaplan, host, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWGN's Sports Central\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deveney's painstaking study of the 1918 World Series between the Cubs and Red Sox argues that the Black Sox scandal was not an aberration and might have had an antecedent. Deveney's scholarship does not detract from his ability to spin a good tale: his tendency to imagine players' conversations will remind readers of Leigh Montville's \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e.... A welcome companion to Susan Dellinger's \u003ci\u003eRed Legs and Black Sox: Edd Roush and the Untold Story of the 1919 World Series\u003c\/i\u003e, Deveney's book contributes greatly to our understanding of this decisive period in baseball and American morals.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Deveney\u003c\/b\u003e has been with The Sporting News since 1999, covering all major sports. Deveney has covered dozens of major championships: the NBA Finals, World Series, Super Bowl, the NCAA Tournament, college football's championship game and the PGA championship. He has written about icons such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, and less-than-iconic topics including Roger Clemens and the inside world of sports agents. He is the Sporting News' baseball insider. After graduation from Northwestern University in 1997, Deveney worked as the sports editor for The Sentry-News in Slidell, LA, where he won a Louisiana Press Association award for best feature story. A native of Lynn, Mass., who grew up with a passion for the Red Sox and limited talent as a second baseman, Deveney also has been honored in The Best American Sports Writing anthology for a story about Pedro Martinez. He has been a regular guest on ESPN2's First Take, ESPN Classic, Comcast Sports Chicago Tribune Live, with appearances on Fox News, CNN, CBS and MSNBC. He appears on numerous radio shows around the country each week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.26 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45229318045798,"sku":"9780071629973","price":53.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZzFlZm1Ga2RaTUxJelhBd2RUTmFpUT09.webp?v=1773532233","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-original-curse-did-the-cubs-throw-the-1918-world-series-to-babe-ruths-red-sox-and-incite-the-black-sox-scandal-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}