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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The C-word. Curse. Spell. Hex. However you say it, from 1918-the infamous year the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to their southern rivals-until the 2004 playoffs, the curse brought the Red Sox Nation to its knees and supplied New York Yankees fans with an unswerving level of confidence. For 86 years, the Curse of the Bambino fell upon Boston, blocking the plate on their slide into World Series success. Hundreds of heated games packed those decades, but few seasons compare to those of 2003 and 2004, when the Sox came this close to crushing the curse and, against all odds, not only crushed it, but knocked it out of the park. Vaccaro, a senior sports columnist for the New York Post, recounts those two most recent seasons while peppering his storytelling with colorful anecdotes from the ghosts of Red Sox-Yankees past-from Williams-DiMaggio to Jeter-Garciaparra. Few of today's fans know how truly deep the most heated rivalry in sports cuts (yes, even the most fervid fan can learn something here) or how thick the roster of athletes, coaches and fans involved in it flows. The author gives equal time to the players and their fans, going grassroots and seeking out the most dedicated followers to best illustrate the highlights of those seasons, and the emotions that accompanied each moment. Remembers Sox fan Mike Carey: "I was more nervous for game seven than I was for my wedding or the birth of my daughter." But by the end of that game, the curse was broken.
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From AudioFile
If you missed the epochal baseball upset of 2004--the Boston Red Sox triumphing over the New York Yankees in the race to the World Series--you must have been on hiatus from civilization. But even if you were present for the historic event, this audiobook will unveil little-known facts about the century-long rivalry of the Yankees and the Red Sox. Beginning with the earliest years of this battle, Vaccaro, through the warm and witty voicing of Richmond Hoxie, spins a melodramatic baseball story that spares no one in the cast of players. A satisfying blend of historical fact, direct quotes of important figures, tantalizing rumor, funny asides, and colorful characters, this recording will entertain even those who are not baseball aficionados with its personable presence. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The C-word. Curse. Spell. Hex. However you say it, from 1918-the infamous year the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to their southern rivals-until the 2004 playoffs, the curse brought the Red Sox Nation to its knees and supplied New York Yankees fans with an unswerving level of confidence. For 86 years, the Curse of the Bambino fell upon Boston, blocking the plate on their slide into World Series success. Hundreds of heated games packed those decades, but few seasons compare to those of 2003 and 2004, when the Sox came this close to crushing the curse and, against all odds, not only crushed it, but knocked it out of the park. Vaccaro, a senior sports columnist for the New York Post, recounts those two most recent seasons while peppering his storytelling with colorful anecdotes from the ghosts of Red Sox-Yankees past-from Williams-DiMaggio to Jeter-Garciaparra. Few of today's fans know how truly deep the most heated rivalry in sports cuts (yes, even the most fervid fan can learn something here) or how thick the roster of athletes, coaches and fans involved in it flows. The author gives equal time to the players and their fans, going grassroots and seeking out the most dedicated followers to best illustrate the highlights of those seasons, and the emotions that accompanied each moment. Remembers Sox fan Mike Carey: "I was more nervous for game seven than I was for my wedding or the birth of my daughter." But by the end of that game, the curse was broken.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
If you missed the epochal baseball upset of 2004--the Boston Red Sox triumphing over the New York Yankees in the race to the World Series--you must have been on hiatus from civilization. But even if you were present for the historic event, this audiobook will unveil little-known facts about the century-long rivalry of the Yankees and the Red Sox. Beginning with the earliest years of this battle, Vaccaro, through the warm and witty voicing of Richmond Hoxie, spins a melodramatic baseball story that spares no one in the cast of players. A satisfying blend of historical fact, direct quotes of important figures, tantalizing rumor, funny asides, and colorful characters, this recording will entertain even those who are not baseball aficionados with its personable presence. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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