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4.0
This was a pretty good book. I enjoy ghost stories (even those that are allegedly true), and I love baseball, so tales of people seeing ghosts of old baseball legends is a double plus for me. I enjoyed most of the book, although it got a little tiresome during part where it was trying to convince me that the Diamondbacks spoiled things for the Yankees in the 2001 World Series because the Yankees deserved to win because of 9/11 and blah, blah, blah. I'm sorry. The Yankees NEVER deserve to win. There was also the bit where the "ghosts" of the people killed in the 9/11 attacks were helping them win during the playoffs.
Especially entertaining were the sections dealing with "curses." There are some that I never knew about, and it was fun learning about those. There was also a whole chapter on the Cubs and the Curse of the Billy Goat. I had sketchy information on that, and it's a little more clear now.
And the whole Devil Rays thing? Kind of spooky, actually. It's true...they were terrible the whole time they were called the "Devil" Rays...never got higher than next to last place. Soon as they dropped the "Devil" from their name, next thing you know, they've won the ALCS. And they've been contenders ever since.
The Angels also seem to be under a "curse" of sorts, and it's not a funny one. They have been plagued with injuries, but they've also been plagued with deaths. It's unnerving how many of their up and coming stars have died early in the season, and, since this book was published in 2007, the most recent death last season of young pitching phenom Nick Adenhart in a hit-and-run crash in the 2009 season. Of course, this curse doesn't seem to be keeping them from losing...
In all, Haunted Baseball is a very entertaining book, especially for an avid baseball fan.
Especially entertaining were the sections dealing with "curses." There are some that I never knew about, and it was fun learning about those. There was also a whole chapter on the Cubs and the Curse of the Billy Goat. I had sketchy information on that, and it's a little more clear now.
And the whole Devil Rays thing? Kind of spooky, actually. It's true...they were terrible the whole time they were called the "Devil" Rays...never got higher than next to last place. Soon as they dropped the "Devil" from their name, next thing you know, they've won the ALCS. And they've been contenders ever since.
The Angels also seem to be under a "curse" of sorts, and it's not a funny one. They have been plagued with injuries, but they've also been plagued with deaths. It's unnerving how many of their up and coming stars have died early in the season, and, since this book was published in 2007, the most recent death last season of young pitching phenom Nick Adenhart in a hit-and-run crash in the 2009 season. Of course, this curse doesn't seem to be keeping them from losing...
In all, Haunted Baseball is a very entertaining book, especially for an avid baseball fan.
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