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A weird subject matter that needed a bit more focus. The subject at hand, the 1966 World Series, was not special in any other way and the author didn’t do much to create some extraordinary narrative outside of it being Koufax’s last games. I think he meant to place the Series within the context of the tumultuous mid-60s, but this vein is treated like a footnote.
A good book would’ve focused on the Orioles and their history in the city and at Memorial Stadium. Furthermore, place Frank Robinson’s move and Paul Blair’s emergence in context of Baltimore-Maryland’s complex history with slavery and race relations. He does mention this but it garners just a few pages.
Otherwise, it was an uneventful Series for two teams that aren’t really connected. Sorta get the feeling he was fulfilling a book contract.
A good book would’ve focused on the Orioles and their history in the city and at Memorial Stadium. Furthermore, place Frank Robinson’s move and Paul Blair’s emergence in context of Baltimore-Maryland’s complex history with slavery and race relations. He does mention this but it garners just a few pages.
Otherwise, it was an uneventful Series for two teams that aren’t really connected. Sorta get the feeling he was fulfilling a book contract.