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The Stupidest Book Ever Written About Baseball.
To set the record straight, no one in New England--except for the CHB--believes in any curse. The fact that people stand a decent chance of living 80+ years and never see the Red Sox win a World Series is a tad more distressing. Having grown up in California and not being a native New Englander, I can vouch for that. Blame poor ownership, bad management, bad luck, and--as much as I hate to say it--the fact that the New York Yankees have put together some legitimately great teams over the years. Don't blame a curse.

Strictly looking at wins and losses, being a Boston Red Sox fan really isn't so bad. A disproportionate number of great players have worn the Red Sox uniform (Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, etc.) and Boston tends to win more games than they lose and be in the playoff hunt every year. I'd rather follow the Red Sox than the L.A. Clippers!

That being said, the CHB has perpetrated a lie concerning a "curse" that has allegedly befallen the franchise. Using H.L. Mencken's motto "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public", he made a lot of cash with this book (I once saw him getting out of his shiny, black Mercedes-Benz near Newbury Street one afternoon a couple of years ago). To add insult to injury, every idiot sports announcer who's not from New England constantly--and aggravatingly--mentions "the curse of the bambino" each time the Red Sox either make the playoffs or are close to making the playoffs. Since he has a vested interest in the Red Sox losing every year, I'm sure the CHB was chuckling with mirth after the Yankees won Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.

Shaughnessy is a medium talent at best--and a bitter jerk at worst--in his books and columns in the "Boston Globe". The CHB is basically the imbecile at the bar who trashes everyone's favorite teams--and goes home lonely wondering why no one "understands" him. "The Curse of the Bambino" won't explain anything of significance about baseball to the layperson, except to give them an understanding of why the CHB is so universally loathed in Boston.

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Pathetic
When Sheffield goes 0 for 4 with 3 ks against Schilling
next year the CHB will still find fault with something.
Generally, there is a bias in hometown sports reporters,
that's to be expected. However, he has a NEGATIVE bias!
This just so his tired read can still be shilled.

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COWBOY UP!!!
I find it both ironic and funny that all the negative reviews about this book are from Red Saux fans. I give a lot of credit to that guy from NE who actually admits that this book is a good read. I've read this book 85 times and counting. I'm just looking forward to the revised edition that includes game 7 of the ALCS, but...oh yeah...there's no curse.