The Legend of the Curse of the Bambino

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Some believe that the ghost of Babe Ruth -- the most famous baseball player who ever lived -- is still watching over the game today. What would you say
It all started on January 5, 1920, a fateful day in baseball history, when the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for a mere pile of cash. That's when, some say, the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began. Before Ruth was traded, the Red Sox had been the best team in baseball, winning five of fifteen World Series. Since then, the Yankees have had twenty-six World Series to their credit. The Red Sox have come painstakingly close over those decades, but not close enough. Could it be that Babe Ruth took revenge on the team that traded him so long ago -- making the Red Sox wait a torturous eighty-six years before they would win another World Series
Baseball legend Fate Coincidence Here's the story of the Curse of the Bambino -- the greatest baseball legend ever told.

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Dan Shaughnessyis a sports columnist forTheBoston Globe,as well as theNew York Timesbestselling coauthor ofFranconaandauthor ofThe Curse of the Bambino.When not writing, Mr. Shaughnessy can often be found at a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. He has been selected as Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year fourteen times and he lives with his family in Boston.

C. F. Paynehas illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including theNew York TimesbestsellingMousetronautby astronaut Mark Kelly;the Texas Bluebonnet winnerShoeless Joe & Black Betsy,written by Phil Bildner;and theNew York TimesbestsellersThe Remarkable Farkle McBrideandMicawber, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Art & Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.