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The perfect book to listen to tonight during the baseball game.
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As I watched the documentary on Netflix about the Red Sox first World Series win in 86 years I was reminded of the columns that Bill Simmons was writing at the time. He always brought goosebumps and tears as he and his dad sat through years of losses and finally a victory. I decided to look for old columns and found he had put them in a book! $5 was all it took to purchase it. This will be a slow read over months. The other benefit of i🔽

While a naturally enjoyable tale of the breaking of one of the sports world's longest-standing curses, I ultimately found this one hard to get through. This was thanks, in large part, to the proliferation of - pardon the pun - inside baseball that ran rampant through the pages. The frequent use of jargon made the action difficult to follow. Despite this, King and O'Nan are engaging writers, and their disbelief and eventual joy are palpable. 4/5

This weird winter weather has me counting down the hours until opening day. I decided re-listening to this fan diary from the 2004 season would help. It was a fun walk down memory lane.

New episode is up over on Patreon! We talk about the fixing of the 1919 World Series, gambling, gangsters, and dumb decisions.

There are many benefits to becoming a patron, including access to extra episodes and book reviews. However, new patrons will also receive bookmarks, t-shirts, and coffee mugs!

PS, the decapitated duck isn't meant to be artsy or symbolic. A two year old threw it against the wall.

https://www.patreon.com/therewillbebooks

We're back with the classic baseball book, Eight Men Out. The casual baseball fan is probably familiar with the 1919 Black Sox scandal but doesn't know all the details.
We discuss the events of the book as well as today's mix of gambling and sports and how things have changed and stayed the same. Enjoy!

https://www.patreon.com/therewillbebooks

Catching up on #Scarathlon2022 #PhotoPrompt - my selection for curse, or reversing the curse in this case. October 2004 was one to remember for Red Sox fans!

For those of you with exquisite taste in both books and athletics we've been doing literary/sports episodes over on Patreon. In our newest episode we discuss baseball team names, what exactly constitutes cheating, the rigged 1919 world series and much more. Check it out!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bourdain-plus-69316604

October wrap-up:

I had a great reading month. All of the books I read were four and five stars ⭐. My favorites have the little heart ❤️. Total books; 13 Perfect for Halloween 🎃.

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