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Gutlon, Jerry M.

It was never about the Babe : the Red Sox, mismanagement, and the curse of the Bambino / Jerry M. Gutlon.

New York : Skyhorse Pub., ©2009.

xviii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations ; 24 cm

A history of the Boston Red Sox evaluates many of the more controversial aspects of the team, arguing such points as the correctness of Babe Ruth's trade, the detrimental practices of owner Tom Yawkey, and the team's alleged legacy of racism.

Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History.

Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Management.

Superstition -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.

The world turned upside down -- The curse of the Bambino -- The big ban -- Foundations -- Enter the Babe -- No, no Harry -- The big bankroll -- Teddy Ballgame and the war years -- The great scam -- Benign neglect -- General mismanagement -- The country club -- The impossible dream -- Aimlessly wandering till '75 -- The enigma of Tom Yawkey -- Haywood and Buddy are killing the Sox -- 1986 and Shaughnessy's curse -- Managerial miscues -- New millennium, new dawn -- A failure to communicate -- The impossible dream made possible -- Aftermath -- The joy of Sox -- Full circle -- Epilogue: near miss.

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