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INTHEGRANDTRADITIONOFEIGHTMENOUT...theuntoldstoryofbaseball’sORIGINALSCANDALDidtheChicagoCubsthrowtheWorldSeriesin1918—andgetawaywithit?Whoweretheplayersinvolved—andwhydidtheydoit?Weregamblingandcorruptionmorewidespreadacrosstheleaguesthanpreviouslybelieved?Weretheplayersandteams“cursed”bytheiractions?Finally,isittimetorewritebaseballhistory?Withexclusiveaccesstosurprisingnewevidence,SportingNewsreporterSeanDeveneydetailsascandalatthecoreofbaseball’sgreatestfolklore—inagoldeneraasexcitingandcontroversialasoursportsworldtoday.Thisinsidelookatthepivotalyearof1918provesthatbaseballhasalwaysbeenagameoverrunwithcolorfulcharacters,intensehumandrama,andexplosivecontroversy.
作者简介
SeanDeveneyhasbeenwithTheSportingNewssince1999,coveringallmajorsports.Deveneyhascovereddozensofmajorchampionships:theNBAFinals,WorldSeries,SuperBowl,theNCAATournament,collegefootball'schampionshipgameandthePGAchampionship.HehaswrittenabouticonssuchasMichaelJordanandTigerWoods,andless-than-iconictopicsincludingRogerClemensandtheinsideworldofsportsagents.HeistheSportingNews'baseballinsider.AftergraduationfromNorthwesternUniversityin1997,DeveneyworkedasthesportseditorforTheSentry-NewsinSlidell,LA,wherehewonaLouisianaPressAssociationawardforbestfeaturestory.AnativeofLynn,Mass.,whogrewupwithapassionfortheRedSoxandlimitedtalentasasecondbaseman,DeveneyalsohasbeenhonoredinTheBestAmericanSportsWritinganthologyforastoryaboutPedroMartinez.HehasbeenaregularguestonESPN2'sFirstTake,ESPNClassic,ComcastSportsChicagoTribuneLive,withappearancesonFoxNews,CNN,CBSandMSNBC.Heappearsonnumerousradioshowsaroundthecountryeachweek.
