The Team Curse
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The Team Curse
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Author : Israel Keats
language : en
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
Release Date : 2019-08-01
The Team Curse written by Israel Keats and has been published by Darby Creek ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
For as long as Isaac could remember, the Middleton High baseball team hasn't won a single game. So when he tries out as a sophomore and makes the team, he's excited but not surprised. After the first pathetic losses of the season, Isaac starts to get frustrated—why aren't any of his teammates even trying to win? When he confronts them and threatens to quit, they let him in on the secret: the team has been trapped in a curse for generations. Isaac decides to do whatever it takes to put an end to the curse.
Curse Of The Pharaohs
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Author : Thomas Brezina
language : en
Publisher: Mammoth
Release Date : 1999
Curse Of The Pharaohs written by Thomas Brezina and has been published by Mammoth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Children's stories categories.
The Original Curse Did The Cubs Throw The 1918 World Series To Babe Ruth S Red Sox And Incite The Black Sox Scandal
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Author : Sean Deveney
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2009-10-02
The Original Curse Did The Cubs Throw The 1918 World Series To Babe Ruth S Red Sox And Incite The Black Sox Scandal written by Sean Deveney and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF EIGHT MEN OUT . . . the untold story of baseball’s ORIGINAL SCANDAL Did the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918—and get away with it? Who were the players involved—and why did they do it? Were gambling and corruption more widespread across the leagues than previously believed? Were the players and teams “cursed” by their actions? Finally, is it time to rewrite baseball history? With exclusive access to surprising new evidence, Sporting News reporter Sean Deveney details a scandal at the core of baseball’s greatest folklore—in a golden era as exciting and controversial as our sports world today. This inside look at the pivotal year of 1918 proves that baseball has always been a game overrun with colorful characters, intense human drama, and explosive controversy. "The Original Curse is not just about baseball. It is a sweeping portrait of America at war in 1918. . . . In the end, the proper question is not, ‘How could a player from that era fix the World Series?’ It’s, ‘How could he not?’” —Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports, from the Introduction "Sean Deveney plays connect-the-dots in this intriguing account of a possible conspiracy to throw the 1918 World Series. Thoroughly researched and well written, The Original Curse is a must-read for baseball fans and anyone who loves a good mystery. Is Max Flack the Shoeless Joe of the 1918 Cubs? Deveney lays out the case and let's readers decide if the fix was in." —Paul Sullivan, Cubs beat writer, Chicago Tribune "This book gives the reader a fun and honest look at baseball as it used to be-- the good guys, the gamblers, the cheaters, the drunks, the inept leaders. But, more than that, it puts those characters into the context of Chicago, Boston and America at the time of World War I, and you wind up with a unique way to explain the motivations of those characters." —David Kaplan, host, Chicago Tribune Live and WGN's Sports Central “Deveney’s painstaking study of the 1918 World Series between the Cubs and Red Sox argues that the Black Sox scandal was not an aberration and might have had an antecedent. Deveney’s scholarship does not detract from his ability to spin a good tale: his tendency to imagine players’ conversations will remind readers of Leigh Montville’s The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth.... A welcome companion to Susan Dellinger’s Red Legs and Black Sox: Edd Roush and the Untold Story of the 1919 World Series, Deveney’s book contributes greatly to our understanding of this decisive period in baseball and American morals." —Library Journal
The Cubs Way
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Author : Tom Verducci
language : en
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Release Date : 2017-03-28
The Cubs Way written by Tom Verducci and has been published by Crown Archetype this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The New York Times Bestseller With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions. It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team composed of unknown, young players and supposedly washed-up veterans come together to break the Curse of the Billy Goat? Tom Verducci, twice named National Sportswriter of the Year and co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre, will have full access to team president Theo Epstein, manager Joe Maddon, and the players to tell the story of the Cubs' transformation from perennial underachievers to the best team in baseball. Beginning with Epstein's first year with the team in 2011, Verducci will show how Epstein went beyond "Moneyball" thinking to turn around the franchise. Leading the organization with a manual called "The Cubs Way," he focused on the mental side of the game as much as the physical, emphasizing chemistry as well as statistics. To accomplish his goal, Epstein needed manager Joe Maddon, an eccentric innovator, as his counterweight on the Cubs' bench. A man who encourages themed road trips and late-arrival game days to loosen up his team, Maddon mixed New Age thinking with Old School leadership to help his players find their edge. The Cubs Way takes readers behind the scenes, chronicling how key players like Rizzo, Russell, Lester, and Arrieta were deftly brought into the organization by Epstein and coached by Maddon to outperform expectations. Together, Epstein and Maddon proved that clubhouse culture is as important as on-base-percentage, and that intangible components like personality, vibe, and positive energy are necessary for a team to perform to their fullest potential. Verducci chronicles the playoff run that culminated in an instant classic Game Seven. He takes a broader look at the history of baseball in Chicago and the almost supernatural element to the team's repeated loses that kept fans suffering, but also served to strengthen their loyalty. The Cubs Way is a celebration of an iconic team and its journey to a World Championship that fans and readers will cherish for years to come.
Da Curse Of The Billy Goat
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Author : Steve Gatto
language : en
Publisher: Protar House, LLC
Release Date : 2004
Da Curse Of The Billy Goat written by Steve Gatto and has been published by Protar House, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with World Series (Baseball) categories.
History and discussion of the legendary Curse of the Billy Goat, the Chicago Cubs' pennant races and World Series games, and baseball's curses.
Curse Of The Maple Leafs
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Author : Martin Avery
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011
Curse Of The Maple Leafs written by Martin Avery and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
I Curse The River Of Time
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Author : Per Petterson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-07-01
I Curse The River Of Time written by Per Petterson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-01 with Fiction categories.
It is 1989 and all over Europe Communism is crumbling. Arvid Jansen is in the throes of a divorce. At the same time, his mother is diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Arvid as he struggles to find a new footing in his life, while everything around him is changing at staggering speed. As he attempts to negotiate the present, he remembers holidays on the beach with his brothers, his early working life devoted to Communist ideals, courtship, and his relationship with his tough, independent mother - a relationship full of distance and unspoken pain that is central to Arvid's life.
Babe Ruth And The Baseball Curse Totally True Adventures
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Author : David A. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2010-04-14
Babe Ruth And The Baseball Curse Totally True Adventures written by David A. Kelly and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-14 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst teams in baseball, the New York Yankees. From then on, the Yankees became a golden team. And the Red Sox? For over 80 years, they just couldn’t win another World Series. Then, in 2004, along came a scruffy, scrappy Red Sox team. Could they break Babe Ruth’s curse and win it all?
The Curse Of Rocky Colavito
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Author : Terry Pluto
language : en
Publisher: Gray & Company
Release Date : 2007-04
The Curse Of Rocky Colavito written by Terry Pluto and has been published by Gray & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Ever since the ill-fated trade of Rocky Colavito to Detroit in 1960, Indians fans have watched their team stumble through an extraordinary array of misdeeds, misfortunes, and outright tragedies. This series of funny, fond, and irreverent vignettes captures the frustration, anger--and undying optimism--of baseball's worst team. Photos.
Beware The Winner S Curse
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Author : G. Anandalingam
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-11-04
Beware The Winner S Curse written by G. Anandalingam and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-04 with Business & Economics categories.
In the roaring 1990s, many companies seemed to claim great victories-acquiring another company, obtaining state-of-the art technology, or hiring a potential CEO savior-only to find that they had made a great mistake. The term "Winner's Curse" was coined by economists to explain an effect commonly observed in auctions. In such situations, since the winning bidder is usually the most optimistic about the value of the item being auctioned, there is a very good chance that the bid will be more (sometimes much more) than the item is worth. So a company that overvalues a good or service, or bids higher than its value has the potential of experiencing this Winner's Curse. In this book, G. Anandalingam and Henry C. Lucas, Jr. expand the model of the Winner's Curse to explain how companies like Tyco, MCI-WorldCom and Bank One overpaid for acquisitions, and how shareholders suffered as a result. They elucidate the disasters that happened during the rush to acquire new technologies and illuminate the reasons that companies that were seemingly pioneers in the dot-com era fell by the wayside. Beginning by exploring the psychological, personal and market factors that can encourage a decision maker to overvalue an asset and experience the Winner's Curse, the book goes on to examine several case studies, including the disastrous wireless spectrum auctions that have devastated the telecommunications industry, and the dot-com bust. It concludes by discussing ways to avoid the Winner's Curse, calling for major changes in the behavior of CEOs and members of boars of directors, as well as the use of powerful techniques for analyzing decisions, including a systems approach to decision making, scenario analysis and game theory.