Boston can finally breath

Michael Vital
Reversing  the Curse
By: Dan Shaughnessy


  Can you ever imagine, a baseball team that has been around for 103 years and has not won a championship for over 86 years. The Red Sox were that team. Constant historical battles with the Yankees of  New York lead to much disappointment. But in 2004, that all changed. The Red Sox are a professional baseball franchise out of  Boston. Starting play in the year of 1901, the Red Sox had won a championship two years later in 1903. The franchises championship in 1912, was the last the Red Sox had won. Plenty of  times this team had an opportunity to win. But in some cases, you could say they gave up, or even chocked. Trade after trade left the franchise in pieces. The biggest trade that was made was the trade of  Babe Ruth. After being traded the Great Bambino had sworn that the Sox would never win a World Series again. It looked true. The Red Sox could never seam to catch a break. They made constant efforts to last in the playoffs, but lost to their rivals, the Yankees almost every time.
   In my opinion this book was a very interesting read. It was very historical in the sense that you could not even believe the amount of years it took them to finally break the curse of  the Bambino. This book made me feel inspired to be able to overcome hardship. I could connect to all the language and terminology as most of it had to do with sports and athletics. I truly recommend this book because of  its historical means. The Red Sox are the oldest team in Major League Baseball, and also Boston's oldest sports franchise. The main theme of this book was hope and relentlessness. A team that had gone through so much suffering did not want to live another year without a championship for Boston. The characters in this book are very admirable. Many of them had done great things to help the Sox convey in the 2004 World Series. " Matt Damon, or should I call him God." The author expresses one of the characters as a God. Reviling that this player played a huge role in the 2004 championship win. "This series win meant more to the people of  Boston, than it did to the players in the game." The fans had waited too long and could finally stop waiting  as the day that many thought could never come, actually came.
  To conclude, I recommend this book to all lovers of sports. Especially ones who support the Boston teams. Also, any readers who are interested in history could also be  interested in this book as every chapter reviles an important and significant historical event.