The Boston Red Sox's loss to the New York Yankees in the 2003 playoffs
has been called the game of the century, evidence that the rivalry
between the Red Sox and the Yankees was hotter than ever. In the wake of
that defeat, author and Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy
updated his bewitching story of the curse that laid over the Red Sox
after they sold Babe Ruth to the hated Yankees in 1920. Here he sheds
light on classic Sox debacles from the years before they broke the curse
and finally reached the World Championship again--from Johnny Pesky's
so-called hesitation throw to the horrifying dribbler that slithered
between Bill Buckner's legs. Lively and filled with anecdotes, this is
baseball folklore at its best.