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Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati. Mr. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the motives and backgrounds of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible. Here, too, is a graphic picture of the American underworld that managed the fix, the deeply shocked newspapermen who uncovered the story, and the war-exhausted nation that turned with relief and pride to the Series, only to be rocked by the scandal. Far more than a superbly told baseball story, this is a compelling slice of American history in the aftermath of World War I and at the cusp of the Roaring Twenties.
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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New episode is up over on Patreon! We talk about the fixing of the 1919 World Series, gambling, gangsters, and dumb decisions.

There are many benefits to becoming a patron, including access to extra episodes and book reviews. However, new patrons will also receive bookmarks, t-shirts, and coffee mugs!

PS, the decapitated duck isn't meant to be artsy or symbolic. A two year old threw it against the wall.

https://www.patreon.com/therewillbebooks

persephone1408 Love the hat. (I'm from st louis and a big cardinals fan) 2y
Therewillbebooks Thanks! It was my grandfather's. We're big Royals fans! 2y
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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We're back with the classic baseball book, Eight Men Out. The casual baseball fan is probably familiar with the 1919 Black Sox scandal but doesn't know all the details.
We discuss the events of the book as well as today's mix of gambling and sports and how things have changed and stayed the same. Enjoy!

https://www.patreon.com/therewillbebooks

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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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For those of you with exquisite taste in both books and athletics we've been doing literary/sports episodes over on Patreon. In our newest episode we discuss baseball team names, what exactly constitutes cheating, the rigged 1919 world series and much more. Check it out!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bourdain-plus-69316604

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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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Are you as excited as I am?!? The navel oranges hit the grocery store in earnest this week - that means high school baseball ⚾️ in Alabama is just around the corner! That ALSO means it is time for my ANNUAL BASEBALL READ! Anything-fiction, nonfiction, anything baseball. I need recommendations!
#Ilovebaseball
#baseballmom

CatLass007 Have you read Jim Bouton‘s BALL FOUR? Funny, insightful, and recently revised to make you cry. 7y
mgallo1968 @CatLass007 Thanks! Have not read it! 7y
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series | Eliot Asinof
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The story of how the 1919 Baseball World Series was fixed. #NovemberByTheNumbers #Eight

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