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Title: Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series) by Eliot Asinof, Stephen J. Gould ISBN: 0-8050-6537-7 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Everything about the Black Sox and Then Some
Comment: I vaguely knew about just what happened during the 1919 World Series, but after reading this I found that there was more to what happened than just eight players throwing the Series for money. Eliot Asinof does a marvelous job of gathering information on the events leading up to and following the 1919 World Series. He recounts how the scandal came about, through the five of seven games the White Sox lost, through the investigation and court proceedings, up to the lives of the eight banished players after baseball. Throughout the book I tried to figure out just who in fact was/were the scapegoat(s) -- Comiskey, the players, or the gamblers -- yet after finishing the book I realize that all are to blame. Though one could argue that Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver should have been reinstated, the fact is that both, even though they may not have participated, allowed the conspiracy to take place by not telling their manager "Kid" Gleason or Comiskey. Overall this was a great book and I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to find out about the Black Sox.
*There is a scene in the movie "Eight Men Out" where Eddie Cicotte is shown a baseball that would be used the next season. After watching the movie, I had a thought: during the late 1910s the book explains how baseball attendance was notably declining. To bring back the crowds, a different type of baseball was used beginning in the early 1920s--a ball woven tighter for the purposes of traveling farther when hit. (Cicotte noticed this when holding the ball.) This coincided with the launching of Babe Ruth as a baseball icon due to his home-run hitting abilities. As a result, he may have been single-handedly responsible for restoring interest in baseball. Baseball experienced another lull in attendance in late 1994 as the strike approached, and also early in 1995. What did baseball do to bring back the fans? Well, though some speculate that baseballs were juiced in the late 1990s, I can say this: Brady Anderson hit 50 home runs in 1996; he never had another season in his career where he hit more than 25.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Quality Novel about a Sour Series
Comment: Although not a work of fiction, Asinof establishes the antagonist, or scapegoat, in the fixing of the 1919 World Series as the owner of the Chicago White Sox, Charles Comisky. He blames Comisky and the low wages he provided as the reason the eight sold out on one of the great ballclubs of all-time. Asinof also puts the blame on the gamblers who used the ballplayers as pawns to get rich. But, ultimately participation in the scheme was the final and fatal decision that was made by 8 of the Sox. Some parts of the book, such as the post-trial, are a bit dry, but overall this is an easy-to-read, informative novel. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about such White Sox greats as Buck Weaver and Shoeless Joe Jackson and the 1919 World Series scandal in which they participated
Rating: 5
Summary: CLASSIC
Comment: Easily one of the finest books on baseball history I have read. I saw the movie in the late 1980s and have always been fascinated by the motivations that would prompt the players to risk their careers. Although Asinof does not excuse the players he also puts a lot of blame on Charles Cominsky and other individuals -- not just the gamblers -- who either were aware that something strange was going on or tried to cover it up.
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Title: Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella ISBN: 0395957737 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 28 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Say It Ain't So, Joe!: The True Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson by Donald Gropman, Alan M. Dershowitz ISBN: 0806521155 Publisher: Carol Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn ISBN: 0060956348 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title:Eight Men Out ASIN: B000059TFM Publisher: MGM/UA Video Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.46 |
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Title: The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter ISBN: 0688112730 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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