Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series That Stunned America
by Tom Adelman
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Author: Tom AdelmanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-03
ISBN: 0316069019
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Book Review: Poorly Researched Book
Summary: 2 Stars
This book takes a wonderful story about major league baseball and a city and turns it into a minor league work. Adelman apparently never visited Baltimore, consulted a map or talked to anyone who was directly involved in the events he attempts to describe. He relies on second-hand sources and commits enough factual errors (Frank Robinson's Mother's Day home run off Luis Tiant, Baltimore as the capital of Maryland?, etc.)to be put into the DH role. If you are from Baltimore or have fond memories of the 1966 World Series, you'll want to read this book - but you'll be frustrated and angry once you do because the book is a slap at the intelligence of baseball fans everywhere.
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