. . "SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History." . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "It was never about the Babe : the Red Sox, mismanagement, and the curse of the Bambino" . "For years, Red Sox fans were told that their team was cursed because the Sox sold Babe Ruth to the hated Yankees. But as Jerry Gutlon reveals in It Was Never About the Babe, there is much more drama to Red Sox history than the \"Curse of the Bambino.\" The truth is more shocking than any myth. With the thorough research of a seasoned journalist and the zeal of a lifelong Red Sox fan, Gutlon explains why the Sox came up short season after season: ownership chose managers and players not based on their talent, but on whom they drank with; before and after baseb."@en . . . . "It was never about the Babe : the Red Sox, racism, mismanagement, and the curse of the Bambino"@en . "It was never about the babe : the red sox, racism, mismanagement, and the curse of the bambino"@en . . . . . . . "It was never about the Babe the Red Sox, mismanagement, and the curse of the Bambino"@en . . "A history of the Boston Red Sox evaluates many of the more controversial aspects of the team, arguing such points as the correctness of Babe Ruth's trade, the detrimental practices of owner Tom Yawkey, and the team's alleged legacy of racism." . "A history of the Boston Red Sox evaluates many of the more controversial aspects of the team, arguing such points as the correctness of Babe Ruth's trade, the detrimental practices of owner Tom Yawkey, and the team's alleged legacy of racism."@en . . "It Was Never About the Babe the Red Sox, Racism, Mismanagement, and the Curse of the Bambino"@en .