Book Review of Haunted Baseball Written by Dan Gordon By Joe Magennis

Book Review of Haunted Baseball Written by Dan Gordon Dan Gordon s first book is Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events published by Lyons Press. He has a followup book coming out in the summer of 2010 called Field of Screams. By Joe... More

Book Review of Haunted Baseball Written by Dan Gordon Dan Gordon s first book is Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events published by Lyons Press. He has a followup book coming out in the summer of 2010 called Field of Screams. By Joe Magennis With his co-author and classmate from Union College, Mickey Bradley, Dan headed off to his first Spring Training with a few ideas and some access to players. With a bit of apprehension his first interview was Turk Wendell, one of the most superstitious and colorful characters in the game. Turk s initial advice was to "go talk to the Yankees" which seemed to be a common response. The book opens with the Yankees in their Spring Training facility called Huggins Stengel Field. The team trained there from the 1920 s up through the Sixties, and carries many stories from local residents and grounds crew. Dan always makes it a point to visit some of the old facilities around baseball since they have a great chance of catching a Less