Billy goats, black cats and guys nicknamed “Shoeless.” Any local baseball fan should recognize what these things have in common, as they have been among the reasons given by many for the championship drought in Chicago baseball that only recently ended with the White Sox in 2005. These tales are the kind of anecdote that baseball lovers crave, which is where Mickey Bradley and Dan Gordon’s new book comes into play. “Haunted Baseball: Ghosts, Curses, Legends, and Eerie Events” is a “fun and unusual approach to the game of baseball,” says Bradley. Bradley makes his first Chicago appearance in support of his book on December 6 and 7 at Harry Caray’s and the State Street Borders, respectively. As Bradley says, “the best stories are the ones that keep the names of the past alive.”
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