Chris Haddad’s Reviews > Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series > Status Update

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Cur- A mongrel dog/cowardly person

One of the players was calling Comiskey a cur for accusing his players for throwing the series without any evidence.

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"Cicotte had asked for more money. Comiskey, worried about Cicotte's sore arm and the bad year behind him, would give no more than 5,500. His cagey right arm had snapped out 29 wins and helped capture the American League Pennant." JUST LEAVE THE TEAM. WHY STAY IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT APPRECIATED!!!!!!! (Ask)

"Charles Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, had been especially loyal to the agreement. His ballplayers were the best and were paid as poorly as the worst." Why would he pay them like dirt? CAn't the players just demand a trade, or stop doing so well or something in protest? Even if this scandal didn't happen, the players surely would leave after being paid like crap.

Poignant - A keen sense of sadness or regret.
"The oldest of all Black Sox Legends, the story of the boy who tugged at Jackson's sleeve as he left the courtroom and begged, "Say it ain't so, Joe," still has poignancy. This boy who was so shocked that his favorite player was involved in such a dirty scheme he was just sad as can be. (Vocab)

"Ticket Scalpers were getting the phenomenal price of $50 a pair" I think it is crazy to see how much the dollar value has changed since 1919. I have a feeling we will see a lot of dollar amounts that wouldn't seem substantial today, but were monstrous back then (50 dollars = 685 dollars today) (Favorites/Predict)