Contains a behind-the-scenes look at the Boston Red Sox World Series winning 2004 season, including information on the history of the rivalry with the New York Yankees, and providing details from the locker room to the field, as the Red Sox shook the curse and defeated the Yankees in the American League Championship series.
Examines the origins and meaning of various superstitions concerning magic, foretelling the future, communication with the spirit world, and other aspects of the occult.
Enumerates superstitions regarding the daily routine, body, food and drink, sports, love and kisses, friends and enemies, animals, money, and the weather.
Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.
