by Addy Baird From players avoiding foul lines to never uttering the dreaded words “no hitter” to fans refusing to wash their favorite lucky jerseys, baseball is stepped in superstitions. In The Magical Game, journalist and converted baseball fan Addy Baird turns her reporter’s eye to her favorite sport: baseball. For more than 150 years, a […] The post Featured Excerpt: The Magical Game appeared first on The History Reader .