Table of Contents
Prologue 1
1 A Fisherman's Son 7
Notes from Mo: Beisbol School 21
2 A Childhood on the Beach 24
Notes from Mo: My Country 32
3 My First job 34
4 Two Buses, Nine Pitches 49
5 The New World 58
6 The Anonymous Phenom 65
7 Climbing the Ladder 71
8 The Famous Phenom 75
Notes from Mo: Finding My Faith 85
9 The Call 87
Notes from Mo: The House That Ruth Built 99
10 Back in the Bigs 101
11 World-Class 106
Notes from Mo: Thanks, Jeff! 115
12 The Cutter 117
Notes from Mo: Learning from Mistakes 125
13 Shades of'27 127
Notes from Mo: Just Say No to Performance Enhancing Drugs 137
14 Enter Sandman 139
Notes from Mo: My Heavy Metal Marching Music 146
15 The Subway Series Returns 148
Notes from Mo: "A Synonym for Civil War" 166
16 A New Reason to win 168
17 The Trophy 188
18 The Curse of the Bambino 198
Notes from Mo: The Steal of the Century 211
19 Fish Bait 214
20 Curse Reversed 219
21 The Numbers Game 228
Notes from Mo: A Save Opportunity 248
22 Closing Time 249
Notes from Mo: Replacing a Legend 258
23 New Digs, Old Feelings 260
24 No.42 270
25 Wounded Knee 285
Notes from Mo: Why I Pray 295
26 Exit Sandman 297
Glossary 317