The Curse of Carl Mays Author:Howard Camerik, Howard Camerik Was it really Bambinos Curse, or something else all along? — Its October 25, 1986for Red Sox Nation, a date that will live in infamy. Game Six. — Pat McCarvill is Bostons popular mayor, presiding over a boomtown riding the wave of the "Massachusetts Miracle." Despite his success, hes forever haunted by a youthful decision to abandon a once-promisi... more »ng professional baseball career. McCarvill was born on the anniversary of the tragedy to which he has always felt strangely connected: the death of Ray Chapman, killed by a pitch thrown by a one-time Red Sox star, Carl Mays.
Hours before Game Six is to begin, that cosmic connection will un-fold. McCarvill is injured while playing in a pre-game charity event, but the paramedics dispatched to his aid mysteriously travel back to 1920, rescuing Chapman instead. The historical timeline has been tampered with, and back in 1986 things have changedfor McCarvill, for the Red Sox, for all of Boston. Now, a legendary fable will be debunked, a lifes regret will be redeemed, and a citys dream will be fulfilled ... but at what cost?« less