Douglas Wallop's 'The Year The Yankees'

Douglas Wallop wrote The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant and aided with musical Damn Yankees. Although he played a role in both pieces of work, there are still some similarities and even differences between the two. The novel and musical explain how Joe Boyd, was a “middle aged real estate salesman” (pg.7) who loved baseball. His favorite team is the Washington Senators, he would do anything to have them win. Both pieces of work begin with Joe Boyd watching the baseball game that is not going in the favor of the Washington Senators. Applegate always dresses in suits and wears hats, he looks like a business man. Applegate proposes an offer to Joe that he could not resist, he would be “in the American League” (pg. 19). Both story lines even