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Thursday, October 21, 2004

Will Boston defy 'the Curse of the Bambino' this time?

I am writing this as the Yanks are losing it.... Its the top of the 8th and they're 9-3 down to the Bosox... Well I was gonna write a post about how Boston are cursed right after the fourth game when they almost got swept.... And here I am writing about the best comeback in the history of baseball... The Red Sox were within 3 outs of getting swept 4-0 in the best of 7 series and yet here they are on the verge of a historic win... So up comes the question again for any Boston Red Sox fans out there... Will the curse of the bambino strike again?

For those who dont know what this curse is all about.. A little history.. Boston Red Sox were one of the premier team back in 1918 and they had won a leauge record 5 world series which was more than any other team ever. One of the major contributors to their victories was a young pitcher (who later went on to become a star hitter) named George Ruth (popularly known as the Babe or the Bambino) . However, in 1920 the owner of the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for a sum of $100,000 and a loan to finance his girlfriend's musical on Broadway. Well, since then, the Bosox have not won 'A SINGLE' world series. They have gone to the world series 4 times since 1920 and have lost every single time, in 7 games... In contrast the Yankees who had never won a championship before getting the Babe, have won 26 titles since then. Many Boston fans believe that the performace of Boston is due to 'the Curse of the Bambino'..

So what do you think guys... Will Bosox finally find it in them to get the better of the curse or will the curse get the better of them... yet again...

P.S. -: Anya, AT... happy now!!! The Yanks are losing man :( ... they just got outplayed... hats off to Boston... and good luck too..

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