Patriots leading Miami 24-10 as the 3rd period is about to end. I'm guessing the Pats, with the game in hand, will pull some of the firrt team, offense and defense, to give 'em some playing time, experience and to avoid injury. We'll see if they cover the 13 point spread.
I must remind the baseball curse watchers, the Red Sox curse is for there NOT having won a World Series since 1918 ( which was against, who else the Chicago Cubs:). Let's see that is 86 years, so if you are 94 and were a young sox fan you are among a very few that remember this event. The curse does not apply to beating Yankees to get into the World Series. Here is a book for Bosox fans to read to fully understand the depth of this curse. <<Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox is the first complete account of Boston's last championship. The year is famous, but fans and even baseball historians know very little about the season.
In 1918, the United States was struggling through the first World War. An epidemic of influenza took the lives of more than 650,000 Americans. Fuel shortages and food rationing were daily facts of life. Against this chaotic backdrop, the Red Sox began their quest for an unprecedented fifth World Series title. And a young Boston player named Babe Ruth began his historic transformation from ace pitcher to the greatest slugger the game has ever known.
[First published in 2001 as "1918: Babe Ruth and the World Champion Boston Red Sox."]
This from www.bambinoscurse.com <<the Legend of the Curse In 1918 the Red Sox won their 5th World Series, the most by any club at that time. One of the stars of the Boston championship franchise was a young pitcher by the name of George Herman Ruth, aka The Babe or The Bambino.
In 1920, however, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee needed money to finance his girlfriend's play, so he sold Babe Ruth's contract to Colonel Jacob Ruppert's New York Yankees for $100,000 (plus a loan collateralized by Fenway Park).
Since then, the Yankees, who had never won a World Championship before acquiring Ruth, have gone on to win 26, and are arguably one of the greatest success stories in the history of sport.
Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox have appeared in only four World Series since 1918, losing each one in game seven.Many consider Boston's performance after the departure of Babe Ruth to be attributable to "The Curse of the Bambino."
the Weblog The weblog Bambino's Curse is my attempt to capture the day to day experience of being a life long Red Sox fan, an experience marked by more lows than highs, but an experience that in the end has its own rewards. Like the adage says, the treasure is always found in the journey itself and not the final destination.
So each day (or close to it) during the regular season (less frequently during the off season), I post my thoughts on the main page.
As far as the actual writing goes, I'll be the first to admit it's a work in progress. I have a daily struggle with the writing, especially with trying to establish my own unique voice and tone.
Even after doing this for the entire '01 season and beyond, , I STILL don't have a solid grasp or comfort level with the words on the screen.
Some days I come across as a dull "just the facts, ma'am" correspondent doing little more than aping what others, the professional sports writers, do so, so much better than I; other days I sound like a pathetic school girl crying into the pages of her diary, and other times I seem unsure whether the whole Bambino's Curse experience for me is an ironic, tongue-in-cheek joke or a profound and earnest attempt to understand and share my inner-self.
I guess my uncertainty makes sense, as what I'm trying to do when I write is a mixture of all the above.
the Evidence of the Curse Over the years, the Red Sox have compiled one of the most infamous stories of defeat, near miss, and utter collapse that the world of sports has ever known.
To read the gory details, check out the ultimate timeline of Amazing Boston Red Sox Losses, Remarkable Collapses and other Record Breaking Feats at www.SoxSuck.com (link opens in new window).
After looking the timeline over, ask yourself if it's all "just a coincidence."
the meaning of "1918," The ubiquitous appearance on the Bambino's Curse website of "1918," refers to the last year the Red Sox won the World Series. The comma is symbolic of the fact that at the time of selling Babe Ruth in 1920 the Red Sox were the premier team in baseball, and everyone expected they'd win the next World Series quite soon. The comma is in expectation of completing the listing of the championship years: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, . . .
Well, we've been waiting for the next one for 86 years now( edit: i edited the sufferin' weblogger's log from 83 years to 86 years--welles).
The comma following the 1918 date continues to symbolize every Red Sox fan's ongoing belief that a World Series Championship will happen "next year."
An unfortunate yet familiar phrase among Red Sox fans is "wait 'til next year.">> for his latest comments---as of 10/08/04 click http://www.bambinoscurse.com
Lee...whatever happens...this sox/yanks series is a classic....been a long time since these 2 teams went at it.....the ghost of Babe be hovering all over this....tr
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