OK Bambino, you're outta here!!!!! Red Sox 86 curse in style --- Now what?

[Anonymous]

Tomorrow's game in the NLCS proves quite interesting--the Rocket vs. Jeff Suppan--2 former Red Sox. How ironic would it be if either won the deciding game of the World Series against the Red Sox?!? Until the curse is truly over, I wouldn't bet the farm!

As you can also see, I don't have any Stars--nor will anyone else until the lockout is over!!!

I'm actually pulling for the Red Sox, but a curse is curse of course of course!

[Big_Boy_4005]

Another interesting tidbit about this game and the curse. Who threw out the first pitch? None other than B. F. Dent himself. If the curse is still alive, at least the monkey is dead.

Did anyone see that Nike commercial during the post game? JUST DO IT!!!![swg]

[Anonymous]

Remember, the curse is still alive--the Red Sox have made it to the World Series, but still haven't won it! Who'll be the Bill Buckner of this millenium? My guess is Manny--not much love in his glove!!!

[Anonymous]

Hey BigBoy, What a Series!! Best post-season baseball I've seen since '75. Good luck to the BoSox. I would hate to see them play the Cardinals in the WS but if the curse has been lifted, Well.....

I know that the best WS I ever witnessed was in 1975. Since I am a Reds Fan, you can imagine why.

Astros v. RedSox Who woulda thunk it. (Maybe,hopefully)

Good Luck to Boston (baseball only)

[Anonymous]

Down with the Yanks!!!!!! Johnny Damon curse killer!!!

[Big_Boy_4005]

In addition to liking trains, a number of us are baseball fans. Some of us have been quietly discussing the Red Sox, in the coffee shop and over on the CTT forum.

In light of the Red Sox miraculous comeback, after being down 3 games to none, I think that it is only fitting that the SOX have their own topic center stage.

The Red Sox have long been known for their inability to win it all. Some attribute that fact to the "curse of the bambino". Over on CTT one of the members is a Dutchman just like our good friend Lupo. This is how I explained it to him.

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what are those red sox things? or must I be baseballfan to understand...
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Daan
I'm Dutch, but only by country!


Sorry Daan, baseball is pretty much an American game which has found it's way into the Latin American countries and Japan.

The Red Sox are the pro team from Boston. The rivalry between them and the New York Yankees is long and intense. The running joke is that Boston hasn't won the championship since 1919. Their futility is comical, and tragic.

Babe Ruth was a great player back in the teens, 20's and 30's, and for a long time he held a number of baseball records. One of his nicknames was the Bambino. He started his career with Boston, but was traded to the Yankees, in I believe 1920, and Boston has never won it all since.

Red Sox fans believe there is a curse. The curse of the Bambino.

Does this conversation make more sense now?

One other detail, the Yankees have the most championships of any sports team in any sport here in the US. I'm not sure about the rest of the world.

So, if you like underdogs we can make you a Red Sox fan. They need all the help they can get.

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if you would like to visit that topic, here is the link:
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22554

Congratulations to the Red Sox, only 4 more games, and this time they WILL DO IT!!!!! Then all of those long suffering fans can say they finally saw a winner, and rest in peace.[:D]

By the way, Bergie is a Red Sox fan.[;)]