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Originally Posted by yoyoyobro
Have to ask yourself is this the begining of the end of the curse?
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Coincidentally, Bill Simmons
wrote about this very thing earlier today:
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So what happens Wednesday night? I'm probably the wrong person to ask. I haven't slept in four days. My back feels like Schilling rammed his protective shoe against it. Even my jaw is sore -- from chewing gum like a madman during Game 5. The classic move would be for the Sox to come back, win three games in a row, then lose the climactic 7th game. But this isn't a classic Red Sox team. The old Red Sox would have blown Game 4 or Game 5, and they definitely would have choked in Game 6. With the old Red Sox, Bellhorn's homer gets ruled a double, A-Rod definitely gets called safe at first base, and Miguel Cairo clears the bases for the game-winner in the ninth.
Here's the point: Those things haven't been happening. Sometimes you pass a point where history becomes a factor -- like with the Patriots three years ago, when the diehards kept waiting for the Other Shoe to drop, and we were waiting and waiting, and suddenly Vinatieri's final kick split the uprights, the most liberating feeling you can imagine. That's the thing about baggage as a sports fan -- you can shed this stuff. You just need a few breaks. This Boston team is getting them.
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Now, I *know* that Bill Simmons doesn't believe in The Curse, but he was awfully close after Game 3. But, I like his point here - things are finally starting to go right for the Sox, hopefully the other shoe (or emergency boot built by Reebok) doesn't drop, I would love to see them in the World Series this year.
Tonight is gonna be gut wrenching.