Positives From the World Series

As a Yankees fan, I’m trying to think of any positives I can from this year’s playoffs and the Red Sox winning the World Series.

The first thing that I think everyone can agree with: no more “curse”.  Curses are stupid - where else but in the world of sports do we still hear about things like curses?  I guess it’s better for the beat writers to say that a team has a curse on them instead of writing “they’re bad” or “they fucked up” or the always-sells-a-paper “they just lost”.  May the Cubs win the World Series next year and can any other team that is “cursed” please get it out of the way asap, your curse does not have to be Babe Ruth or billy goat-related.  If I never hear “curse” again, it’ll be too soon.

No whining.  Seriously, live it up there - you have the World Series and the Super Bowl champs.  That’s good stuff.  You may not ever have it again, few ever do, especially with expansion of all sports leagues.  Multi-sport champions are going to become rarer and rarer.  Boston’s got it, live it up.  Now do your duty as a Red Sox fan - get the high-profile fans who go on tv whining about things, like Ben Affleck, to shut up.  I’ll do my part as a Yankees fan and ask that Billy Crystal and Rudy Giuliani not be shown during games anymore.  We know they’re there, and we know they’re wearing Yankees hats.

Actually start to realize Boston’s never had it as bad as Chicago.  Before today Boston last won it in 1918.  You know who won it the year before (that’s 1917 for those still partying)?  The Chicago White Sox and they haven’t won it since.  The Cubs last won it in 1908.  Think of it as though the Braves never left Boston - and ‘95 and ‘57 (when they were in Atlanta and Milwaukee respectively, and won the Series) never happened.  Imagine doubling up the Red Sox woes?

This post was meant to be positive… so let’s try and think of some more… nah, just go party - don’t flip over any cars though, and don’t burn anything, do it right.  And congrats.

Posted by David M Singer on Oct 28, 2004 at 02:10 AM

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