Get a haircut, ya hippies!

Dear Boston Red Sox: Congratulations on a huge win and a fantastic series. The odds were against you, but like Samson, you overcame them with a combination of brute strength, never-say-die grit, and ridiculous haircuts. Yours is truly a team for the history books.

Dear Sportswriters of the World: You are now free to shut up about the stupid Curse of the Bambino and talk about something — anything — else for a while. Thanks.

October 21, 2004 4:20 PM.
Tags: baseball, hype, journalism.
Category: sports.

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2 Replies

Erin

Never gonna happen, buddy. It's Babe, Babe, Babe everywhere you go. For example, I read today that Damon's Grand Slam would have been an out in any other ballpark, except for the "short porch" in right field which was installed SO LEFT-HANDED BABE COULD LAND MORE HOMERS! This means (insert cheesy-ominous music here) ... the Bambino is responsible for helping the BoSoxs gains such a commanding lead! (Ba-na-na-NUH!) What does this mean for the Curse?!?

Thank God Boston's finally got itself a team of players who don't take this stuff seriously.

October 21, 2004 6:33 PM

Liz

While Erin raises a great point (and again with the funny), I have to say that the current BoSox team probably still DOES take the Curse seriously, if only because of their fans. Which makes the ALCS win even sweeter. I bow to the wonderfully insane baseball gods that be.

October 22, 2004 8:45 PM