Dan Gould

I believe it because there is a difference between a bad trade and offending the gods by cheating. And the proof is that the Sox ultimately did win, proving there was no "curse" in the first place. But I find it easy to believe that it is not a coincidence that the last time the White Sox reached the series, they threw the series and have never been back. Slight correction. The White Sox did get back to the Series, exactly 40 years later in 1959 where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. I hate to admit it but I actually remember that series, being a young teen at the time. I thought they might actually have made it back but I was too lazy to check before posting. Meanwhile, the Yanks got another no-run performance, this time from Kevin Brown of all people. You know, when Brown loaded the bases with no outs and worked out of it, I realized this might be an indication that they were going to win. And with Johnson going tomorrow, they might actually get a streak going. While its a challenge, there's too much talent on that roster for them to suck this bad the entire season.

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Read something that has to give even the most die-hard Yankee fans pause: To get to 90 wins, the Yanks have to go 25 games over .500 the rest of the way. And I think its pretty clear that 90 is unlikely to get you to the playoffs, so realistically they have to go at least 30 over .500 the rest of the way.

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Thanks for the clarification.

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Blue is my vote, but I hope Billy Mitchell gets a few, too.

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When it rains, it pours: Steinbrenner had five horses in the running and they all finished out of the money. Beware, Yankee fans: Steinbrenner's got nothing to distract him anymore, and he can't be a happy camper now.

Well, Mussina finally stopped the bleeding with a complete game shutout. The question is, with Kevin Brown starting tomorrow, is there any realistic hope that they can start an actual win streak?

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I believe it because there is a difference between a bad trade and offending the gods by cheating. And the proof is that the Sox ultimately did win, proving there was no "curse" in the first place. But I find it easy to believe that it is not a coincidence that the last time the White Sox reached the series, they threw the series and have never been back. and anyway, with El Duque and Contreras being key parts of the rotation, I am not at all concerned that the streak will end.

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See "Eight Men Out" for a sympathetic portrait of the 1919 White Sox. But whether or not you like the film, Dan, that was an eternity ago. Today's ballplayer could not relate to that infamous incident whatsoever. All that aside, it's quite amazing that a city like Chicago with two baseball teams hasn't won the Series in oh so many generations. I read the book and saw the movie, Marty, and know all about the "extenuating" circumstances. But it has nothing to do with whether today's player can relate to what those players did an "eternity" ago. I'm talking about cosmic justice: cheat, and you never win the Series again.

DSL from BellSouth. Not sure how much, my wife pays the bill. Cable isn't an option because we have DirectTV; and when we checked on their Satelite service we realized that this was really designed for people in the sticks who are never going to see Cable or DSL, so they got them where they want them and charge them like $75 a month or something outrageous like that. I think ours is in the $30-40 range. Speed is decent, but it ain't 100MBPS! Usually 3.5. So it works out well, in the time it takes to download porn, I go stock up on junk food.

No, winning a championship isn't any easier because you won in May. Winning in May sometimes means having a ]I]chance to win a championship in October.

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What about poor Rosey Grier?? I guess he found out that really is "allright to cry."

With any luck at all, a jury will take into consideration all of his acts and act accordingly. Or whatever he wins from the custard stand should end up going to the guy who lost the finger and was denied the chance to have it reattached. And you gotta love the contrasting statements: Yeah, he was real debilitated by all those dollar signs flashing through his head.

Well, Nomar was the most important til last year. Off the top of my head, Trot Nixon and Kevin Youkilis both came up through the system. There are also several extremely well-regarded prospects at AA and AAA who are likely to be in Boston in 2006 or 2007 at the latest. Actually, that's an important difference: the fact that Sox are much better stocked with propsects than they were at the end of the Duquette era. Duquette slashed the budget for scouting and development and actually believed you should let other teams develop the talent and then trade for them or sign them as free agents. The new ownership changed that, and people like Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Kelly Shoppach, John Papelbon are the result. Its likely that Pedroia will replace Bellhorn at second, Hanley is a five-tool guy that has the biggest potential and we'll either be moved to center (to replace Damon?) or traded. On the Yanks, you're still looking at Jeter, Posada, Bernie Williams and Mariano Rivera as players the Yanks developed, but the youngest one is Jeter and no one of consequence has followed, and Williams is on his last legs, Posada looks to be hitting the wall that makes catchers go downhill in a hurry, and Rivera obviously isn't quite what he was. So, the point is that the Sox don't have a lot on the roster now but that's about to change. The Yanks still have a lot on the roster, but the minors are picked clean and those guys are getting old and that's why the Yanks immediate future isn't looking so hot anymore.

I said it before, Paul: Throwing the World Series=Eternal Damnation by the Baseball Gods and there's no time limit on eternal damnation. Sorry, but its true.

Earth to Paul: Championships aren't won in May. You get respect when you WIN something. You ain't won shit yet, and you never will CUZ YOU THREW THE WORLD SERIES.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, a reminder when Boeing's new plane was something to marvel at, just like the new Airbus plane is marvelled at today.

Well, its not the greatest time-waster, cuz I only wanted to play once. 6/10 (and I did best on the hardest ones, go figure).

I honestly did not believe the Yanks could lose tonite, even with the rookie making his second start. I figured that staring last place in the face, they'd get the offense going and avoid this embarrasment. Which leads us to the poll question (hope you guys who hate this Sox/Yanks focus enjoy that last option). As much as I half expected a poor season, I never imagined anything this bad and have a hard time believing it will continue. But I will say this: Womack can't stay in left field, not the way he hits. And he's so short-how many drives go over his head or just beyond his reach before they realize he's not a left fielder?