Word: bambino
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...this is the year that the Red Sox can finally shed the 80-year curse of the Bambino, then it is certainly possible for Harvard to resume the 10-game winning streak the Elis snapped Saturday. But Harvard only has 11 games after the Beanpot to make its final preparations for the postseason...
...Denver is one of the best hitter's parks in history. Andres Galaragga, Dante Bichette et al. may be good hitters, but they hardly remind fans of Ruth and Mantle. With the help of the thin air in Colorado, however, the Rockies put up stats reminiscent of the Bambino and the Mick...
...Albert Belle and Tony Pena, with two swings of their bats, brought the Curse of the Bambino crashing down on Fenway. And by the end of the series the Red Sox had another number to haunt them at night--13--thirteen straight post-season losses, dating back to games six and seven of the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets...
...Norway, led the three-time Winter Games gold medalist to consider retiring. His father, among others, talked him out of it, Tomba says. Last summer he trained intensively in Argentina and Chile, shedding the between-competition flab that at times has made La Bomba look more like an overgrown bambino. He returned in harder shape and, with age catching up on him, more determined than ever...
...wait--no, I prepare--for the game all winter. I peruse my book-shelf full of Red Sox books, go over old scorebooks, and crunch stats on my computer. I exmpound on my pet theories about The Course of the Bambino. I do Rotisserie and Fantasy Leagues. I speculate on talk shows. My stove is very hot, indeed...