Word: si
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Despite all the turmoil, though, the Sox might still have had a shot at the postseason had their efforts not been undermined by the ineptness of Sox general (mis)manager Dan Duquette. After pledging in that now-infamous SI article last spring to make a serious bid for an impact player to help put the Sox over the top, Duquette sat idly by while the trading deadline came and went last July. While the Yankees bolstered their roster with the likes of Denny Neagle, Dave Justice, and Jose Canseco, the Duke brought us the immortal Ed Sprague, Mike Lansing...
...national press, but it was his unrepentant behavior afterward that made him a singularly reviled figure in sports. After an apology that came from his mouth with all the willingness of a healthy tooth, Rocker continued to make inflammatory statements and topped it all off by even threatening the SI reporter who wrote the profile...
...smaller North Korean troupe. There was just one problem: Pyongyang had given an inflated estimate of its Olympic squad and had to fly in last-minute participants to bring its delegation up to 90. "The cost of getting them here was worth it," says North Korean delegation member Mun Si Song. "We had to show we were equal to South Korea...
...Flanked by more than 16 U.S. and Cuban security agents, El Commandante sauntered onto the podium in full military regalia. Raising his hands high above his head to chants of "Fidel si, Clinton no," Castro appeared to relish the attention, like a U.S. politician running for reelection...
...though hope springs eternal, the Boston faithful are saddled not just with the curse of the Bambino and a bullpen-full of reconstructed shoulders but with the added jinx of a Sports Illustrated story predicting a World Series victory for the Sox. No team ever on the cover of SI has won the title, but I'm sure the writers meant well. Superstition and all, everyone at the game Tuesday put aside the disappointment of the last 82 years (or was perhaps feeding off of it) and stood to cheer another chance for their team...