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...hope the Red Sox win the World Series in my lifetime. I would love to see the city of Boston celebrate for weeks. But I hope it does not happen for a long, long time. In fact, I hope I am at the very end of my life when the Sox...
Only then will I be able to comfortably watch the Red Sox have a great season and make the playoffs. That’s when the true excitement will begin. If we’re all fortunate, the Red Sox will find a new way to lose, maybe even in the World Series...
...teams. The Celtics had a dynasty from Bob Cousy to Larry Bird, but recently the Celts have consistently been at the bottom of the NBA standings. Before this season, the Patriots had never won a Super Bowl. The Bruins last won the Stanley Cup in 1972. The Red Sox, of course, haven’t won since...
This year, everything has gone right for Boston. The Pats finally win the Super Bowl. The Bruins are the top seed. The Celtics look like the best team in the East in the NBA Playoffs. The Red Sox are currently the best team in baseball...
...Boston sports teams begin to win, everything will be ruined. If the Red Sox win the World Series this year, what will be exciting about next year? Who will really care? The perennial frenzied excitement about the Sox derives from breaking the “curse of the Bambino”. As soon as the curse ends, the Sox will lose the allure that has made Boston renowned. Ten years after the Red Sox finally win the World Series, whenever that may be, the team will see a drop in attendance. Baseball just won’t be as interesting...