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Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Soriano advances to 2nd on a passed ball.

Secretsmile

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've decided that asking me to watch this game was a mistake, I've just noticed that Derek Jeter is absolutely adorable, I have a crush! The men folk in my family are Yankees fans, but I've never taken an interest in baseball. Now, I'll be looking for that cutie-pie Jeter every chance I get, so I will hope Yankees play another week! (((Egbok))) I miss you!

I'll help you Jefe, Jeter was just walked to first base!

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jeter walks. Embree replaces Jones.

Squaredsc

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok i haven't read the archived but dh wanted me to ask yall of anyone knows about the cubs curse and can provide the details? he's a cubs fan btw. thx in advance.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have no idea what to say about Jeter being cute except he's not my type of woman.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
One word Square "Goat"
Blame it on the Goat.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Giambi strikes out, 2 out.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Williams grounds out to third end of the inning

Texannie

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.hnn.us/articles/1674.html

Breaking the Cubs' Curse
By George Beres
Mr. Beres, a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, was sports information director at Northwestern, and later at the University of Oregon.


After a drought of 58 years without a place in baseball's World Series, the day has come for an act that can remove from Chicago's Wrigley Field the Billy Goat Curse of 1945.

Time is ripe. Bolstered by the strongest young pitching arms in baseball, the Chicago Cubs-- longtime symbols of diamond futility-- have mystifed the baseball establishment by staying in the tight race for the Central Division lead in the National League. So they should be ready for the mystical that could free them of the curse that has kept them out of the World Series since 1945.

The somber tale is familiar to longtime Cubs fans who had grown accustomed to pennant winners during the first half-century of Big League baseball. It was the 16th World Series for the Cubs when they played the American League's Detroit Tigers in 1945. Division playoffs were a long way off, and each team was the champion of its eight-team league. Fans laughed when a Chicago tavern-keeper, Sam Sianis-- angered over his ejection from a '45 Series game-- pronounced in his broken English: "Never agin will World Series be played in Wrigley Field." The laughter has died, as almost six decades have passed without the Cubs adding that elusive 17th pennant. They have become America's "favorite losers," as Chicago super TV station, WGN-- owned by the same company that runs the Cubs, the Chicago Tribune-- has given the perennial Cubs frustrations a national viewing audience.

One fan, angered by the Cubs image of ineptness, has proposed an exorcism to disolve the curse. He even has arranged for the exorcist: Fr. Guido Sarducci, the "Saturday Night LIve" television identity of actor, Don Novello. Fr. Guido said he is prepared to come to Chicago to perform the exorcism. He would be resplendent in his vestments as he invokes a cleansing invocation while a cherrypicker lifts him high above the main entrance of the ballpark.

The original Billy Goat Sianis, who bequeathed his business-- and the curse-- to his nephew, gave Wrigley Field ushers good reason to eject him from that Series game against the Tigers. He used his second ticket to bring with him his tethered goat. Getting through the gates with his smelly pet was an achievement. Being ejected was a foregone conclusion, as nearby fans complained about the goat's odor.

As the years passed, the curse evolved into one of Chicago's unique traditions, like Ms. O'Leary's cow kicking over the lantern that started the Chicago fire. Mike Royko, Chicago's famed syndicated columnist, wrote an annual column about the curse-based failure of the Cubs.

In 1994, Tom Trebelhorn, one of a string of 10 successive Cubs managers to last no more than a year in the job, did his best to get rid of the curse. He arranged for the second generation Sianis and Cubs great, Ernie Banks, to join a robed group of chanting monastic monks in what was intended to be a curse-cleansing procession around the vine-covered interior walls of Wrigley Field. Nothing changed, and Trebelhorn headed out the Cubs managerial revolving door at the end of the season.

Trebelhorn made one mistake. He failed to involve an exorcist. Now the time has come. Fr. Guido awaits a summons to Chicago to evict the curse of the goat, and resurrect the glory days of the Cubs.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nomar just hit a triple with a throwing error by Soriano Nomar scores 6-5. Manny hits a double of the center field wall none out

Egbok

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Jefe...about Jeter!

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Passed ball by Posada,Ramirez advances to third.

Squaredsc

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
thx texannie i appreciate that. im printing and giving it to dh. besos.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ortiz hits a single of the first base bag Manram scores 6-6. Finally some action in the Yankees bullpen

Egbok

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks again Jefe! I'm headed to my car to attend my night class, so I'll catch the 7-9th innings on the freeway!

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mueller singles to center field Ortiz advances to 2nd,with 1 out Heredia replaces Contreras.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Runner's advance to 3rd and 2nd on a another passed ball. Nixon strikes out 2 out. Varitek intentionally walked bases loaded.

Ketchuplover

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
GO BOSOX & CUBBIES :)

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Heredia walks Damon,Ortiz scores 7-6.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
end the top of the 7th inning Boston 7-6

Texannie

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You're welcome Square!

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Matsui hit a flare behind third base with one out. Timlin warming up in the Red Sox bullpen.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Double play inning over.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jeff Nelson in for the 8th. Just a personal note from a Mariners fan to a Yankees fan I started to sweat every time he came to relieve this year.OOhh he just got a double play.

Jefe

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 04:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
end of the top of the 8th.