The Curse of August 15th
As a life long Red Sox fan I find that I am very superstious, and I was a believer in the curse. I think I am the taylor made Red Sox fan, and sometimes my life has mirrored that of the Red Sox.
Today is my birthday, August 15th, and luckily for me, there was another cool guy born on todays date. His name is Ben Affleck, he also shares my passion for the Red Sox. Since he is also a die-hard Sox fan, ESPN noticed something that I already knew. The Sox have not won a game on August 15th in ten years. How is that possible, it defies all logic and reason. I have been close a few times, both 2006 and 2007 games were ones the Sox were winning late. In 2006 I was done in by Willy Mo Pena. Last year I was done in by Eric Gag-me, in the 8th inning. Whatever...however..the Sox seem to also lose on August 15th, look it up, or watch ESPN today if you don't believe me.
It stands to reason, that the Sox always give me a late bummer birthday present. I guess when I ask the baseball gods for one World Series from the Red Sox before I die, I guess they took me literally, and decided that no birthday wins for me.
This is year 11, will they win or will they lose, who knows. I know its Roy Hallady versus Paul Byrd. I know the Sox have won five out of six, and math dictates they are about due to lose. Either way, here's to you August 15th curse.....
Posted Below is a blog from two years ago...on this date.....
Me and Ben Affleck and The Red Sox
What do me and Ben Affleck have in common, if you guessed today being our birthday you would have guessed right. Affleck was born August 15, 1972, and I was born August 15, 1971, and we are both Red Sox fans, but we share one more thing in common. The Boston Red Sox give us the same thing for our birthday every year, a stinking defeat. A strange but true stat, the Red Sox have now lost nine games straight on August 15th. This of course further proves that I am indeed cheering for the right team. With Curt Schilling on the mound tonight I thought my birthday curse would end. Curt did his best, and pitched pretty well thru six, had a small hiccup in the seventh, but overall looked like vintage Schilling. Wily Mo Pena booted a ball in the 9th, leading to a run that might have scored anyway. One-Two-Three 9th inning, and the curse of August 15th lives on!!!!
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