Jinxes, Pianos, and the Cubs Red Sox Curse Saga
Sports columnist Jim Like notes how jinxes grip fans across sports from the Bartman ball to the Curse of the Bambino. The piece details high profile efforts to dispel superstition, including a piano hunt in Sudbury and the destruction of the Bartman ball funded by Grant DePorter. It weighs probability and psychology against luck in explaining sports misfortune.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Louis van Zelst
John Fish
Willis Pond
Sudbury
Mass
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Eloise Newell
Cubs
Grant DePorter
Michael Lantieri
Wrigley Field
Marlins
DePorter
Red Sox
Rangers rebuild as stars depart for new generation
Texas trims payroll from 105 million to 62 million after trading Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees and watching stars like Juan Gonzalez Rafael Palmeiro and Ivan Rodriguez depart. Buck Showalter leads a youth movement featuring Hank Blalock Michael Young and Alfonso Soriano with veteran help from Jeff Nelson Eric Young Kevin Mench and Kermy Rogers as the team eyes a return from last place and a new era of accountability.
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Ariz
Texas Rangers
Alex Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Juan Gonzalez
Rafael Palmeiro
Ivan Rodriguez
Rangers
Texas
A-Red
Raffy
Pudge
Mark Teixeira
Palmeiro
New York Yankees
Boston
Florida
Detroit
Gonzalez
Baltimore
Kansas City Royals
RA. Dickey
Alex
Dickey
Teixeira
Hank Blalock
Michael Young
Blalock
Eric Gagne
Alfonso Soriano
New York
Laynee Nix
Kevin Mench
John Hart
Buck Showalter
Showalter
Soriano
David Dellucci
Mench
Dotel Embraces Closer Role With Astros this Season
Astros right-hander Octavio Dotel moves from eighth inning setup to the closer role, succeeding Billy Wagner. At age 30, he forecasts no change in approach, aims to mentor Brad Lidge, and emphasizes consistency in finishing games.
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Wagner
Phillies
Dotel
Houston
Astros
Billy
Brad Lidge
Lidge
Octavio
Andy Pettitte
Roger Clemens
Clemens
Whitey
Wade Miller
Tim
Redding
Ray
Oswalt
Pettite
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