The Curse of A-Rod and Why the Yankees HAVE to Win the World Series
September 27, 2006 by
Do you know how many World Series Titles the Yankees have won since acquiring coveted shortstop and converted third baseman Alex Rodriguez before
the 2004 season? Zero. I know, it's hard to believe that a team that's won 26 championships (four out of five at the turn of the century) has gone this long without a ring, but that's where they're at. It's disappointing for sure, however, I think the real disheartening thing is that they might not be winning another one any time soon. Thanks to The Curse of A-Rod.
You've all heard of the Curse of the Bambino, right? Supporters of Babe Ruth's curse suggested that the Boston Red Sox didn't win a World Series for 86 years because they sold the best baseball player who ever played the game to their rivals, the New York Yankees. This was a load of crap, though. The real reason that the Red Sox couldn't win the big game is because they were owned and managed by idiots for the better part of 100 years. I hate when people contend that the Sawks inability to get a World Series title had anything to do with Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was just a phenomenal athlete who went 4-3 with the Yankees in the World Series. What's that? You thought his World Series record would be better than that, right? Nope, Babe was just 4-3, sorry. Shit, before 1918 the Red Sox were 5-0, giving them more total World Series victories than Yankees by the time Babe Ruth retired.
So, with that said, I don't really believe in The Curse of the Bambino or the Curse of the Billy Goat or the any "curse of the..." for that matter. But I do believe in the Curse of A-Rod. Boston fans were devastated when they didn't land A-Rod before the 2004 season, little did they know what would happen. A-Rod hasn't been bad for the Yankees in a meaningful spot, he has been horrendous. If it's after the 7th inning and the game is close, A-Rod is guaranteed to either pop up, strike out or ground into a double play. He is cursed and he has subsequently cursed the once proud New York Yankees.
You've all heard of the Curse of the Bambino, right? Supporters of Babe Ruth's curse suggested that the Boston Red Sox didn't win a World Series for 86 years because they sold the best baseball player who ever played the game to their rivals, the New York Yankees. This was a load of crap, though. The real reason that the Red Sox couldn't win the big game is because they were owned and managed by idiots for the better part of 100 years. I hate when people contend that the Sawks inability to get a World Series title had anything to do with Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was just a phenomenal athlete who went 4-3 with the Yankees in the World Series. What's that? You thought his World Series record would be better than that, right? Nope, Babe was just 4-3, sorry. Shit, before 1918 the Red Sox were 5-0, giving them more total World Series victories than Yankees by the time Babe Ruth retired.
So, with that said, I don't really believe in The Curse of the Bambino or the Curse of the Billy Goat or the any "curse of the..." for that matter. But I do believe in the Curse of A-Rod. Boston fans were devastated when they didn't land A-Rod before the 2004 season, little did they know what would happen. A-Rod hasn't been bad for the Yankees in a meaningful spot, he has been horrendous. If it's after the 7th inning and the game is close, A-Rod is guaranteed to either pop up, strike out or ground into a double play. He is cursed and he has subsequently cursed the once proud New York Yankees.
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