3:55 p.m.,
Oct. 17, 2003
So before the sportscasters invoked the curse by uttering "The Red Sox are five outs away from the World Series,*" I'd decided to root for the Red Sox.
Here's why:
1. If they won, maybe our curse would break too. (Yeah, wishful thinking, I know. Still.)
2. Pedro Martinez is a badass.
3. Many of my favorite Internet friends are Boston fans.
4. Boston is/was also home to Jonathan Richman and the Pixies.
5. My friend Jim lives there, although he's not what you'd call "sports-minded." Still. I'm sure he'd be rooting for them.
I guess I'll just have to hold onto these reasons until next year.
*Those were the magic words that ruined it for the Cubs, too.