October 09, 2004
Superstitious insanity.
I've written before about my superstitious nature. Well, here's two of the latest examples, both baseball related.
Recently, Peter went to a Mets game with sometimes-commenter MKID. They were talking and Peter noticed that few of the kids in the stands wore a baseball glove. Peter said that when he was a kid, he would wear a glove to every game, hoping to catch a foul ball. MKID then said that he did too but had stopped because it was unlikely that a ball would come his way. And, of course, at some point during the game, a ball came flying toward MKID, brushing his hand and being taken by someone else because he wasn't wearing a glove.
Example #2: My brother is a huge Yankees fan. Dawn Summers is a huge Mets fan. She's known him since he was a kid so they have a cute, funny relationship. A few days ago, she posted her hope that the Yankees would get swept by the Twins. My brother commented that the Yankees don't get swept and they would take it in four games (although, just to be clear, this is also breaking the superstition rules). A few days later, the Yankees lost and Dawn gloated. My brother decided that the reason they lost was because he had visited Yankee-hater Dawn's site. He would not visit her site again until they had won the series. And win they did. And, as Dawn herself admits, it is her gloating over their loss that clinched it for them. She had to write a 'damn those Yankees' post and my brother left her the requisite nasty comment. So, Minnesota, if you want to know whose fault it is that the Twins lost, it's Kerry-voting Dawn Summers that you have to blame. Just keep that in mind on November 2nd.
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A few days later, the Yankees lost and Dawn gloated. My brother decided that the reason they lost was because he had visited Yankee-hater Dawn's site
I knew there was something I liked about that girl (besides her teeth)!
Posted by: Radical Redneck at October 10, 2004 08:56 AMAnd the Yankees took it in four games, just like your brother predicted. I hope Dawn posts about the Red Sox sweeping the Yankees and breaking the curse.
Posted by: Peter at October 10, 2004 12:57 PMNot only will the Red Sox dominate the series, more importantly they will handily win the body count too. The entire series will be like that Kodak moment when Varitek smacked the smirking face of that smarmy pretty boy Rodriguez.
The Yankees are coming home in body bags. There will be injuries inflicted, early and often!
Once done Rodriguez and Jeter can indulge their preferred activities: breaking in the VIP glory holes of every bathhouse in the West Village.
Posted by: Radical Redneck at October 10, 2004 03:06 PMI'm also a Kerry voter and also picked the Twins to win, so it's my fault too.
Posted by: Steve at October 11, 2004 02:01 AM
