Paul Stenquist wrote:
In truth, the Bosox have already broke the curse of the Bambino, because it's been superseded by a far more powerful curse -- a curse that was explained in a recent NY Times article. This much more deadly jinx is called the "X Factor." What it amounts to is this: The team that has more ex Cubs on their roster will lose.
This arrived in my e-joke mail this morning. Enjoy!
-- Stephen
> Just in case we need to remember how bad it can be... here are 20 major > events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs last laid claim to a > World Series championship: > > 1. Radio was invented. (Cubs fans get to hear their team lose.) > 2. TV was invented. (Cubs fans get to see their team lose.) > 3. Baseball added 14 teams. (Cubs fans get to see and hear their team > lose to more clubs.) > 4. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, > 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays. > 5. Halley's comet passed Earth - twice. > 6. Harry Caray was born... and died. > 7. The NBA, NHL, NFL, IHL, and ISL were formed. (Each of those Chicago > teams have each won championships.) > 8. Man landed on the moon (as have several home runs > given up by Cubs pitchers). > 9. Sixteen U.S. presidents were elected. > 10. There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution. > 11. Prohibition was created and repealed. > 12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became > the subject of major motion pictures. The latter giving Cubs fans > hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top. > 13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League. > 14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the > team's future World Series pennants. (Those flag poles have since rusted > and been taken down.) > 15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympic games have been held. > 16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown. (Several > thanked Cubs pitchers.) > 17. Bell-bottoms came in style, went out of style, and came back in. > 18. The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and the > Florida Marlins have all won the World Series. > 19. The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games. (They lost the > majority of them.) > 20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the > Union. > > Go Cubbies!
