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:: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 ::

Apocalypse now?
Surely somewhere in the Lost Sayings of Jesus are words meant to be recorded along with wars, rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes: Woe unto you, when you see the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox playing one another in the World Series. For then shall the end come. But Matthew must've dozed off when Christ spoke the verity.

A Cubs vs. Red Sox World Series match-up is closer than it has ever been. All signs point to the end of the age.

Don't believe me? Let's turn to the sports desk. Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer predicts: "Given the histories of those two teams, there is a chance the world will end while they're tied in Game 7. But that's a risk baseball fans would be willing to take. Because barring, you know, The Apocalypse, somebody would have to win. And that would be pretty darn cool."

The two teams haven't met in World Series play since 1918, which was the last time the Red Sox won the World Series. A young pitcher named George Herman Ruth won two games in that five-game series, but two years later Sox owner Harry Frazee sells Ruth to the dreaded New York Yankees for $125,000 and a $300,000 loan. Also a Broadway producer, Frazee used the funds to underwrite the opening of "No, No, Nanette" -- and to usher in the Curse of the Bambino. (See also Bambino's Curse.)

The Cubbies, meanwhile, described by sportswriters as the "hapless" Cubs most years, haven't won the big one since 1908. This year, Chicago won its first postseason series since 1908, ending a 95-year drought. Still, both the Cubs and Bosox have one more obstacle in their respective paths, in the form of the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees. The Cubs have the home-field advantage against the Marlins, but the Red Sox, ever the underdog, must go to Yankee Stadium first, and perhaps without outfielder Johnny Damon, who suffered a concussion from last night's collision with teammate Damien Jackson. Could the curse again be rearing its head?

:: Andrew 08:17 + ::
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