July 24, 2008
Yesterday I came across this story about a group of sports memorabilia dealers who’ve offered reclusive Cubs fan Steve Bartman $25,000 to show up at the National Sportscard Convention in Chicago and sign one — just one — autograph, on a photo depicting the infamous play where he arguably prevented Cubs left fielder Moises Alou […]
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June 23, 2008
UPDATE: For a much more comprehensive treatment of the subject, click here. Whatever else about Chief Wahoo, the face of the Cleveland Indians, it’s amazing that we don’t hear more about a “Curse of Wahoo” in Cleveland, the city suffering the longest and most painful championship drought in major American professional sports. Surveys show that […]
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