This is just pathetic:
Just a few weeks after the Yankees’ ALCS self-destruction and the Red Sox’s first World Series parade in several years, the Yankees’ Double-A team in Trenton has announced the scheduling of Reset the Curse Day on April 16 - the first visit by Boston’s affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs.
Among the supernatural festivities planned by the Thunder that day:
- The first 2,000 fans under 16 will receive Bambino replica jerseys, with the No. 3 on the back.
- “The great Babe Ruth in person” will throw out the first pitch, according to the Trenton press release. If this is true, it would require the Babe to reverse a more powerful force than The Curse (seeing as how he’s still extremely dead). But whatever.
- There will be a ground-ball fielding contest at first base, in honor of Bill Buckner.
- And to make sure they summon all the curse-restoration powers in the cosmos, the Thunder will hold a séance “to conjure up ghosts of Yankees past.” Sorry, Aaron Boone won’t be able to make it. (From Jayson Stark’s column)
Given that Trenton was a Sox affliate (redsoxbaseball.com still has it listed as a Sox minor-league team) till a few years ago, it’s sad how quickly they went over to the dark side. Surely they should have learnt there’s no such thing as curses?