Well, it was a nice run…..
The Dodgers begin the National League Championship Series tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies.
It’s too bad the Dodgers won’t be moving on to the World Series. They’re going to lose to the Phillies because they’ve been jinxed!
In case you haven’t heard of it before, the Sports Illustrated cover is the kiss of death to teams and athletes. Sports Illustrated even discusses it on their own website: That Old Black Magic
Want some recent examples?
I’m sure Cubs fans cringed when they saw this Sports Illustrated cover two weeks ago:
And Patriot fans, I’m sure, didn’t appreciate Tom Brady appearing on the NFL Preview cover:
(For you non-sports fans: The Cubs were knocked out of the playoffs by the Dodgers and Tom Brady suffered a season-ending injury on Opening Week of the NFL season.)
So, not only do the Dodgers have to overcome the powerful Phillies team, they’ll also have to break a 50+ year curse that is the Sports Illustrated cover. It’ll be a miracle if they can pull it off.
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#1 by DC Urban Dad on October 9th, 2008
Ouch. Don’t forget about the Madden curse too.
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#2 by Allison on October 9th, 2008
Wow I did not know that. You learn something new everyday. Sorry to hear about your Dodgers. Maybe they will overcome this curse.
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