Curses And How To Break Them

Episode 8 October 07, 2021 01:07:36
Curses And How To Break Them
Baseball is Dumb
Curses And How To Break Them

Oct 07 2021 | 01:07:36

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Show Notes

Happy Spooky Season! This month, we take a closer look at the Curse of the Bambino, The Mets, and take our first foray into Japanese baseball. 

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SOURCES: 

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babe-ruth-throws-piano-into-pond/

https://www.mlb.com/news/curse-of-the-bambino

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24401760&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MDA2ODI2NSwiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTYyMDMzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2NDg0MzN9.HanHg6KAEzXtL5uBYQIKEjuXv-PvBitWB5zX4cVzc_0

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/red-sox-ended-losing-streak-thanks-to-witch-laurie-cabot-c299743668

https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/the-mets-bobblehead-curse-lives/

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/mets-bobblehead-curse-degnome-palladino/

https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/

https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af70e184

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc6a038a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Scoop

https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2020/autumn2020/randy_bass.html

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