curses Stories - McCovey Chronicles
Burns Notice
Are you a superstitious Sharks fan? Then you're not going to like this. SUSPENSE OVER: With Joe Pavelski wearing No.8 on his jersey, Brent Burns will be wearing No. 88 for the Sharks next season. -@pollakonsharks Hmmm. 88? Really? Are you sure? Not 18? Not 81 or 80? Well maybe I'm reading too...
Cody Brown out for the season
Although quite fashionable, those wrist guards didn't help Cody Brown much. (Apologies for the lack of blog action the past few days. Took an impromptu break, let's say to gear up for f-ball season.) Cody Brown's first pro season is over...
Community Projection: Matt Cain
I am a righteous, logic-fearing man. Walk under a ladder if you want. Light three cigarettes on one match. Things don’t happen in threes; you just notice when they do. And Matt Cain isn’t cursed with low run support. Wait a sec. He is, actually. Dude’s cursed. He must have gotten...
The Curse Of The Caps 14
With the recent news less-than-surprising revelation that Caps' top right-wing prospect Eric Fehr still has not skated since late February due to a wonky back (and is "nowhere close" to getting back on the ice), one can't help but wonder if this is going to be the kind of injury that will linger...
Romovechkin?
The Madden Curse. The Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. The Curse of the Bambino. The Tiki Curse (no, not that Tiki, but the Vincent Price version). All examples of supposed supernatural forces negatively affecting athletic performance.This past December, thanks to Dallas quarterback Tony Romo's very...
Uh Oh...
Per Tim Leone, "The Bears adjusted their schedule due to the McCain-Palin campaign stop slated for Tuesday at Giant Center."Is this really such a good idea, considering the hockey-related devastation the GOP's Vice Presidential nominee has left in her wake recently (or did Blues rookie Ben Bishop...
Cardinals Cursed?
"The Super Bowl is in Arizona, home of the Cardinals, who will never get there (to the Super Bowl) because of the curse of this city (Pottsville)." -David FlemingThe Cardinals are cursed. At least, that's the gist of a new article that will appear in a future issue of ESPN The Magazine (hits store...
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