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November 11, 2005
50 First Dates Curse
In the movie 50 First Dates, Adam Sandler's character Henry makes a video for Drew Barrymore' character Lucy - to remind her of the events that have occurred since her memory-loss causing accident.
One of the things in the video reads "Red Sox win the World Series!" followed by "...Just Kidding" and then a clip of the Aaron Boone HR from Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. It was a mega here's-salt-in-your-wound-Red-Sox-fan moment.
50 First Dates was released on February 13, 2004 - 120 days after the Boone HR.
February 13, 2004 was a Friday the 13th.
Boone gets hurt and that opens the door for Alex Rodriguez to join the Yankees - after he was supposed to play for the Red Sox. For New York, A-Rod wears 13.
Think of all the post-season misfortune that the Yankees have had in the post-season since the Boone HR: the 2003 World Series, the 2004 ALCS, the 2005 ALDS.
Boone did not have a good World Series in 2003. A-Rod did not have a good 2004 ALCS or 2005 ALDS. There's some sort of weird karma connection here.
Adam Sandler, if you're listening, dude, you have to do something to make this right.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at November 11, 2005 04:18 PM