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November 12, 2007
The Curse Of The Hatem Sisters?
Hey, stranger things have happened. From the Eagle-Tribune -
You can have Alex Rodriguez or Barry Bonds. If I were a major league GM, I'd be waving my millions at Michaela and Gabrielle Hatem.
True, Gabrielle is just 9 and Michaela is 11, but unlike free agents A-Rod and Bonds, these girls can win the big one.
The sisters have combined to win five straight Windham youth softball titles, but what is bizarre is the names of their championship teams.
In 2003, Gabrielle was on the championship Marlins T-ball team and Michaela has won titles with the Red Sox in the Instructional League in 2004, the White Sox in the Minors in 2005, the Cardinals in the Minors in 2006 and the Red Sox in the Majors this year.
You seamheads out there might notice the trend: The major league teams with the same nicknames won the World Series all five of those years!
Michaela's father and coach, Michael, let the other coaches know about the streak this year.
"He told them at the draft, 'I'd like to name the team the Red Sox,'" explained his wife, May. "Of course, everybody wants to be the Red Sox. But because of the (girls') streak, everybody said, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's see what sort of voodoo they have.'"
The voodoo apparently worked again.
As a lawyer - he's a partner in the Salem firm of Hatem and Donovan - Michael Hatem knows a bit about the art of the deal. He realizes with the Hatem clan's Midas touch, a superstitious major league club might want to have the family playing for a Windham softball club sporting their nickname.
"He e-mailed the Cubs!" said May with a laugh.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at November 12, 2007 09:31 AM