# How many Bostonians will be jumping off buildings tonight? What Curse?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 20, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206 "2004-10-20T13:18:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/1 "2004-10-20T13:18:19Z")
Listening to Long Island Radio this morning, all the voracious Yankee fans were calling in, saying things like, [long island accent]_"…it’s like arguing with your wife…you’re never going to win…"_[/long island accent]…and _“…Are you really worried?..Fahgedaboudit…there done!..”_
It’s really funny listening to them yammer on about how the curse will remain, and how this game is what counts not the world series…etc…etc…
So, do all you die hard Sox fans think they’ll pull it off tonight? Or do you think they’ll choke in the Bronx tonight?
:eek: did I say choke?
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### Author:  [@Waccoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waccoe)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/2 "2004-10-20T13:31:58Z")
I have to say I believe in the curse. Things like that acquire a reality…just as I can never par the 4th hole at my golf club. The Yankees are used to winning in clutch situations and I think they will do it. Personally though, I would love to see Boston pull it off. Classic heart and head conflict.
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### Author:  [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/3 "2004-10-20T13:37:48Z")
Though I won’t say I’d like to see Boston pull it off. I would like to see the game go 14 innings with a clinch grand slam by williams to win the game. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/4 "2004-10-20T14:26:23Z")
I hope the Red Sox pull it off. Then the Astros will sweep them in the World Series! 😃
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### Author:  [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/5 "2004-10-20T16:18:00Z")
Whoever wins will be beat up and tired.
I think all the pressure will be on the Yankees to not be the first team in MLB history to blow a 3-0 lead in a best of 7 series. Boston has nothing to lose. As a wise man said, Boston’s playing with the house’s money.
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### Author:  [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/6 "2004-10-20T16:22:09Z")
I hope it’s the Red Sox, just because I love a good underdog and I want to see them beat the Curse 🙂
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/7 "2004-10-20T16:28:30Z")
No fans of the perfect game deserve such a monkey.
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### Author:  [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/8 "2004-10-20T16:41:15Z")
**lieu** - Damn it man! Stop Monkeying around and get serious!
🙂
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/9 "2004-10-20T17:17:55Z")
I promised the wife jewelry if the Sox win tonight, so I have decidedly mixed feelings. 😃
On the whole, I’d rather spend the money and have the Sox in the Series
where they will lose in 5 to the Astros. :eek:
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### Author:  [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/10 "2004-10-20T20:40:32Z")
> [@LateComer](#):
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> I think all the pressure will be on the Yankees to not be the first team in MLB history to blow a 3-0 lead in a best of 7 series. Boston has nothing to lose. As a wise man said, Boston’s playing with the house’s money.
Who else said that besides either the sportswriter for the Boston Globe or one of the guys on PTI (I’m thinking Wilbon)?
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### Author:  [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/11 "2004-10-20T22:01:21Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> where they will lose in 5 to the Astros. :eek:
Are you kidding? That is **not** the way it will go. They’ll be 2 outs from losing in game 5. Then they will miraculously recover and win game 5 in the 12 inning. Then … (but you get the picture)… and then the Astros/Cards will be 3 runs down in the ninth inning of game 7… and then… no, I can’t take it… I’m gonna cry ☹
See - **that’s** the way real professionals blow it! :smack:
Dani
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### Author:  [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/12 "2004-10-20T22:19:27Z")
So a Red Sox fan dies, goes to heaven and meets God. “Lord,” he says, “Hasn’t this curse on Boston gone on long enough? When will the Red Sox win the World Series?” “Hmmmmm…,” says the deity, scratching his holy chin, “Not in MY lifetime.”
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### Author:  [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/13 "2004-10-21T07:28:46Z")
Methinks the Red Sox Nation is leaping _over_ buildings tonight. In a single joyous bound.
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### Author:  [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/14 "2004-10-21T12:27:10Z")
☹☹☹☹☹☹☹
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### Author:  [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bostonians-will-be-jumping-off-buildings-tonight-what-curse/270206/15 "2004-10-21T13:29:11Z")
In the words of Jack Chick: Haw! Haw! Haw! 🙂