Most fans think it’s how a game is played that decides the outcome, but Boston-area sports fans know better. They know that it doesn’t matter what happens in the game, it’s what happens outside of it, especially what they themselves do outside of it. The greater-Boston area is filled with people convinced that they tied their shoes the wrong way for Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series, or the World Series loss in 1986, or the massive collapse last season, or the Bruins’ decades without a Cup, even though they always, always made the playoffs. I’m sure that something bad has happened to the Boston Celtics, too.
My point here is that the moment a Boston sports team takes the field, court, ice, pitch, or whatever, it doesn’t matter, because Cousin Sully forgot to wear his lucky hat backwards. Sometimes it’s the people who cover the sports, or the famous people surrounding it, like how Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” ruined the New England Patriots’ perfect season. I’ve heard people say that since Kelly Clarkson sang the National Anthem, the Curse of the American Idol Singers continues. That’s crap.
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