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“Curse of the Bambino” Check to Go on Sale
Published 5/2/2008 by Jodie at Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field
Well, it’s not just any check and you can’t actually cash it, because it was endorsed in 1922 by then-Red Sox owner Harry Frazee. It was part of a transaction for some guy named George Herman Ruth who was sent to play for some team in New York. Yes indeed, you can own a part of Red Sox history, though you might be opening yourself up to an 86-year curse. The check reflects the third installment of the deal that sent Babe Ruth to the Bronx Bombers and kicked off a ...

Links for the Weekend
Published 5/2/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
... fine links to take you into the weekend, actually click these, they are good. The Eagles announced their new cheerleading squad and included are these three hot sisters. Fun! Manny Ramirez is closing in on 500 HRs and the Boston Globe charts every single one, check it out, you can see every stadium, every pitcher, everything. Dope! FanIQ has the dirtiest and weirdest racehorse names just in time for the Kentucky Derby. Neat! One of the checks used to pay for Babe Ruth from the Yankees is going up for ...