The Curse of Caroline

By skippy619, Section MLB
Posted on Sat Aug 02 2008 at 10:10 PM EST
More on: Rays, Satan, Neil Diamond (all tags)

A weird thing happened.  Two weeks ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were on top of the world.  They were the cute story of baseball's first half - even getting a bandwagon all to themselves.  This latest development made me gag, but before I was even done heaving, something had changed.  The Rays seven-game winning streak didn't just end; it got obliterated.  Tampa Bay limped into the All-Star break like Lieutenant Dan, losing not only seven games in a row - but also the lead in the AL East.  In the middle of this unpredictable slump, I tried to figure out what had changed.  My father had a pretty good suggestion - so let me share a short fable with you.

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