I take no pride in having pointed this out. I was cheering for the Nats, I really was. I might've enjoyed seeing the Cardinals get denied, anyway, but for Washington to do so would make it extra sweet. I know how horrible it is to lose this way. But by giving into the mob and allowing Teddy to win on the final day of the season (and then each home game of the NLDS, taunting the gods that much more), the Nats opened the door for this possibility.
Most laugh at the idea of a curse until it hits them square on this chin, repeatedly, for decades; evidence needs to build. The trouble is, once evidence builds, the curse is self-sustaining. As soon as it's big enough for no one to laugh at, the damage is already done, the weight too much to bear.
So go ahead: search for some other superstitions. Sacrifice chickens from now until Spring Training. That's already one step closer to admitting that curses are possible. But before next season, before the losses begin to mount and the curse becomes the defining feature of the franchise,consider this: what else do you call giving up four runs in the ninth--one run for each Teddy win--in an elimination game at home?
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