You *do* know about the Mattingly curse don't you??

Timeless The Tropicana

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Oct 24, 2007, 1:03:10 AM10/24/07

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ALL FACTS - Don't shoot the messenger

He was drafted in 1979...finished 4th in the division a year after winning
the World Series;

1980 - 1995 Mattingly in the organization they don't win the world series;

Retires at the end of the 1995 season after a loss in the first round to the
Mariners. A year later (1996) Yankees win the Series;

1997 Mattingly raises the World Series Flag = Knocked out in the division
series;

1998-2000 - Mattingly has no association with the Yankees = W.S. Champions;

2001 special hitting instructor in Spring Training = The Dynasty Ends;

2002 Hitting instructor = they lose in the first round;

2003-2007 Hitting Coach/Bench Coach knocked out every year...

Pepe Papon

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Oct 24, 2007, 3:29:13 AM10/24/07

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Curses are made to be broken.

Ray O'Hara

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Oct 24, 2007, 3:47:18 AM10/24/07

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"Pepe Papon" <a...@mindspring.invalid> wrote in message
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yeah but they can last several lifetimes first.

Galloping Clippers

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Oct 24, 2007, 8:58:48 AM10/24/07

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Curse = coincidence meets bad preparation

Thermos

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Oct 24, 2007, 9:56:29 AM10/24/07

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On Oct 24, 1:03 am, "Timeless The Tropicana" <Tropi...@timeline.ag>
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No, I don't know about it.

Timeless The Tropicana

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Oct 24, 2007, 12:45:57 PM10/24/07

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k, see below.... (and look out belooooooow yanks in last place behind Tampa
maybe?)

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D C

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Oct 24, 2007, 1:58:56 PM10/24/07

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Timeless The Tropicana wrote:

> ALL FACTS

Get real.

Thermos

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Oct 24, 2007, 3:21:36 PM10/24/07

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On Oct 24, 12:45 pm, "Timeless The Tropicana" <Tropi...@timeline.ag>
wrote:

> k, see below.... (and look out belooooooow yanks in last place behind Tampa
> maybe?)
>

Nope, still doesn't ring a bell.

D C

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Oct 24, 2007, 4:08:29 PM10/24/07

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Thermos wrote:

>> k, see below.... (and look out belooooooow yanks in last place behind Tampa
>> maybe?)
>>
>
>
> Nope, still doesn't ring a bell.

Those curses are a Boston invention.

Thermos

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Oct 24, 2007, 4:17:16 PM10/24/07

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Which curses, now?

Erasmus "The Mannequin" Brown

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Oct 24, 2007, 5:33:39 PM10/24/07

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"Timeless The Tropicana" <Trop...@timeline.ag> wrote in message
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: ALL FACTS - Don't shoot the messenger

You do know about post hoc ergo propter hoc, don't you?

Thermos

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Oct 24, 2007, 5:59:26 PM10/24/07

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That's the curse with the goat, right?

Erasmus "The Mannequin" Brown

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Oct 24, 2007, 10:10:49 PM10/24/07

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"Thermos" <cfb...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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The talking goat, yes.

http://murl.se/28938

Pepe Papon

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Oct 25, 2007, 2:11:24 AM10/25/07

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C'mon, he can barely understand English, much less Latin.